Vala, Vanua named in team of the tournament

CAPTAIN Assad Vala and Norman Vanua were named in the team of the tournament following the Barramundis’ history-making campaign at the T20 World Cup qualifier in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Vala claimed ten wickets and scored 197 runs in the 14-team tournament. He starred with 48 and three for 19 against Namibia to help PNG qualify for next year’s World Cup in Australia.
Vanua produced several match-defining performance with the bat throughout the tournament, including the semifinal against Namibia.
The International Cricket Council selection panel was full of praise for the pair. The Barramundis will have a few days’ break before they start training for the World Cup League Two 50-over tournament and the T20 World Cup next October.
Team of the tournament: Jatinder Singh (Oman), Paul Stirling (Ireland), captain Assad Vala (PNG), vice-captain Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia), Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands), wicketkeeper Matt Cross (Scotland), JJ Smit (Namibia), Roelef van der Merwe (Netherlands), Norman Vanua (PNG), Paul van Meekeren (Netherlands), Bilal Khan (Oman), Bernard Scholtz (Namibia).