Nosaina Pokana
Papua New Guinean cricketer
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Nosaina Pokana (born 12 April 1996) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1][2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 6 February 2016 against Ireland in Australia.[3] He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 30 May 2016 against Kenya.[4] His One Day International (ODI) debut, on 31 March 2017, was against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[5] His first-class debut, on 7 April 2017, was also against the United Arab Emirates, in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[6]
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| Born | 12 April 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 19) | 31 March 2017 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 September 2022 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 16) | 6 February 2016 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 March 2022 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In January 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) found his bowling action to be illegal, and suspended him from bowling in international cricket.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[10] In Papua New Guinea's match against Oman, Pokana took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[11] He was the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with 13 dismissals in six matches.[12]
In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[13] 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.[14] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Papua New Guinea's squad.[15]
Pokana was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[16]