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Assad Vala (born 5 August 1987) is an Papua New Guinean cricketer and the captain of the national side.
In June 2015 on his first-class cricket debut, he scored a match-winning 124 not out for Papua New Guinea against the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.
International career
He made his One Day International debut for Papua New Guinea on 8 November 2014 against Hong Kong in Australia. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Papua New Guinea against Ireland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 15 July 2015.
In the first first-class tournament of Vala's career, the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup, he scored three hundreds in his first four matches, against Netherlands (124*), Ireland (120) and Namibia (144*).His first-class average is currently 93.16.