Result

Vanuatu vs Papua New Guinea, Super Six 10th Match, Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026

Sano International Cricket GroundSun 17 May 2026, 10:30 AM IST

Vanuatu (14.2 ov) 60

Papua New Guinea (20 ov) 207/5

PNG won by 147 runs

Our match winner prediction

Papua New GuineaOur pre-match model, 68% before the start Called it

VAN vs PNG Scorecard

Papua New Guinea 207/5 (20 ov)

Vanuatu 60 (14.2 ov)

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Match info

Match: Vanuatu vs Papua New Guinea, Super Six 10th Match
Series: Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026
Format: T20I
Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026
Start: 10:30 AM IST · 2:00 PM local
Venue: Sano International Cricket Ground
Result: PNG won by 147 runs

VAN vs PNG Recent Form and Head to Head

Vanuatu2 won of last 5

WLLLW

WINO vs VAN16 May 2026 · Vanuatu won by 1 run
LVAN vs COK13 May 2026 · Cook Islands won by 11 runs (DLS method)
LSMO vs VAN12 May 2026 · Samoa won by 9 wickets
LJPN vs VAN9 May 2026 · Japan won by 30 runs

Papua New Guinea4 won of last 5

WWWWL

WINO vs PNG14 May 2026 · PNG won by 38 runs
WPNG vs SMO13 May 2026 · PNG won by 38 runs
WPNG vs COK10 May 2026 · Papua New Guinea won by 49 runs
WKOR vs PNG9 May 2026 · Papua New Guinea won by 136 runs

Head to head

These teams have not met in a T20 match on our records.

VAN vs PNG Team Records

At Sano International Cricket Ground

Vanuatu

1Won

2Lost

0No result

W L L

Last 3 T20 matches here

Papua New Guinea

2Won

0Lost

0No result

W W

Last 2 T20 matches here

Batting first and chasing

Vanuatu

Batting first1/3 won

Chasing0/0 won

Average first-innings score100

Papua New Guinea

Batting first2/3 won

Chasing0/0 won

Average first-innings score126

Last 3 T20 results with a result.

In Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026

Vanuatu

2Won

3Lost

0No result

Average score100

Papua New Guinea

4Won

0Lost

0No result

Average score130

VAN vs PNG Pitch Report

Sano International Cricket Ground

Runs have not come easily at Sano International Cricket Ground, where the bowlers usually find something in the surface.

Across the last 9 T20I matches here, the side batting first has averaged 111, with chasing teams averaging 104. Batting first, a side will want something around 105-120 on the board. Setting a target has been the way to win here: teams batting first have won 6 of the last 9 decided games.

The last 5 first-innings scores here, newest first: 128/6 (COK, won), 82/2 (JPN, won), 102/9 (VAN, won), 90 (JPN, lost), 130/7 (PNG, won). Recent games have followed the usual pattern, with the last 5 first innings averaging 106. First-innings totals here have ranged from 69 to 142 in that time.

The side that wins the toss should bat and set a target.