Kila Pala (born 16 May 1986) is a Papua New Guinean cricket coach and former player.
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| Full name | Kila Pala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1986 Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pala played as a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace and occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 15 July 2015.[1]
Having played age group cricket for Papua New Guinea Under-19s in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup,[2] he proceeded to be selected as a part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three, where he played 5 matches, helping them earn promotion to 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. It was in this competition that he made his List A debut against Namibia. He played a further 2 List A matches in the competition, the against Hong Kong and Uganda.[3] In his 3 matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 16.66, with a high score 22.[4]
Coaching career
editPala was head coach of Papua New Guinea at the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[5]
References
edit- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Kila Pala". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Kila Pala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kila Pala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "'Forget telecast, nobody knew we were a cricket team' - PNG head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
External links
edit- Kila Pala at ESPNcricinfo
- Kila Pala at CricketArchive