Jason Kila (born 15 January 1990) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. Kila is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Port Moresby.
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| Full name | Jason Kila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1990 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 20) | 4 March 2018 v United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 March 2022 v Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 24) | 22 March 2019 v Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 March 2022 v Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Having played age group cricket for Papua New Guinea Under-19s in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup and 2010 Under-19 World Cup,[1] he was selected for the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three, where he played 5 matches, helping them earn promotion to 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. It was in this competition that he made his List A debut against Namibia. He played a further 3 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong.[2] In his 4 matches, he scored 75 runs at a batting average of 18.75, with a high score 36.[3] With the ball, he took a single wickets at an overall competition cost of 57 runs.[4]
International career
editHe made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the United Arab Emirates in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 4 March 2018.[5] In August 2018, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[6]
In March 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Papua New Guinea against the Philippines on 22 March 2019.[8] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[9]
In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] In August 2021, Kila was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Jason Kila". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Jason Kila". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jason Kila". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Jason Kila". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Group A, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.