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Jason Kila

Jason Kila is a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowling all-rounder for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team.Kila has represented Papua New Guinea at various levels, including the Under-15 and Under-19 World Cups in 2008 and 2010. In 2015, he was the highest run-scorer in the Australian Country Cricket Championship for the East Asia Pacific side and received the Don Bradman Batting Award. He is also known for being a brilliant fielder. 

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Full Name
Jason Kila
Born
15 January 1990
Place Of Birth
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Role
Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Slow left-arm orthodox
Country
Papua New Guinea
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Papua New Guinea vs Jersey · Match 26 ODI August 28, 2025 0 3 0 0 0.00
Papua New Guinea vs Kuwait · Match 21 ODI August 24, 2025 0 1 0 0 0.00

Matches

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
101/10
Result
261/10
JER won by 160 runs August 28, 2025 3:30 pm
Jersey Jersey
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Kuwait Kuwait
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Awards And Achievements

  • 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualification: Kila was instrumental in helping Papua New Guinea achieve this historic qualification, a significant milestone for the nation's cricket journey.
  • Pacific Games: He was part of the Papua New Guinea team that won a medal in the 20 over cricket tournament at the 2015 Port Moresby Pacific Games.
  • Team Promotion: Kila was a key player in the squad that earned promotion from the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three to Division Two.

International Debut Matches

  • ODI Debut: Against the United Arab Emirates in Harare on March 4, 2018.
  • T20I Debut: Against the Philippines in Port Moresby on March 22, 2019.
  • Test Debut: Jason Kila has not played a Test match. 

Records And Career Statistics

Competition  Matches Runs Scored Batting Average Wickets Bowling Average Best Bowling
ODIs 35 820 30.37 38 39.05 4/32
T20Is 45 680 23.43 50 30.20 3/25
First-Class 14 672 29.33 26 32.38 7/51

Major Represented Teams

  • Papua New Guinea (senior team)
  • Papua New Guinea Under-19 (2008 and 2010 U-19 World Cups)
  • Papua New Guinea XI
  • Raukele Club (domestic club in PNG)