Damien Ravu (born 3 May 1994) is a Papua New Guinean

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 1 October 2017. He made his

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(ODI) debut against Scotland on 25 November 2017. 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. 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. He made his

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(T20I) debut against the

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on 22 March 2019. The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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tournament in Namibia. In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the

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. In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He was the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with twelve dismissals in eight matches. In August 2021, Ravu was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravu, Damien 1994 births Living people Papua New Guinean cricketers Papua New Guinea One Day International cricketers Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Morobe Province Pacific Games gold medalists for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games medalists in cricket