Overview
Nosaina Pokana
Arguably the fastest bowler in Papua New Guinea cricket, Nosaina Pokana’s brief career has been dogged with obstacles aplenty. The biggest of those came in 2018 when the ICC suspended him from bowling due to an illegal bowling action. After undergoing the necessary correction and action remodeling, Pokana resumed bowling and was a pivotal part of PNG’s campaign in the 2019 WCL Division Two tournament where they reclaimed ODI status. Pokana was the leading wicket-taker for his team and provided a potent new ball option for his side. A genuine pace bowler, the left-arm angle also gives Pokana a big advantage in terms of angle and natural variations. Apart from being good with the new ball, he is also reliable at the death and is now an integral part of PNG’s white-ball fortunes.
Recent Batting
| Score | Opp | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9(17) | KEN | ODI | 05 Oct 24 |
| 2(6) | MLY | T20I | 17 Mar 24 |
| DNB | MLY | T20I | 16 Mar 24 |
| 12(10) | NEP | T20I | 12 Mar 24 |
| DNB | OMAN | T20I | 07 Mar 24 |
Recent Bowling
Stats
Career by format
international & domestic formatsⓘ Career figures cover the formats we track (Test, ODI, T20I, first-class, List A) plus the franchise leagues shown above.
Full statistics tables
Batting
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 21 | 26 | 0 |
| Innings | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Runs | 0 | 63 | 47 | 0 |
| Balls | 0 | 159 | 60 | 0 |
| Highest | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Average | 0 | 7 | 7.83 | 0 |
| SR | 0 | 39.63 | 78.34 | 0 |
| Not Out | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Fours | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sixes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 21 | 26 | 0 |
| Innings | 0 | 21 | 25 | 0 |
| Balls | 0 | 989 | 496 | 0 |
| Runs | 0 | 762 | 612 | 0 |
| Maidens | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 | 26 | 24 | 0 |
| Avg | 0.0 | 29.31 | 25.5 | 0.0 |
| Eco | 0 | 4.62 | 7.4 | 0 |
| SR | 0.0 | 38.04 | 20.67 | 0.0 |
| BBI | -/- | 3/25 | 3/21 | -/- |
| BBM | -/- | 3/25 | 3/21 | -/- |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
| Match | Format | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEN v PNG 14th Match · ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26 | ODI | Papua New Guinea won by 1 wkt | 5 Oct 2024 |
| KUW v PNG 13th Match · ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26 | ODI | Papua New Guinea won by 8 wkts | 4 Oct 2024 |
| MLY v PNG 2nd T20I · Papua New Guinea tour of Malaysia, 2024 | T20 | Malaysia won by 63 runs | 17 Mar 2024 |
| MLY v PNG 1st T20I · Papua New Guinea tour of Malaysia, 2024 | T20 | Papua New Guinea won by 77 runs | 16 Mar 2024 |
| PNG v NEP 2nd Match · Hong Kong T20I Tri-Series, 2024 | T20 | Nepal won by 85 runs | 12 Mar 2024 |
| OMAN v PNG 2nd T20I · Papua New Guinea tour of Oman 2024 | T20 | Papua New Guinea won by 8 wkts | 7 Mar 2024 |
| OMAN v PNG 2nd unofficial ODI · Papua New Guinea tour of Oman 2024 | ODI | Papua New Guinea won by 4 wkts | 4 Mar 2024 |
Career
Matches by format
ⓘ Debut and match counts reflect matches currently in our archive, which may not cover a player's entire career.