Nalin Nipiko
{{short description|Vanuatuan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nalin Nipiko
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| country = Vanuatu
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|9|21|df=yes}}
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| heightft =
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| batting = Right handed
| role =
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| international = true
| T20Idebutdate = 22 March
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = PNG
| T20Icap = 7
| lastT20Idate = 23 July
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
| lastT20Iagainst = Japan
| columns = 2
| column1 = T20I
| column2 = LA
| matches1 = 14
| matches2 = 5
| runs1 = 312
| runs2 = 133
| bat avg1 = 26.00
| bat avg2 = 26.60
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score1 = 62
| top score2 = 77
| deliveries1 = 236
| deliveries2 = 150
| wickets1 = 24
| wickets2 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 12.95
| bowl avg2 = 68.50
| fivefor1 = 1
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/19
| best bowling2 = 2/37
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| date = 23 July 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/420513.html Cricinfo
| module = {{Infobox medal templates | titlestyle = background-color: lightsteelblue; | expand=yes
| medals = {{MedalCountry| {{VAN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pacific Games}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Port Moresby|20 over cricket}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Apia|Twenty20 International}}
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Nalin Nipiko (born 21 September 1995) is a Vanuatuan cricketer who is the current captain of the Vanuatu national cricket team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/420513.html |title=Nalin Nipiko |accessdate=18 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1493163 |title=Nalin Nipiko succeeds Andrew Mansale as Vanuatu captain |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=11 November 2019}} He started his career in 2009, playing for the under-15 team.{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/events/vanuatu-t10-blast/super-over-six-vanuatu-blast-stars/7/ |title=Nalin Nipiko |work=Emerging Cricket |accessdate=12 June 2020}} He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv6-2013/engine/match/650033.html |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Nigeria v Vanuatu at St Brelade, Jul 21, 2013 |accessdate=18 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Career
In March 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.{{cite web |url=https://vanuatuindependent.com/2018/03/28/vca-announce-team-world-cricket-league-division-4/ |title=VCA announce team for World Cricket League division 4 |date=28 March 2018 |accessdate=3 April 2018 |work=The Vanuatu Independent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234732/https://vanuatuindependent.com/2018/03/28/vca-announce-team-world-cricket-league-division-4/ |archive-date=3 April 2018 |url-status=dead }} In August 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/798905 |title=Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=9 August 2018}}
In March 2019, he was named in the Vanuatuan squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=http://cricketphilippines.com/squads-and-fixtures-announced-for-icc-mens-world-cup-eap-final-2019/ |title=Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019 |work=Cricket Philippines |accessdate=22 March 2019}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1176793.html |title=2nd Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=22 March 2019}} During the Regional Finals, he scored 124 runs and took five wickets in the four matches he played,{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12906;team=216;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final, 2018/19 - Vanuatu: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=25 March 2019}} and was named the Player of the Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1113735 |title=PNG qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=25 March 2019}}
In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Vanuatu cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2642-0-0-2642&sID=24021&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=65651026 |title=Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games |work=Pacific Games Council |accessdate=21 June 2019}} In September 2019, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/vanuatucricketassociation/photos/a.158348094255016/2401707316585738/?type=3&theater |title=National team update |work=Vanuatu Cricket Association |accessdate=9 September 2019}} He made his List A debut, against Canada, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200440.html |title=3rd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=17 September 2019}} He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Vanuatu, with 133 runs in five matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13343;team=216;type=tournament |title=CWC Challenge League Group A, 2019-2021/22 - Vanuatu: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=26 September 2019}}
References
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External links
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Category:Vanuatu Twenty20 International cricketers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Pacific Games gold medalists for Vanuatu