Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

A women's Twenty20 cricket tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, was held from 8 to 13 July 2019 at the Faleata Oval Grounds.[1][2] Following the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all women's matches played between Associate Members after 1 July 2018, matches were eligible for Twenty20 International (T20I) status subject to both teams being members of the ICC and players passing eligibility criteria.[3]

Women's cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games
Dates8 – 13 July 2019
Administrator(s)Pacific Games Council
Cricket formatWomen's Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and medal matches
Host(s) Samoa
Champions Samoa (2nd title)
Participants4
Matches played15
Most runs Regina Lili'i (170)
Most wickets Lagi Telea (16)

The team's involved in the women's tournament were the host nation Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.[4] Samoa defeated Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets in the final to win the gold medal, while Vanuatu took bronze.[5]

Round-robin stage

Points Table

Team
P W L T NR Pts NRR
 Papua New Guinea 6510010+1.028
 Samoa (H) 6510010+0.763
 Vanuatu 624004+0.425
 Fiji 606000–3.065

(H) Host

  •   advanced to the gold medal match
  •   advanced to the bronze medal match

Matches

8 July 2019
13:30
Fiji 
16/1 (4.1 overs)
v
No result
Faleata Oval 4, Apia
  • Vanuatu Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain prevented any further play, with the match rescheduled for 9 July. The original match has not been recorded as a WT20I.

9 July 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Fiji 
96/8 (20 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
102/1 (12.4 overs)
Ruci Muriyalo 49 (38)
Sibona Jimmy 2/17 (4 overs)
Tanya Ruma 40* (31)
Alicia Dean 1/16 (3 overs)
Papua New Guinea Women won by 9 wickets
Faleata Oval 4, Apia
Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Juha Ipolito (Sam)
  • Fiji Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Alicia Dean (Fij) and Erani Pokana (PNG) both made their WT20I debuts.

9 July 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Vanuatu 
87/7 (20 overs)
v
 Samoa
88/9 (19.4 overs)
Leimauri Chilia 44 (51)
Taalili Iosefo 3/15 (4 overs)
Regina Lili'i 26 (48)
Nasimana Navaika 3/18 (4 overs)
Samoa Women won by 2 wickets
Faleata Oval 1, Apia
Umpires: Lakani Oala (PNG) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van)
  • Samoa Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Faaiuga Sisifo (Sam) and Leimauri Chilia (Van) both made their WT20I debuts.

9 July 2019
13:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
99/8 (20 overs)
v
 Samoa
86 (19.3 overs)
Naoani Vare 22 (28)
Lagi Telea 3/12 (3 overs)
Felea Pula 25 (22)
Natasha Ambo 4/14 (4 overs)
Papua New Guinea Women won by 13 runs
Faleata Oval 1, Apia
Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van)
  • Papua New Guinea Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kalala Tanuvasa (Sam) and Gari Buruka (PNG) both made their WT20I debuts.

9 July 2019
13:30
Scorecard
Fiji 
131/8 (20 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
133/5 (17.5 overs)
Ruci Muriyalo 35 (26)
Nasimana Navaika 3/26 (4 overs)
Rachel Andrew 46 (35)
Alicia Dean 4/21 (4 overs)
Vanuatu Women won by 5 wickets
Faleata Oval 4, Apia
Umpires: Juha Ipolita (Sam) and Lakani Oala (PNG)
  • Vanuatu Women won the toss and elected to field.

10 July 2019
13:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
128/3 (20 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
101/8 (20 overs)
Brenda Tau 62* (58)
Rachel Andrew 2/17 (4 overs)
Leimauri Chilia 25 (20)
Isabel Toua 1/10 (1 over)
Papua New Guinea Women won by 27 runs
Faleata Oval 1, Apia
Umpires: Juha Ipolita (Sam) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van)
  • Vanuatu Women won the toss and elected to field.

10 July 2019
13:30
Scorecard
Fiji 
71 (18.1 overs)
v
 Samoa
75/3 (9.3 overs)
Alicia Dean 21 (39)
Taalili Iosefo 3/17 (5 overs)
Regina Lili'i 38* (40)
Marica Vua 2/15 (2 overs)
Samoa Women won by 7 wickets
Faleata Oval 4, Apia
Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Lakani Oala (PNG)
  • Fiji Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ruth Johnston (Sam) made her WT20I debut.

