Nalin Nipiko

Nalin Nipiko (born 21 September 1995) is a Vanuatuan cricketer who is the current captain of the Vanuatu national cricket team.^[1][2] He started his career in 2009, playing for the under-15 team.^[3] He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.^[4]

Nalin Nipiko

Personal information
Born	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29)
Batting	Right handed
International information
National side	Vanuatu
T20I debut (cap 7)	22 March 2019 v PNG
Last T20I	23 July 2023 v Japan
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA Matches 14 5 Runs scored 312 133 Batting average 26.00 26.60 100s/50s 0/2 0/1 Top score 62 77 Balls bowled 236 150 Wickets 24 2 Bowling average 12.95 68.50 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/19 2/37 Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2023
Medal record Representing  Vanuatu Men's Cricket Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby 20 over cricket 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

Career

In March 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.^[5] In August 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.^[6]

In March 2019, he was named in the Vanuatuan squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.^[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019.^[8] During the Regional Finals, he scored 124 runs and took five wickets in the four matches he played,^[9] and was named the Player of the Tournament.^[10]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Vanuatu cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.^[11] In September 2019, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.^[12] He made his List A debut, against Canada, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.^[13] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Vanuatu, with 133 runs in five matches.^[14]

References

1. "Nalin Nipiko". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
2. "Nalin Nipiko succeeds Andrew Mansale as Vanuatu captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
3. "Nalin Nipiko". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
4. "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Nigeria v Vanuatu at St Brelade, Jul 21, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
5. "VCA announce team for World Cricket League division 4". The Vanuatu Independent. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
6. "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
7. "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
8. "2nd Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
9. "ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final, 2018/19 - Vanuatu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
10. "PNG qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
11. "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
12. "National team update". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
13. "3rd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
14. "CWC Challenge League Group A, 2019-2021/22 - Vanuatu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

External links

• Nalin Nipiko at ESPNcricinfo