Nigeria, on Monday (January 20), created history when they stunned New Zealand to register victory in their first match of the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup.
Nigeria competed in the ongoing edition. Their first game was against Samoa on Saturday and while they would have liked to start their campaign with a win, the clash was abandoned due to rain.
However, the washout did not deter them as they came up with a superb display to register a historic win for New Zealand. The wet weather also threatened to spoil the game but Nigeria had enough time to claim victory after it was confirmed that there would be play even though the game was reduced to a 13-over-a-side contest.
Nigeria shock New Zealand in ICC Women’s U19 World Cup 2025:
Batting first, Nigeria posted 65/6 in the allotted 13 overs. After the openers departed early, captain Piety Lucky and Lilian Ude lifted the ship to the African outfit. Lucky and Ude were the only batsmen from Nigeria to reach double figures. Ude scored for his side, scoring 19 while Lucky scored 18.
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For New Zealand, Anika Tauwhare was the pick of the bowlers, taking one wicket for just 6 runs in 3 overs. After the bowlers managed to restrict Nigeria to a minimum, the onus was on the New Zealand batsmen to keep their team going.
However, the batsmen failed to capitalize on the performance of the fielders as New Zealand lost by two runs. They finished their innings at 63/6. New Zealand lost both their openers within three overs before Eve Wolland (14) and Anika Todd (19) steadied the train. Captain Tash Wakelin also played an 18-run knock.
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In the end, New Zealand needed 9 runs to win with five wickets in hand. However, Ude came up with a good bowling display to lead his team to a comfortable win.
2025-01-20 07:21:08
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