The Providence Stadium or Guyana National Stadium is a sports stadium in Guyana, replacing Bourda as the national stadium. The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in March and April 2007.
The stadium hosted six World Cup matches between March 28, 2007 and April 9, 2007, most notably the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in which Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. Built primarily for cricket matches, the stadium can be converted into a multi-use facility.
The Papua New Guinea T20 World Cup team, nicknamed the "Barramundis", is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organized by Cricket PNG, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously held one-day international team status, which they achieved after finishing fourth in the 2014 World Cup qualifying match.
Papua New Guinea lost ODI and T20 World Cup status in March 2018 after losing a play-off match against Nepal during a 2018 Cricket World Cup qualifier, resulting in their opponents being given ODI and T20I status. On 26 April 2019, PNG defeated Oman to finish in the top four of the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and regain ODI status.
The T20 World Cup 2024 tournament is set to begin on June 1 and will be hosted in the United States for the first time along with the West Indies.