Assad Vala is a prominent Papua New Guinea (PNG) cricketer, an all-rounder known as a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, and the captain of the PNG national team, leading them to significant achievements like regaining ODI status. He debuted in 2014, rose through the ranks, scored a century on first-class debut, and is a key player for PNG in ODI and T20 formats, known for his solid top-order batting and useful bowling.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman vs Papua New Guinea · 9th Match | T20I | October 10, 2025 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Samoa · 6th Match | T20I | October 9, 2025 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Jersey · Match 26 | ODI | August 28, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Kuwait · Match 21 | ODI | August 24, 2025 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Denmark · Match 18 | ODI | August 22, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kenya vs Papua New Guinea · Match 14 | ODI | October 5, 2024 | 63 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 101.61 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea vs Samoa · 6th Match | T20I | October 9, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Jersey · Match 26 | ODI | August 28, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.33 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Kuwait · Match 21 | ODI | August 24, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Kenya vs Papua New Guinea · Match 14 | ODI | October 5, 2024 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Qatar vs Papua New Guinea · Match 9 | ODI | October 1, 2024 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Uganda vs Papua New Guinea · Match 4 | ODI | September 22, 2024 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.20 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 | T20I | Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 | 48 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 90.57 |
| ICC ODI CWC Challenge League A 2024 | ODI | Sep 25, 2024 - Jan 29, 2026 | 226 | 241 | 22 | 6 | 93.78 |
| Papua New Guinea tour of Uganda 2024 | ODI | Sep 18, 2024 - Sep 22, 2024 | 141 | 237 | 14 | 0 | 59.49 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 | T20I | Jun 1, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024 | 30 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 71.43 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2024 | T20 | May 27, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 82.76 |
| Isuzu Men's T20 Smash 2024 | T20 | Mar 29, 2024 - Apr 13, 2024 | 198 | 167 | 9 | 8 | 118.56 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 | T20I | Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1/27 | 13.50 |
| ICC ODI CWC Challenge League A 2024 | ODI | Sep 25, 2024 - Jan 29, 2026 | 25 | 2 | 96 | 3 | 1/20 | 3.84 |
| Papua New Guinea tour of Uganda 2024 | ODI | Sep 18, 2024 - Sep 22, 2024 | 29.3 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 2/12 | 3.39 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 | T20I | Jun 1, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2/28 | 6.00 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2024 | T20 | May 27, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024 | 5.5 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2/14 | 4.63 |
| Isuzu Men's T20 Smash 2024 | T20 | Mar 29, 2024 - Apr 13, 2024 | 18 | 2 | 65 | 5 | 2/15 | 3.61 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 66 | 66 | 2003 | 2892 | 104 | 30.8100 | 69.2600 | 1 | 161 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
| T20 | 84 | 81 | 1610 | 1459 | 93 | 22.6700 | 110.3400 | 10 | 145 | 42 | 9 | 0 |
| T20I | 65 | 62 | 1326 | 1143 | 93 | 25.5000 | 116.0100 | 10 | 118 | 40 | 8 | 0 |
| List A | 111 | 110 | 3212 | 4499 | 129 | 30.8800 | 71.3900 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| First Class | 7 | 14 | 700 | 1225 | 144 | 63.6300 | 57.1400 | 3 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 66 | 61 | 398.00 | 2388 | 1579 | 55 | 28.7000 | 3.9600 | 43.4000 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 84 | 48 | 115.50 | 695 | 788 | 42 | 18.7600 | 6.8000 | 16.5000 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 65 | 40 | 94.50 | 569 | 613 | 38 | 16.1300 | 6.4600 | 14.9000 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 111 | 0 | 475.20 | 2852 | 1907 | 72 | 26.4800 | 4.0100 | 39.6000 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 7 | 4 | 56.50 | 341 | 166 | 5 | 33.2000 | 2.9200 | 68.2000 | 2/80 | 2/80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar vs Papua New Guinea · Match 9 | ODI | October 1, 2024 | 129 | 114 | 14 | 3 | 113.16 |
ODI Debut: November 8, 2014, for Papua New Guinea against Hong Kong in Townsville, Australia.
T20I Debut: July 15, 2015, for Papua New Guinea against Ireland in Belfast.
First-Class Debut: June 16, 2015, for Papua New Guinea against the Netherlands in Amstelveen.
| Format | Matches | Runs Scored | Batting Average | Wickets Taken | Bowling Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 66 | 2,003 | 30.81 | 55 | 28.70 |
| T20I | 63 | 1,274 | 24.98 | 37 | 15.62 |
| First-Class | 7 | 700 | 63.63 | 5 | 33.20 |
Captaincy: Became captain in 2018 and led PNG to regain their ODI status in 2019 and qualify for the 2021 and 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cups.
First-Class Debut: Scored an unbeaten century (144*) on his first-class debut against the Netherlands in the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.
ODI Century: Scored his first ODI century (104 runs from 114 balls) in September 2019 against Namibia.
Leading Run-Scorer: Was the leading run-scorer for Papua New Guinea in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.
Awards: Nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade Award in November 2020.
Medal: Won a gold medal in the cricket tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games.