11 July 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Fiji 
43 (14.4 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
46/2 (4 overs)
Semaema Lomani 10 (21)
Alvina Chilia 3/8 (4 overs)
Rachel Andrew 23 (10)
Luanne Rika 1/10 (1 over)
Vanuatu Women won by 8 wickets
Faleata Oval 1, Apia
Umpires: Juha Ipolita (Sam) and Lakani Oala (PNG)
Player of the match: Alvina Chilia (Van)
  • Fiji Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Merial Kenni (Van) made her WT20I debut.

11 July 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
74 (19.3 overs)
v
 Samoa
78/4 (17.5 overs)
Brenda Tau 22 (35)
Lagi Telea 3/17 (3.3 overs)
Lily Mulivai 21* (32)
Natasha Ambo 2/18 (3 overs)
Samoa Women won by 6 wickets
Faleata Oval 4, Apia
Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van)
  • Papua New Guinea Women won the toss and elected to bat.

12 July 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Fiji 
66 (14.3 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
70/4 (11.5 overs)
Ariera Tagilala 17 (18)
Sibona Jimmy 4/13 (4 overs)
Brenda Tau 26* (29)
Mereia Tilau 1/8 (0.5 overs)
Papua New Guinea Women won by 6 wickets
Faleata Oval 1, Apia
Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Juha Ipolito (Sam)
  • Papua New Guinea Women won the toss and elected to field.

12 July 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Samoa 
82/7 (20 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
65 (18.1 overs)
Lily Mulivai 20 (21)
Selina Solman 3/11 (4 overs)
Selina Solman 15 (18)
Lagi Telea 3/8 (4 overs)
Samoa Women won by 17 runs
Faleata Oval 4, Apia
Umpires: Lakani Oala (PNG) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van)
  • Vanuatu Women won the toss and elected to field.

12 July 2019
13:30
Scorecard
Fiji 
126/5 (20 overs)
v
 Samoa
127/4 (17.5 overs)
Alicia Dean 55 (51)
Lagi Telea 2/35 (4 overs)
Regina Lili'i 51 (48)
Alicia Dean 1/14 (2 overs)
Samoa Women won by 6 wickets
Faleata Oval 1, Apia
Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Lakani Oala (PNG)
  • Samoa Women won the toss and elected to field.

12 July 2019
13:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
100/6 (20 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
98/7 (20 overs)
Ravina Oa 16* (13)
Nasimana Navaika 2/13 (4 overs)
Leimauri Chilia 37 (39)
Ravina Oa 4/13 (4 overs)
Papua New Guinea Women won by 2 runs
Faleata Oval 4, Apia
Umpires: Juha Ipolito (Sam) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van)
  • Papua New Guinea Women the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

Bronze medal match

13 July 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Fiji 
79/9 (20 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
80/2 (8.2 overs)
Alicia Dean 25 (35)
Rachel Andrew 3/7 (4 overs)
Rachel Andrew 41* (25)
Mereia Tilau 1/18 (1 over)
Vanuatu Women won by 8 wickets
Faleata Oval 1, Apia
Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Juha Ipolito (Sam)
Player of the match: Rachel Andrew (Van)
  • Fiji Women won the toss and elected to bat.

Gold medal match

13 July 2019
13:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
72/7 (20 overs)
v
 Samoa
73/6 (18.3 overs)
Kaia Arua 25* (45)
Taalili Iosefo 3/23 (4 overs)
Regina Lili'i 20 (47)
Mairi Tom 3/16 (3.3 overs)
Samoa Women won by 4 wickets
Faleata Oval 1, Apia
Umpires: Lakani Oala (PNG) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van)
  • Samoa Women won the toss and elected to field.

See also

References

  1. "Cricket – Sports technical manual Version 2.0" (PDF). Government of Samoa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. "Vanuatu and Samoa look to defend their titles in 2019 Pacific Games T20I". CzarSports. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. "Pacific Games preview". Emerging Cricket. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. "Samoa chase down Papua New Guinea target to win women's cricket gold". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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