Nalin Nipiko (born 21 September 1995) is a

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er who is the current captain of the

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. He started his career in 2009, playing for the under-15 team. He played in the

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tournament.

Career

In March 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the

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tournament in Malaysia. In August 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. In March 2019, he was named in the Vanuatuan 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

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on 22 March 2019. During the Regional Finals, he scored 124 runs and took five wickets in the four matches he played, and was named the Player of the Tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Vanuatu cricket team in the men's tournament at the

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. In September 2019, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament. He made his

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debut, against

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, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019. He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Vanuatu, with 133 runs in five matches.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nipiko, Nalin 1995 births Living people Vanuatuan cricketers Vanuatu Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Pacific Games gold medalists for Vanuatu Pacific Games silver medalists for Vanuatu Pacific Games medalists in cricket