Lega Siaka

Lega Siaka (born 21 December 1992) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.

Lega Siaka
Personal information
Full name
Lega Siaka
Born (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 8)8 November 2014 v Hong Kong
Last ODI25 November 2022 v USA
T20I debut (cap 7)15 July 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I21 September 2023 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15Melbourne 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

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

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.
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