City Pharmacy PNG Lewas

The veteran all-rounder was named in the Lewas squad that was announced today for the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 in Sri Lanka next month.

“We have been training very hard for the last three months and we’re going to make sure we make our sponsors and country proud.

“It’s an honour and privilege to captain this talented side and I believe we are ready to cause a lot of upsets in the upcoming tournament.

“We thank Cricket PNG and our sponsors for your ongoing support,” said Siaka.

The 14-member squad was announced today at Stop N Shop (Central Waigani) by Lewas team manager, Helen Macindoe.

Veteran all-rounder, Pauke Siaka will captain the side that is dominated by Port Moresby based players.

Norma Ovasuru (Gold Coast, Australia) and Hinamutawa Philip (Ahioma, Milne Bay) are the only two players based outside of Port Moresby. 

The qualifier will be played in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo and will be staged from February 7-21.

The event will take place outside City Pharmacy (Waigani Central car park) and will start at 10am.

The qualifier will be played in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo and will be staged from February 7-21.

The Lewas will be one out of the ten teams vying for the last four spots available for the World Cup that will be in the United Kingdom from June 26 to July 23 this year.

From the qualifier, only the top four top countries of the Super Six stage will advance onto the event proper.

Groups in the qualifier:

This was after the City Pharmacy PNG Lewas’ players, Pauke Siaka and Norma Ovasuru, guided the EAP team to an eight wicket victory against Victoria Country in the Grand Final on Wednesday 11^th January, in Wollongong, Australia.

In Papua New Guinea, Cricket Australia has entered into agreements with both free-to-air operators for the next two years: NBC PNG for the Australian men’s and women’s internationals, and EMTV for the KFC Big Bash League.

“This is wonderful news for the cricketing loving public of Papua New Guinea, who will now have the opportunity to watch some of the best international cricket on free-to-air TV,” said Cricket PNG Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Greg Campbell.  

The Barramundis started the year with a hard fought defeat in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Intercontinental Cup (ICUP) and T20 International Series to Ireland, before defeating Kenya at home in the ICC World Cricket League (WCL).

Then they travelled to Australia to compete in the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) Premier League where they finished a very respectable third place on 34 points with four wins, three draws and one loss.