Nalin Nipiko

Nalin Nipiko (born 21 September 1995) is a Vanuatuan cricketer who is the current captain of the Vanuatu national cricket team.^[1][2] He started his career in 2009, playing for the under-15 team.^[3] He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.^[4]

Nalin Nipiko

Personal information
Born	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29)
Batting	Right handed
International information
National side	Vanuatu
T20I debut (cap 7)	22 March 2019 v PNG
Last T20I	23 July 2023 v Japan
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA Matches 14 5 Runs scored 312 133 Batting average 26.00 26.60 100s/50s 0/2 0/1 Top score 62 77 Balls bowled 236 150 Wickets 24 2 Bowling average 12.95 68.50 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/19 2/37 Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/–
Medal record Representing  Vanuatu Men's Cricket Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby 20 over cricket 2019 Apia Twenty20 International
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2023

Career

In March 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019.^[8] During the Regional Finals, he scored 124 runs and took five wickets in the four matches he played,^[9] and was named the Player of the Tournament.^[10]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Vanuatu cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.^[11] In September 2019, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.^[12] He made his List A debut, against Canada, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.^[13] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Vanuatu, with 133 runs in five matches.^[14]