Kaia Arua (born 27 October 1990) is a Papua New Guinean

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er. She played for the

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in the

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in February 2017. In June 2018, she was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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tournament. She made her

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(WT20I) for

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against

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in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. She captained the side for the match against

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on 12 July 2018. In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad. In November 2018, she was again named in the Women's Global Development Squad, to play fixtures against

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(WBBL) clubs. In April 2019, she was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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tournament in Vanuatu. In Papua New Guinea's penultimate match of the tournament, against

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, she took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is. In August 2019, she was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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tournament in Scotland. In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia. In October 2021, she was named in Papua New Guinea's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arua, Kaia 1990 births Living people Papua New Guinean women cricketers Papua New Guinea women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)