Lega Siaka

Lega Siaka (born 21 December 1992) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer, who plays for the national team mainly as a right-handed batsman.

Lega Siaka

Personal information
Full name	Lega Siaka
Born	(1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31) 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	21 September 2023 v Hong Kong
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, 21 September 2023

International career

Siaka made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 8 November 2014 against Hong Kong in Australia.^[1] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut 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 an ODI century.^[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, his name was included in Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.^[5] He was 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 in the national cricket team for the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games,^[9] and in September 2019, in the national 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]

In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[12]

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.
12. "Papua New Guinea's Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

• Lega Siaka at ESPNcricinfo