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]
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| Born | 21 September 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 7) | 22 March 2019 v PNG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 July 2023 v Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Nalin Nipiko". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Nalin Nipiko succeeds Andrew Mansale as Vanuatu captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Nalin Nipiko". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Nigeria v Vanuatu at St Brelade, Jul 21, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "2nd Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final, 2018/19 - Vanuatu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "PNG qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "National team update". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "3rd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "CWC Challenge League Group A, 2019-2021/22 - Vanuatu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.