PNG Men to take part in CDU Top End T20/OD series in July/August 2023

Northern Territory Cricket (NT Cricket) in Darwin will host the 2023 edition of the CDU Top End T20 tournament from July 30th – August 06th, 2023 and will again host the Men’s national squad of Papua New Guinea (PNG Barramundis) in the competition, which will also feature teams from ACT Comets team, Melbourne Renegades Academy team, Melbourne Stars Academy team, Pakistan A (Shaheens) team and Northern Territory Strike team. All the matches will take place across three (3) venues in Darwin, namely Gardens Oval, DXC Arena and TIO Stadium.

This will be the second appearance for the Barramundis in the Top End T20 tournament after their maiden stint last year. This collaboration is being done through the program put in place by PacificAus Sports, in support with Cricket Australia and NT Cricket. Following the conclusion of the T20 tournament, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan A and NT Strike teams will also compete in the 50-overs format for the Top End One-Day series taking place at the same venues.

CDU Top End One-Day Schedule

08th August 2023: Pakistan A vs Papua New Guinea (Scorecard)

2023 CDU Top End T20 Schedule

30th July 2023: Pakistan A vs NT Strike (Scorecard)

31st July 2023: ACT Comets vs Pakistan A (Scorecard)

01st August 2023: Papua New Guinea vs Stars Academy (Scorecard) ; NT Strike vs ACT Comets (Scorecard) ; Pakistan A vs Renegades Academy (Scorecard)

02nd August 2023: ACT Comets vs Renegades Academy (Scorecard) ; Papua New Guinea vs NT Strike (Scorecard) ; Stars Academy vs Pakistan A (Scorecard)

03rd August 2023: Renegades Academy vs Papua New Guinea (Scorecard) ; Stars Academy vs NT Strike (Scorecard)

04th August 2023: ACT Comets vs Stars Academy (Scorecard) ; NT Strike vs Renegades Academy (Scorecard) ; Pakistan A vs Papua New Guinea (Scorecard)

05th August 2023: Papua New Guinea vs ACT Comets (Scorecard) ; Renegades Academy vs Stars Academy (Scorecard)

06th August 2023: FINAL (Scorecard)

CDU Top End T20 Squads

Pakistan Shaheens (A): Rohail Nazir (Captain), Aaliyan Mahmood, Ali Asfand, Amir Hassan, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Basit Ali, Faisal Akram, Imran Jr, Irfan Khan Niazi, Sajjad Ali, Shamyl Hussain, Shawaiz Irfan, Syed Zeeshan Zameer and Wahaj Riaz

Melbourne Stars Academy: Tom Rogers, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Arjun Nair, Tom O’Donnell, Cam McClure, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Wil Parker, Harrish Kannan, Sam Elliott, Harkirat Bajwa and Reiley Mark

ACT Comets: Blake Faunce, Brad Thomas, Mark Solway, Eric Bell, Hanno Jacobs, Joe Slater, Lewis Evans, Tom Vane Tempest, Zak Keogh, Tyler Hays, Kai Brunker, Nic Broes, Mike McNamarra and Zak Honeybrook

Melbourne Renegades Academy: Will Sutherland (Captain), Liam Blackford, Dylan Brasher, Matthew Fotia, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Ruwantha Kallapotha, David Moody, Fergus O’Neill, Jack Prestwidge, Corey Rocchiccioli, Tom Rogers and TBA

NT Strike: Matt Hammond (Captain), Michael Kudra, Jacob Dickman, Coby Edmonstone, Harsh Bimbral, Tom Menzies, Sam Elder, Hamish Martin, Jason Sangha, Josh Kann, Param Uppal, Caelan Maladay, Jack Wood and Brodie Symons