Vala ton scripts historic win for Papua New Guinea
An unbeaten 124 from Assad Vala powered Papua New Guinea to victory in their maiden first-class game, beating Netherlands by five wickets in the Intercontinental Cup fixture
16/06Result
ICC Intercontinental Cup at Amstelveen, Jun 16-18 2015
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
209 & 223 -
![Papua New Guinea]( "Papua New Guinea")
128 & 305/5 (76.3 ov)
Player of the Match
16/06Result
ICC Intercontinental Cup at Amstelveen, Jun 16-18 2015
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
209 & 223 -
![Papua New Guinea]( "Papua New Guinea")
128 & 305/5 (76.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Day 2
Netherlands strike after setting PNG 305
Timm van der Gugten's 6 for 29 and 57 with the bat put Netherlands in a commanding position on the second day of their Intercontinental Cup match against Papua New Guinea
Day 1
PNG struggle after keeping Netherlands to 209
Fast bowler Timm van der Gugten's 4 for 18 helped Netherlands gain the upper hand over Papua New Guinea on the first day of their Intercontinental Cup game in Amstelveen
Others
Papua New Guinea take flight
How the team went from a bunch of mentally and physically unfit cricket enthusiasts to winning their maiden first-class game in some style