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Lega Siaka

Lega Siaka is a right-handed opening batter and occasional right-arm medium-pace or leg-spin bowler for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team. Born in Port Moresby on December 21, 1992, he is the first player from Papua New Guinea to score a One Day International (ODI) century. 

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Full Name
Lega Siaka
Born
December 21, 1992
Birth Place
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right-handed
Bowling Style
Right-arm leg break
Country
Papua New Guinea
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Oman vs Papua New Guinea · 9th Match T20I October 10, 2025 2 6 0 0 33.33
Papua New Guinea vs Samoa · 6th Match T20I October 9, 2025 5 6 0 0 83.33
Namibia vs Papua New Guinea · Warm-up Match T20 May 31, 2024 19 16 2 1 118.75
Oman vs Papua New Guinea · Warm-up Match T20 May 28, 2024 28 24 3 0 116.67
Cassowaries Men vs Mariners Men · Final T20 April 13, 2024 1 3 0 0 33.33
Mariners Men vs Cassowaries Men · Match 13 T20 April 12, 2024 4 3 1 0 133.33

Matches

Oman Oman
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Samoa Samoa
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Career Statistics

Format  Matches Runs Batting Average Highest Score Wickets Best Bowling
ODI 47 932 19.83 109 3 2/33
T20I 64 780 15.00 55 9 3/16
First-Class 7 425 32.69 142* 9 4/38

International Career Debuts And Recent Matches

Format  Debut Date Opposition Recent Match Date (as of June 2024) Opposition
ODI November 8, 2014 Hong Kong November 25, 2022 USA
T20I July 15, 2015 Ireland June 13, 2024 Afghanistan

Records And Awards

  • First Papua New Guinea player to score an ODI century (scored 109 against Hong Kong in 2014).

  • Scored his maiden first-class century in the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup against the United Arab Emirates.

  • Was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament, with seven dismissals in four matches. 

Major Represented Teams

  • Papua New Guinea (National Team)
  • Papua New Guinea Under-19s
  • Melbourne Renegades (in the Big Bash League during the 2014-15 season)
  • Prime Minister's XI (Australia, one-off selection)
  • Cassowaries (Domestic team)