27 Jul 2020

PNG cricket's World Cup debut held up

From , 6:00 am on 27 July 2020

Papua New Guinea's top cricketers are already turning their focus to a possible World Cup debut in India.

The PNG Barramundis had been set to make their senior World Cup debut in Australia in this year's Men's T20 World Cup.

But that event has now been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

RNZ Pacific's sports editor Vinnie Wylie says while PNG's cricketers are staying focussed, it would have been a natural fit for them to have played their first world cup in neighbouring Australia.

 

The PNG Barramundis celebrate another one day series win over Hong Kong.

The PNG Barramundis celebrate another one day series win over Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Cricket