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Jason Kila
Jason Kila (born 15 January 1990) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. Kila is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Port Moresby. Having played age group cricket for Papua New Guinea Under-19s in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup and 2010 Under-19 World Cup,[1] he was selected for the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three, where he played 5 matches, helping them earn promotion to 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. It was in this competition that he made his List A debut against Namibia. He played a further 3 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong.[2] In his 4 matches, he scored 75 runs at a batting average of 18.75, with a high score 36.[3] With the ball, he took a single wickets at an overall competition cost of 57 runs.[4] International careerHe made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the United Arab Emirates in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 4 March 2018.[5] In August 2018, he was named in Papua New Guinea'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 Papua New Guinea's 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 for Papua New Guinea against the Philippines on 22 March 2019.[8] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[9] In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] In August 2021, Kila was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[11] References
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