Papua New Guinea international Kaia Arua passed away at just 33, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Thursday.
The all-rounder made her debut at the East Asia-Pacific Trophy back in 2010, facing hosts Japan in Sano.
Arua became a regular member in PNG side and participated in various East-Asia Pacific pathway events and Pacific Games cricket, before being called up for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
She also led PNG in a match against Ireland at the 2018 T20 World Cup Qualifier and was named in the ICC Women's Global Development squad in the same year.
She was made permanent captain at the 2019 East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup Qualifier, leading her side to a tournament win and securing spot for both the 2019 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournaments.
Her 59 T20I wickets at 10.2 is the highest by a PNG women's international, with her figures of 5/7 (4) against Japan the second-best in her team's T20I history.
Arua also took part in Fairbreak tournaments across 2022 and 2023 for the Falcons.