Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands Scorecard, 9th T20I, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 2026

9th T20I · ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 2026 · Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin · 10 May 2026

Papua New Guinea 204/5 (20 ov)

Cook Islands 155/6 (20 ov)

Papua New Guinea won by 49 runs

Player of the match: L Siaka

ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier → PNG v CI head to head Ground stats Papua New Guinea Cook Islands

Match summary

Papua New Guinea played Cook Islands in the 9th T20I, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 2026 at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, on 10 May 2026. Papua New Guinea won by 49 runs.

Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat first. Papua New Guinea made 204/5 in 20 overs, Cook Islands made 155/6 in 20 overs.

Lega Siaka top-scored with 80 off 50 balls; Sese Bau took 2/22; Lega Siaka was named player of the match.

Papua New Guinea Innings

204/5 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
S Bau c & b Q Stephens	c & b Q Stephens	22	16	3	1	137.50
TP Ura c JL Tutty b C Dickson	c JL Tutty b C Dickson	74	33	5	6	224.24
L Siaka not out	not out	80	50	4	4	160.00
Patrick Nou run out (MTMMJ Ave, J Pickering)	run out (MTMMJ Ave, J Pickering)	1	2	0	0	50.00
A Vala c L Grace b C Dickson	c L Grace b C Dickson	9	11	0	0	81.82
Boio Ray run out (HB Dickson, A Parima)	run out (HB Dickson, A Parima)	6	8	0	0	75.00
Ryan Ani not out	not out	3	2	0	0	150.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 2, nb 2)	9
Total	20 Ov (RR: 10.20)	204/5

Did not bat: Aue Oru, A Nao, HGV Vare, J Kariko

Fall of wickets: 1-35 (S Bau, 4.1 ov), 2-128 (TP Ura, 11.3 ov), 3-132 (Patrick Nou, 12.3 ov), 4-146 (A Vala, 15.2 ov), 5-181 (Boio Ray, 18.4 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
HB Dickson	4	24	0	6.00	14	3	0	1	1
JL Tutty	3	44	0	14.67	3	4	3	0	0
Q Stephens	4	43	1	10.75	3	0	3	0	0
OE Taylor	2	31	0	15.50	4	3	2	0	1
C Dickson	4	29	2	7.25	9	2	1	1	0
MTMMJ Ave	3	28	0	9.33	5	0	2	0	0

Cook Islands Innings

155/6 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
HB Dickson c Aue Oru b S Bau	c Aue Oru b S Bau	50	32	6	3	156.25
T Parima b A Vala	b A Vala	20	23	0	2	86.96
MTMMJ Ave c & b J Kariko	c & b J Kariko	14	18	1	0	77.78
A Parima b L Siaka	b L Siaka	18	13	1	1	138.46
C Dickson not out	not out	41	21	2	3	195.24
L Grace c A Nao b S Bau	c A Nao b S Bau	1	4	0	0	25.00
Q Stephens st HGV Vare b J Kariko	st HGV Vare b J Kariko	1	3	0	0	33.33
J Shields not out	not out	5	6	0	0	83.33
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 2, nb 0)	5
Total	20 Ov (RR: 7.75)	155/6

Did not bat: JL Tutty, J Pickering, OE Taylor

Fall of wickets: 1-68 (T Parima, 8.4 ov), 2-78 (HB Dickson, 9.3 ov), 3-93 (MTMMJ Ave, 13.2 ov), 4-115 (A Parima, 15.2 ov), 5-124 (L Grace, 16.3 ov), 6-127 (Q Stephens, 17.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
J Kariko	4	1	29	2	7.25	15	3	2	0
A Nao	3	0	32	0	10.67	5	1	3	0
Aue Oru	3	0	25	0	8.33	8	4	0	0
L Siaka	3	0	9	1	3.00	11	0	0	1
Patrick Nou	1	0	10	0	10.00	2	0	1	1
A Vala	3	0	25	1	8.33	6	2	1	0
S Bau	3	0	22	2	7.33	7	0	2	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands match on 10 May 2026?

Papua New Guinea won by 49 runs.

Who was player of the match in Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands?

Lega Siaka.

Who scored the most runs in Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands?

Lega Siaka (Papua New Guinea) with 80 off 50 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands?

Sese Bau, with 2/22.

Who won the toss in Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands?

Papua New Guinea, who chose to bat first.

Where was Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands played?

At Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin.