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Vanuatu Cricket Ground

Coordinates: 17°44′02″S 168°20′05″E / 17.73375°S 168.33471°E / -17.73375; 168.33471
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Vanuatu Cricket Ground
Ground information
LocationPort Vila, Vanuatu
Coordinates17°44′02″S 168°20′05″E / 17.73375°S 168.33471°E / -17.73375; 168.33471
OwnerVanuatu Cricket Association
OperatorVanuatu Cricket Association
International information
First T20I9 September 2022:
 Vanuatu v  Fiji
Last T20I15 September 2022:
 Vanuatu v  Cook Islands
First WT20I3 October 2022:
 Vanuatu v  Samoa
Last WT20I8 September 2023:
 Papua New Guinea v  Indonesia
As of 8 September 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Vanuatu Cricket Ground Oval 2
Oval 2
Ground information
LocationPort Vila, Vanuatu
International information
First WT20I3 October 2022:
 Fiji v  Papua New Guinea
Last WT20I8 September 2023:
 Vanuatu v  Japan
As of 8 September 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Vanuatu Cricket Ground is one of the main cricket grounds in Port Vila, in the Island nation of Vanuatu, in the South Pacific Ocean.[1] It hosted the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament in September 2022.[2] The 2022 Women's T20I Pacific Cup in October 2022 was the first women's T20I tournament held in Vanuatu.[3][4][5]

The ground is located adjacent to Korman Stadium and was built for the 2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup. It was originally named the KaZaa Cricket Field.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "East Asia and Pacific next to chase T20 World Cup 2024 spots". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Vanuatu Cricket to host World Cup Qualifier in world first". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Inaugural edition of women's Pacific Cup T20 tournament to take place in October 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Stalled by the pandemic, first ever Women's Pacific Cricket Cup all set to go in Vanuatu". ABC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. ^ @vanuatu_cricket (27 September 2022). "We are delighted to announce the Inaugural "Pacific Cup" will be held in Vanuatu with 4 T20I Women's teams taking part from Oct 3-6" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "KaZaa cricket field opens its innings". ESPNcricinfo. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2023.