| Papua New Guinean cricket team in the UAE in 2016–17 | |||
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| United Arab Emirates | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Dates | 31 March – 14 April 2017 | ||
| Captains | Rohan Mustafa | Assad Vala | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | United Arab Emirates won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rohan Mustafa (185) | Vani Morea (120) | |
| Most wickets | Imran Haider (8) | Assad Vala (6) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | United Arab Emirates won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shaiman Anwar (157) | Sese Bau (69) | |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Naveed (7) | Norman Vanua (6) | |
The Papua New Guinea national cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in March and April 2017 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and a first-class match. Two of the three ODI matches were part of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship and the first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament. Before the international fixtures, Papua New Guinea played warm-up matches against the English sides Middlesex County Cricket Club and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The United Arab Emirates won the ODI series 2–1, after winnings the final match of the series by 103 runs. The UAE won the Intercontinental Cup match by a margin of 9 wickets, their first victory in a first-class match since 2013. The UAE won the T20I series 3–0.
Squads
 United Arab Emirates
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 Papua New Guinea
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ODI series
1st ODI
Main article: 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship § Round 52nd ODI
Main article: 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship § Round 53rd ODI
| 4 April 2017 Scorecard |
| United Arab Emirates 251/9 (50 overs) |
v | Papua New Guinea 148 (35.2 overs) |
| Rohan Mustafa 109 (125) Assad Vala 3/30 (10 overs) |
Tony Ura 40 (49) Rohan Mustafa 5/25 (8.2 overs) |
| United Arab Emirates won by 103 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shozab Raza (Pak) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohan Mustafa (UAE) scored his maiden ODI century and took his maiden ODI five-wicket haul, becoming the third player to do this in the same ODI.
Intercontinental Cup match
Main article: 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup § Round 5T20I series
1st T20I
| 12 April 2017 Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 102 (18.2 overs) |
v | United Arab Emirates 108/5 (15.1 overs) |
| Mahuru Dai 31 (27) Amjad Javed 3/12 (4 overs) |
Shaiman Anwar 39 (25) John Reva 2/18 (3.1 overs) |
| United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shozab Raza (Pak) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Alei Nao (PNG) and Sultan Ahmed (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
| 14 April 2017 Scorecard |
| United Arab Emirates 180/3 (20 overs) |
v | Papua New Guinea 150 (20 overs) |
| Shaiman Anwar 117* (68) Norman Vanua 2/41 (3 overs) |
Jack Vare 38 (36) Mohammad Naveed 3/18 (4 overs) |
| United Arab Emirates won by 30 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shozab Raza (Pak) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Shaiman Anwar (UAE) scored his first century in a T20I and became the first from his country to do so.
3rd T20I
| 14 April 2017 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 128/5 (20 overs) |
v | United Arab Emirates 130/5 (19.1 overs) |
| Lega Siaka 31 (36) Rohan Mustafa 2/27 (4 overs) |
Muhammad Usman 58 (49) Norman Vanua 3/35 (4 overs) |
| United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shozab Raza (Pak) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dogodo Bau (PNG), Adnan Mufti and Laxman Sreekumar (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.
References
- ^ "HEBOU PNG Barramundis Squad announced for UAE Tour". Cricket PNG. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "Sport: PNG cricketers in for the long haul". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "An Over of News". Yorkshire CCC. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Mustafa's rare feat seals series for UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- "Naveed, Haider fire UAE to long-awaited win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Anwar 117, bowlers set up 3-0 whitewash for UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- "Emirates Cricket Board announces team to represent the UAE". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- "Anwar 117* secures series win for UAE". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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| International cricket in 2016–17 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2016 | |
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| Following season: International cricket in 2017 | |