Full Name
Sese Bau
Born
June 23, 1992
Birthplace
Papua New Guinea
Role
All-rounder
Batting Style
Left-handed
Bowling Style
Right-arm off-break
Country
Papua New Guinea
Sese Bau
Sese Bau
Sese Bau
Sese Bau is a key Papua New Guinea (PNG) cricketer, a left-handed batting all-rounder who bowls right-arm medium/off-spin, known for his gritty middle-order batting and for scoring PNG's first-ever T20 World Cup half-century in 2024. Born June 23, 1992, he debuted internationally in 2015-2016 for PNG in List A, T20Is, and First-Class matches, representing PNG at various levels, including U-19s, and is a vital player for the national side.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea vs Japan · Super Six, Match 12 | T20I | May 18, 2026 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Vanuatu vs Papua New Guinea · Super Six, Match 10 | T20I | May 17, 2026 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 106.67 |
| Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea · Super Six, Match 5 | T20I | May 14, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Samoa · Super Six, Match 3 | T20I | May 13, 2026 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands · Match 9 | T20I | May 10, 2026 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 137.50 |
| South Korea vs Papua New Guinea · Match 6 | T20I | May 9, 2026 | 59 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 143.90 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea vs Japan · Super Six, Match 12 | T20I | May 18, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Vanuatu vs Papua New Guinea · Super Six, Match 10 | T20I | May 17, 2026 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea · Super Six, Match 5 | T20I | May 14, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Samoa · Super Six, Match 3 | T20I | May 13, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands · Match 9 | T20I | May 10, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.33 |
| South Korea vs Papua New Guinea · Match 6 | T20I | May 9, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 | T20I | May 8, 2026 - May 18, 2026 | 109 | 95 | 9 | 3 | 114.74 |
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 | T20I | Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 | 48 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 97.96 |
| ICC ODI CWC Challenge League A 2024 | ODI | Sep 25, 2024 - Jan 29, 2026 | 265 | 286 | 41 | 2 | 92.66 |
| Papua New Guinea tour of Uganda 2024 | ODI | Sep 18, 2024 - Sep 22, 2024 | 69 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 52.67 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 | T20I | Jun 1, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024 | 67 | 80 | 8 | 1 | 83.75 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2024 | T20 | May 27, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 104.44 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 | T20I | May 8, 2026 - May 18, 2026 | 13.2 | 0 | 69 | 10 | 3/6 | 5.18 |
| ICC ODI CWC Challenge League A 2024 | ODI | Sep 25, 2024 - Jan 29, 2026 | 45 | 3 | 215 | 7 | 2/30 | 4.78 |
| Papua New Guinea tour of Uganda 2024 | ODI | Sep 18, 2024 - Sep 22, 2024 | 31 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 4/20 | 2.52 |
| Isuzu Men's T20 Smash 2024 | T20 | Mar 29, 2024 - Apr 13, 2024 | 22 | 1 | 93 | 9 | 4/16 | 4.23 |
| Papua New Guinea tour of Malaysia 2024 | T20I | Mar 16, 2024 - Mar 17, 2024 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1/15 | 8.50 |
| Hong Kong T20I Tri-Series 2024 | T20I | Mar 10, 2024 - Mar 12, 2024 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 2/10 | 7.00 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 57 | 57 | 1089 | 1763 | 81 | 20.1600 | 61.7600 | 3 | 92 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| T20 | 59 | 51 | 1082 | 974 | 85 | 24.5900 | 111.0800 | 7 | 89 | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| T20I | 58 | 50 | 1056 | 943 | 85 | 24.5500 | 111.9800 | 7 | 88 | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 81 | 81 | 1767 | 2656 | 81 | 22.9400 | 66.5200 | 4 | 170 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| First Class | 6 | 12 | 227 | 487 | 51 | 20.6300 | 46.6100 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 57 | 23 | 118.20 | 710 | 576 | 10 | 57.6000 | 4.8600 | 71.0000 | 2/35 | 2/35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 59 | 31 | 59.30 | 357 | 395 | 14 | 28.2100 | 6.6300 | 25.5000 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 58 | 31 | 59.30 | 357 | 395 | 14 | 28.2100 | 6.6300 | 25.5000 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 81 | 36 | 208.20 | 1250 | 966 | 22 | 43.9000 | 4.6300 | 56.8000 | 2/30 | 2/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 6 | 3 | 28.00 | 168 | 97 | 2 | 48.5000 | 3.4600 | 84.0000 | 2/50 | 2/50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda vs Papua New Guinea · Match 2 | ODI | September 19, 2024 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 64.52 |
| Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea · 3rd Match | T20I | March 12, 2024 | 61 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 141.86 |
| Oman vs Papua New Guinea · 2nd T20I | T20I | March 7, 2024 | 65 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 114.04 |
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Career Statistics
| Competition | Matches | Runs Scored | Batting Average | Wickets | Best Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | ~57 | ~1089 | ~20.17 | ~10 | 2/35 |
| T20I | ~52 | ~1091 | ~24.80 | ~14 | 2/4 |
| First-class | 6 | 227 | 20.63 | 2 | 2/50 |
| List A | ~35 | ~791 | ~23.96 | ~7 | 2/35 |
Career Milestones And Records
- Leading Run-scorer: Was the leading run-scorer for Papua New Guinea in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament, with 141 runs in six matches, helping his team regain ODI status.
- T20 World Cup Record: Became the first Papua New Guinean player to score a fifty in the T20 World Cup during a match against the West Indies on June 2, 2024, scoring 50 runs off 42 balls.
International Debuts
- T20I Debut: February 6, 2016, against Ireland in Townsville, Australia.
- ODI Debut: November 4, 2016, against Hong Kong in Mong Kok.
Major Represented Teams
- Papua New Guinea (senior team)
- PNG Under-19 team
- United Club (domestic, Port Moresby)
