Cricket PNG (Papua New Guinea) have announced a busy International season for their Women’s National team, with tours confirmed for Europe, Africa and Gulf region from March – October 2024. The team will begin their overseas program with tours to Zimbabwe, United Arab Emirates and another destination (TBA) in March for matches in ODI and T20I formats. The Zimbabwe games will be the debut for the Lewas team in the ODI format, which is crucial towards qualifying for the Women’s World Cup Qualifier.
The Lewas will be touring Netherlands in September 2024 for a full tour, comprising of both ODI and T20I matches. PNG Women are currently the highest ranked Women’s T20I team among the Associates in the ICC Rankings table. The team will then head to Australia in October 2024 for the Pacific Invitational tournament. The players will also have domestic competitions lined up, with the Women’s Isuzu T20 Smash event in March/April, and the 40-overs tournament scheduled for August 2024.
Papua New Guinea, Scotland and United States of American Women’s tour of United Arab Emirates Schedule
11th April 2024: USA Women vs PNG Women – ODI (Scorecard)
12th April 2024: PNG Women vs Scotland Women – ODI (Scorecard)
14th April 2024: USA Women vs Scotland Women – ODI (Scorecard)
PNG Lewas Squad
Brenda Tau (Captain), Sibona Jimmy, Tanya Ruma, Lakshmi Rajadurai, Pauke Siaka, Isabel Toua, Naoani Vare, Geua Tom, Kevau Frank, Henao Thomas, Vicky Ara’A, Buruka Vicky, Dika Lohia and Melanie Ani
Papua New Guinea Women tour of Zimbabwe Schedule
24th March 2024: PNG Women vs Zimbabwe Women – 1st ODI (Scorecard)
26th March 2024: Zimbabwe Women vs PNG Women – 2nd ODI (Scorecard)
28th March 2024: PNG Women vs Zimbabwe Women – 3rd ODI (Scorecard)
30th March 2024: Zimbabwe Women vs PNG Women – 1st T20I (Scorecard)
31st March 2024: PNG Women vs Zimbabwe Women – 2nd T20I (Scorecard)
02nd April 2024: Zimbabwe Women vs PNG Women – 3rd T20I (Scorecard)
