Lega Siaka

Lega Siaka (born 21 December 1992) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.

Lega Siaka

Personal information
Full name	Lega Siaka
Born	(1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 30) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Papua New Guinea (2014-present)
ODI debut (cap 8)	8 November 2014 v Hong Kong
Last ODI	25 November 2022 v USA
T20I debut (cap 7)	15 July 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I	17 July 2022 v USA
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014/15	Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 25 26 7 46 Runs scored 471 296 425 991 Batting average 18.84 14.80 32.69 22.52 100s/50s 1/1 0/0 1/1 3/3 Top score 109 31 142* 112* Balls bowled 204 72 357 264 Wickets 3 9 9 3 Bowling average 48.66 6.22 24.66 72.66 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/33 3/16 4/38 2/33 Catches/stumpings 8/– 20/– 8/– 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2022

International career

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Papua New Guinea on 8 November 2014 against Hong Kong in Australia.^[1] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Papua New Guinea against Ireland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 15 July 2015.^[2]

He became the first player from Papua New Guinea to score a century in an ODI.^[3]

In April 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century, in round five of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup against the United Arab Emirates.^[4]

In August 2018, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.^[5] In March 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.^[6] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seven dismissals in four matches.^[7] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.^[8]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.^[9] In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[10] In August 2021, Siaka was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[11]

References

1. "Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
2. "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. "Siaka ton helps PNG to another win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
4. "Siaka's battling century fails to prevent UAE win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
5. "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
6. "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
7. "ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final, 2018/19: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
8. "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
9. "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
10. "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
11. "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

External links

• Lega Siaka at ESPNcricinfo