Cricket Papua New Guinea (CPNG) have commenced the inaugural edition of Village Premier League T10 (VPL T10) competition at Amini Park ground in Port Moresby, which will take place from 08th – 15th May, 2022. The competition will see six (6) franchise teams compete for the title, namely Fairprice Furniture Mambas, Panamex PNG, Gamoga Lawyers Spirit of Rigo, Northern Alexanders, Koita Warriors and Zara Wanderer’s.
The player draft for the tournament was held on 09th April 2022, with John Boge Reva (Panamex PNG), Vani Vagi Morea (Zara Wanderer’s) and Ravini Oa (Fairprice Furniture Mambas) getting the highest prices in the draft. All the franchises selected a squad of 13 players from the draft, which featured around 100 players and included three (3) PNG Lewas players in Ravini Oa, Tanya Ruma and Vicky Ara’a. All the group stage matches will take place on 08th May 2022, while the knock-out stage matches will take place on 15th May 2022.
2022 Trukai VPL T10 Schedule
08th May 2022 (Group A): Panamex PNG vs Zara Wanderer’s (Scorecard) ; Spirit of Rigo vs Panamex PNG (Scorecard) ; Zara Wanderer’s vs Spirit of Rigo (Scorecard)
08th May 2022 (Group B): Koita Warriors vs Northern Alexanders (Scorecard) ; Northern Alexanders vs Fairprice Furniture Mambas (Scorecard) ; Fairprice Furtinute Mambas vs Koita Warriors (Scorecard)
15th May 2022: Northern Alexanders vs Panamex PNG (Scorecard) ; Zara Wanderer’s vs Fairprice Furniture Mambas (Scorecard)
15th May 2022 (Semifinals): Panamex PNG vs Spirit of Rigo (Scorccard) ; Koita Warriors vs Zara Wanderer’s (Scorecard)
15th May (Final): Panamex PNG vs Koita Warriors (Scorecard)