Jason Kila
CountryPapua New Guinea
Internationaltrue
FullnameJason Kila
Birth date15 January 1990 (age 36)
Birth placePort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
Odidebutdate4 March
Odidebutyear2018
OdidebutagainstUnited Arab Emirates
Odicap20
Lastodidate25 March
Lastodiyear2022
LastodiagainstNepal
T20idebutdate22 March
T20idebutyear2019
T20idebutagainstPhilippines
T20icap24
Lastt20idate29 March
Lastt20iyear2022
Lastt20iagainstMalaysia
Columns3
Column 1ODI
Matches 113
Runs 1159
Bat avg 115.90
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 136
Deliveries 1229
Wickets 16
Bowl avg 133.33
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 13/27
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Column 2LA
Matches 225
Runs 2317
Bat avg 215.09
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 236*
Deliveries 2397
Wickets 28
Bowl avg 241.50
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 23/27
Catches/stumpings 27/–
Column 3T20
Matches 323
Runs 3109
Bat avg 315.57
100s/50s 30/0
Top score 327*
Deliveries 3186
Wickets 36
Bowl avg 332.83
Fivefor 30
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 31/5
Catches/stumpings 37/–
Date18 April 2022
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/302875.html Cricinfo

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.

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

He 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

  1. ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Jason Kila". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played by Jason Kila". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jason Kila". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Jason Kila". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Group A, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ^ "1st Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.