Guernsey's cricketers set to face Papua New Guinea

Guernsey's men have had one of their best-ever summers of cricket

Guernsey will face Papua New Guinea in a series of international matches this week.

PNG are in the Channel Islands ahead of the ICC Challenge League A tournament in Jersey later this month.

The two sides will play a T20 international on Thursday before 50-over games on Saturday and Sunday - all games will be played at the KGV.

Guernsey lost to Jersey by eight wickets in a 50-over inter-island clash on Saturday - a month after they competed in the final round of qualifying for the T20 World Cup for the first time.

PNG are currently 22nd in the ICC's T20 rankings and qualified for the 2021 and 2024 T20 World Cups.

They were beaten by Jersey in a one-day match when the sides last met in 2024.

"This obviously represents yet another significant step up for us," Guernsey team manager Rob Thomson said.

"However, it is an opportunity too good to turn down and a win would give us a big boost to our ranking points. It's certainly something all the squad are fully embracing.

"Knowing they were heading this way, I reached out to their board and put forward a proposal which sees their pre-tournament preparations take place here in Guernsey, which is a huge coup for the island.

"Alongside the T20I, PNG will utilize our top-class facilities at KGV on Friday for training before concluding their short visit with two 50-over games at the weekend."