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Papua New GuineaBatter
Lega Siaka
- Age
- 33y 310d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm fast
- From
- Port Moresby
- Age
- 33y 310d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm fast
- From
- Port Moresby
Lega Siaka holds a notable place in the cricket history of Papua New Guinea: he was the first player from his country to make a century in a One Day International. He is primarily a batsman with an elegant, artistic style. He can also contribute with the ball, sending down part-time leg spin or, when conditions suit, medium pace that can prove useful.
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Siaka grew up in a family of very limited means. Cricket ran in the household, and he and his brother Heni were both, at one stage, members of the Papua New Guinea squad for the Under-19 World Cup. Of the two siblings, it was Lega whose career moved forward quickly.
One sign of that progress came in the 2014-15 season, when he earned a Big Bash League contract with the Melbourne Renegades. In first-class cricket, he reached three figures for the first time during the 2015-17 Intercontinental Cup, an innings that showed he could adjust his game to the longer format.
The 2018-19 season brought further reward. Siaka finished as the leading wicket-taker at the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers, and that performance helped secure him a place for the WCL Division Two tournament in 2019.
Recent form
- Runs
- 134
- Inns
- 3
- Avg
- 44.67
- SR
- 92.4
- HS
- 83
- 4s / 6s
- 14 / 2
50 or morePlayer of the match* not out
Career snapshot
Full stats- ODI48 matches958Runs
- Avg
- 19.96
- HS
- 109
- 100s
- 1
- 50s
- 2
- T20I64 matches950Runs
- Avg
- 18.27
- HS
- 85
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 3
Recent matches
Papua New Guinea teammates
Career averages
Whole career as published by the platform's source · as of 27 Oct 2026
Batting & fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 200s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 48 | 48 | 0 | 958 | 109 | 19.96 | 1,251 | 76.58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 90 | 15 |
| T20I | 64 | 58 | 6 | 950 | 85 | 18.27 | 826 | 115.02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 33 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 48 | 240 | 0 | 181 | 3 | 2/33 | 2/33 | 60.33 | 4.53 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 64 | 192 | 1 | 176 | 11 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 16.00 | 5.50 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Runs by format
- ODI958avg 19.96 · HS 109 · 1 hundreds
- T20I950avg 18.27 · HS 85 · 0 hundreds
Debut & last match
FormatDebutLast match
- ODIvs Hong Kong, China, 8 Nov 2014, Tony Ireland Stadiumvs United States of America, 25 Nov 2022, Wanderers Cricket Ground
- T20Ivs Ireland, 15 Jul 2015, Civil Service Cricket Clubvs Japan, 18 May 2026, Sano International Cricket Ground
Recent matches
DateMatchBattingBowling
- Tue 27 OctODI
v Qatar38th Match · ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26Gymkhana Club GroundBatting12(15b · 0×4 · 1×6)c Mujeeb ur Rehman b Muhammad AsimBowlingDid not bowl - Sun 25 OctODI
v Denmark37th Match · ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26Ruaraka Sports Club GroundBatting83(81b · 10×4 · 1×6)c Surya Anand b Abdullah MahmoodBowlingDid not bowl - Thu 22 OctODI
v Jersey32nd Match · ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26Gymkhana Club GroundBatting39(49b · 4×4 · 0×6)lbw b Benjamin WardBowling0/223.0 ov · 0 md · econ 7.33
