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GAINING one-day international status and earning US$400,00 (K1 million) annually are some incentives the Papua New Guinea Barramundis are eyeing at this month’s ODI World Cup qualifiers in New Zealand.
The Hebou-sponsored Barramundis need to finish in the top six of the 10-team cricket competition, from Jan 8 to February 2, to be played in the South Island of New Zealand, in order to have a chance of playing any of the 10 test playing nations – Australia, England, India, New Zealand, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and South Africa. To qualify for next year’s ODI World Cup in Australia, PNG must make the final. A top six finish by the Barras outside of the K1 million high performance funding, would also earn them a place in International Cricket Council’s Intercontinental Cup during the year that involves T20, one-day and four-day matches on a home and away basis against the best second tier countries like Ireland, Afghanistan, the Netherlands, Kenya and Scotland. Barramundis captain Chris Amini said yesterday that batting and an overall consistency of performance would be the keys to doing well. The top order batsman said the Barramundis fielding and bowling had always been strong points of the side and said scoring runs was the area the Barras needed to be consistent in at the qualifiers. Comments are closed.
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