Irish cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2015–16

{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = Irish cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2015–16

| series_logo =

| team1_image = Cricket Ireland flag.svg

| team1_name = Ireland

| team2_image = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg

| team2_name = Papua New Guinea

| from_date = 24 January

| to_date = 9 February 2016

| team1_captain = William Porterfield

| team2_captain = Jack Vare

| no_of_twenty20s = 3

| team1_twenty20s_won = 2

| team2_twenty20s_won = 1

| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Gary Wilson (73)

| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Charles Amini (47)
Sese Bau (47)

| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = George Dockrell (6)

| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Norman Vanua (4)

}}

The Irish cricket team toured Australia to play Papua New Guinea from 24 January to 9 February 2016. The tour consisted of a first-class match, three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and a tour match.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/952175.html?template=fixtures |title=Ireland tour of Australia |access-date=23 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} The first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/954755.html |title=Rankin in Ireland squad for PNG clash and UAE tour |access-date=23 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} and the tour match was in preparation of the Intercontinental Cup match.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35399671 |title=Ireland batsmen struggle on first day against Queensland XI |access-date=25 January 2016 |work=BBC Sport}} Ireland won the T20I series 2–1.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35531095 |title=Ireland beaten by Papua New Guinea in final T20 |access-date=9 February 2016 |work=BBC Sport}}

Squads

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style="vertical-align:top" \| William Porterfield (c) Andrew Balbirnie George Dockrell Tim Murtagh Andrew McBrine Kevin O'Brien Niall O'Brien Andrew Poynter Stuart Poynter Boyd Rankin Max Sorensen Paul Stirling Stuart Thompson Gary Wilson Craig Young \| Jack Vare (c) Charles Amini Sese Bau Mahuru Dai Hiri Hiri Vani Morea Alei Nao Loa Nou Nosaina Pokana Pipi Raho John Reva Lega Siaka Chad Soper Assad Vala Norman Vanua

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Tour match

=Two-day match: Queensland XI vs. Ireland=

{{Test match

| date = 24 – 25 January 2016

| time =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}

| team2 = {{cr-Aus|Qld|name=Queensland XI}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 155 (51.1 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Ed Joyce 35 (60)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = James Bazley 2/11 (6 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 240/9d (65.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Simon Milenko 62 (94)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Paul Stirling 3/55 (19 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 82/6 (27.1 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = William Porterfield 27 (48)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Cameron Gannon 2/4 (4 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/954731.html Scorecard]

| venue = Brisbane Grammar School Oval, Brisbane

| umpires = Steven Farrell (Aus) and Jayvan Ruddick-Collins (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

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Intercontinental Cup

T20I series

=1st T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 6 February 2016

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}

| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}

| score1 = 92/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Sese Bau 22 (21)

| wickets1 = Kevin O'Brien 2/10 (4 overs)

| score2 = 97/5 (12.1 overs)

| runs2 = Gary Wilson 45 (33)

| wickets2 = Norman Vanua 3/26 (4 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/954733.html Scorecard]

| venue = Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville

| umpires = Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Rod Tucker (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Sese Bau, Hiri Hiri and Nosaina Pokana (Papua New Guinea) all made their T20I debuts.

}}

=2nd T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 7 February 2016

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}

| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}

| score1 = 96/5 (11 overs)

| runs1 = Stuart Poynter 35 (24)

| wickets1 = Pipi Raho 3/11 (2 overs)

| score2 = 89/9 (11 overs)

| runs2 = Norman Vanua 26* (15)

| wickets2 = George Dockrell 3/18 (3 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 7 runs (DLS method)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/954735.html Scorecard]

| venue = Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville

| umpires = Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Rod Tucker (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = Rain reduced the match to 11 overs per side.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/970107.html |title=Ireland seal series with seven-run D/L win |access-date=7 February 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

| notes = Pipi Raho (Papua New Guinea) made his T20I debut.

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