Nigeria’s Junior Feminine Yellow Greens lastly received a style of the actions on the 2025 ICC U-19 Ladies’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia, marking their delayed debut with a two-run win over test-playing nation, New Zealand on Monday.
Because it occurred towards Samoa on Saturday, Sarawak’s rain delayed the sport however the Nigerian staff’s shine wasn’t going to be denied once more, because the match started over two hours after its scheduled time with diminished overs.
New Zealand elected to area first, sending the Nigerian batters into the crease.
Captain Fortunate Piety hit Nigeria’s first six at a Ladies’s World Cup in a steadied innings because the Junior Yellow Greens completed with 65 runs for the lack of six wickets in 13 overs.
Realizing they needed to come to the occasion with their bowling as properly, Sarah Bakhita’s staff took the second innings sluggish and regular and finally knocked off the fourth-ranked nation for 63 runs for the lack of six wickets as properly.
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Abiodun, who stories Sports activities for PUNCH, covers totally different tiers of the Nigerian soccer league, the nationwide groups, in addition to cricket, within the final six years
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