Papua New Guinean cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2016–17
| Papua New Guinean cricket team in the UAE in 2016–17 | |||
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| United Arab Emirates | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Dates | 31 March – 14 April 2017 | ||
| Captains | Rohan Mustafa | Assad Vala | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | United Arab Emirates won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rohan Mustafa (185) | Vani Morea (120) | |
| Most wickets | Imran Haider (8) | Assad Vala (6) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | United Arab Emirates won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shaiman Anwar (157) | Sese Bau (69) | |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Naveed (7) | Norman Vanua (6) | |
The Papua New Guinea national cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in March and April 2017 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and a first-class match. Two of the three ODI matches were part of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship and the first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament. Before the international fixtures, Papua New Guinea played warm-up matches against the English sides Middlesex County Cricket Club and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The United Arab Emirates won the ODI series 2–1, after winnings the final match of the series by 103 runs. The UAE won the Intercontinental Cup match by a margin of 9 wickets, their first victory in a first-class match since 2013. The UAE won the T20I series 3–0.
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