Kaia Arua
Personal information
Full name
Kaia Arua
Born (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 33)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 2)7 July 2018 v Bangladesh
Last T20I2 September 2023 v Cook Islands
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2019
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Women's Cricket
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

Kaia Arua (born 27 October 1990) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1][2] She played for the Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[3]

In June 2018, she was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) against Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[5] She captained the side for the match against Ireland on 12 July 2018.[6]

In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[7] In November 2018, she was again named in the Women's Global Development Squad, to play fixtures against Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) clubs.[8]

In April 2019, she was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament in Vanuatu.[9] In Papua New Guinea's penultimate match of the tournament, against Japan, she took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[10]

In August 2019, she was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[11][12] In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.[13] In October 2021, she was named in Papua New Guinea's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Kaia Arua". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Arua to lead Lewas to T20". Post Courier. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 4th Match, Group B: Bangladesh Women v Papua New Guinea Women at Colombo (CCC), Feb 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Ireland Women qualify for WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Meet the Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Second Women's Global Development Squad heads to Rebel Women's Big Bash League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Stage Set for Scintillating Final Day in Vanuatu". Cricket World. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Lewas squad named for tour of Scotland". Post Courier. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Captains ready for Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Papua New Guinea squad announced for Women's World Cup qualifiers in November 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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