| Simon Atai | |||||
| Country: | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1999 | ||||
| International: | true | ||||
| Internationalspan: | 2019-present | ||||
| Odidebutdate: | 27 April | ||||
| Odidebutyear: | 2019 | ||||
| Odidebutagainst: | USA | ||||
| Odicap: | 23 | ||||
| Lastodidate: | 21 September | ||||
| Lastodiyear: | 2022 | ||||
| Lastodiagainst: | Namibia | ||||
| T20idebutdate: | 8 July | ||||
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 | ||||
| T20idebutagainst: | Samoa | ||||
| T20icap: | 23 | ||||
| Lastt20idate: | 15 July | ||||
| Lastt20iyear: | 2022 | ||||
| Lastt20iagainst: | Zimbabwe | ||||
| Date: | 21 September 2022 | ||||
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1115033.html Cricinfo | ||||
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Simon Atai (born 19 September 1999) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1] In December 2017, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2] He was the leading run-scorer for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with 116 runs in six matches.[3]
He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[4] He made his List A debut for Papua New Guinea against Oman in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 26 April 2019.[5] Papua New Guinea finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[6] Atai made his ODI debut on 27 April 2019, against the United States, in the tournament's third-place playoff.[7]
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Papua New Guinea on 8 July 2019, against Samoa, in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[8] 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.[9] In August 2021, Atai was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[10]