Tag: U19 Women’s T20 World Cup

POTCHEFSTROOM: Rwanda’s Henriette Ishimwe returned with splendid figures of 4/13 to aid in her side’s astounding triumph over Zimbabwe by 39 runs in the Group B fixture of the ongoing ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup.

Set to defend a mere 120 in the allotted 20 overs, Rwanda’s bowlers script an astonishing comeback to bundle out Zimbabwe for a paltry 80 runs.

Despite a shaky start, Zimbabwe at one stage were 60/2 in pursuit before losing the remaining eight wickets for just 20 runs.

Opener Natasha Mtomba and top-order batter Kelly Ndiraya struck a fighting 20 each, while the remaining batters seemed clueless against Rwanda’s bowling attack.

Notably, eight Zimbabwean batters failed to amass double figures while half of them perished for a golden duck.

Henriette led the bowling attack for Rwanda with four wickets while Zurufat Ishimwe bagged two. Gisele Ishimwe, Rosine Irera and Geovanis Uwase, on the other hand, made one scalp each.

Put into bat first, Rwanda too, had a dismal display with the bat as they could only amass 119/8 in the allotted overs.

Rwanda’s top three batters Merveille Uwase (18), Cynthia Tuyizere (30) and skipper Gisele Ishimwe (34) remained the only notable run-getters while their middle and lower-order batters perished cheaply in single figures.

Chipo Moyo was the pick of the bowlers for Zimbabwe as she claimed three wickets while Kudzai Chigora bagged two.

It is pertinent to mention that current Rwanda’s side are the first team to represent the country at a cricket world cup.

Meanwhile, in the Group C fixture of the mega event, dominant New Zealand thwarted Ireland by nine wickets with 79 balls to spare.

After opting to bat first, the Irish batting lineup endured a ruthless attack by the Kiwi bowlers which bundled them out for a skimpy 74 runs.

Zara Craig (20) and Abbi Harrison (14) offered a brief fightback with their 21-run partnership but could not stretch their stand.

Besides the duo, the rest of the Irish batters failed to amass double figures.

Natasha Codyre was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand with 3/6 while Tash Wakelin claimed 2/12. Kayley Knight, Olivia Anderson and Abigail Hotton struck out a batter each.

In response, New Zealand eased through the pursuit in the seventh over after losing just one wicket.

Anna Browning top-scored for the White Ferns with a quickfire 29 off 14 deliveries before Antonia Hamilton (18) and Georgia Plimmer (17) steered the side to victory.

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BENONI: Shweta Sehrawat and skipper Shafali Verma continued their top-notch form in the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup to help India seal a comprehensive win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday.

Shweta, who scored an unbeaten 92 against South Africa on Saturday, continued her exceptional form as she scored 74 not out against UAE and played a pivotal role in India’s second consecutive triumph in the group stage.

Put into bat first, India piled a mammoth 219/3 in their allotted 20 overs courtesy of a strong batting display by their top-three batters.

Batting first, Indian openers Shweta and skipper Shafali laid a solid foundation for a big total as they accumulated 111 runs in the ninth over.

Both batters took on the UAE bowlers with great dominance but Shafali was the core aggressor of their astonishing stand as she struck 78 off just 34 balls, hitting 12 boundaries and four sixes.

Following the skipper’s dismissal, wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh joined Shweta in the middle and made sure the side do not lose momentum as she added further to the misery of the UAE bowlers with her quickfire knock of 49 runs in just 29 balls before falling in the 19th over with India already amassing 200-run mark.

Meanwhile, Shweta remained unbeaten on 74 as India finished at 219/3. She faced 49 deliveries and struck 10 boundaries.

For UAE, Indhuja Nandakumar, Mahika Gaur and Samaira Dharnidharka struck out a batter each.

Set to chase a mammoth 220, the UAE batting lineup failed completely and could only manage to score 97/5 in 20 overs.

Opening batter Lavanya Keny (24) and Gaur (26) remained the only two notable run-getters while the rest seemed clueless against the strong Indian bowling attack.

Parshavi Chopra, Mannat Kashyap, Titas Sadhu and Shabnam MD made one scalp each for India.

In another Group D fixture, hosts South Africa thrashed Scotland by 44 runs to secure their maiden victory in the mega event.

Following the outcome of both fixtures, India continued to lead the group standings with four points, while South Africa surpassed UAE to secure the second spot with a better net run rate.

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POTCHEFSTROOM: Eyman Fatima played a crucial knock of unbeaten 65 from 60 balls after lively fielding efforts put Pakistan on top as they beat Rwanda by eight wickets in their opening match of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, here on Sunday.

The young Pakistani women’s side dominated the opponents with superb all-round performances on the field to reduce Rwanda to 106/8 in the allotted 20 overs.

Pakistan, however, reached the target with 13 balls to spare as Fatima and skipper Aroob Shah led the batting charge after the Green Shirts were once stuck at 36/2 in the 8th over.

Aroob made an unbeaten 20 runs from 21 balls while Fatima smashed 11 boundaries during her match-winning half-century.

Opting to bat first, Rwanda underwent complete batting chaos in the middle after skipper Gisele Ishimwe and opener Cynthia Tuyizere stitched a valiant second-wicket partnership of 52 runs.

Following an early scare in the first over when Areesha Noor Bhatti cleaned up Merveille Uwase in the first over, Ishimwe and Tuyizere tried to bring sanity before Pakistan triggered a batting collapse with three run outs and a wicket each to Zaib-un-Nisa, Anosha Nasir, Areesha and Aroob Shah.

With a cautious knock of 45-ball 40, Ishimwe top-scored for the side with seven of their batters failing to cross the double figures. Tuyizere, on the other hand, made 21 from 37 balls.

Pakistan will next play England on Tuesday before taking on Zimbabwe on Thursday.

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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday unveiled the warm-up fixtures for all 16 teams participating in the inaugural edition of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa in January.

According to the ICC, each participating team will compete in two warm-up matches on January 9 and 11 across four venues in Gauteng – St Stithians College, Steyn City School, Tuks Oval and Hammanskraal Oval.

Consequently, Pakistan will lock horns with Ireland (January 9) and New Zealand (January 11) ahead of the main tournament, scheduled to commence on January 14.

The inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup will feature 41 matches as sixteen teams will be competing in the two-week event across four venues in South Africa.

The 16 teams have been divided into four groups with Pakistan being placed in Group B alongside England, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

The green shirts will start their main round campaign against Rwanda on January 15 before facing England (January 17) and Zimbabwe (January 19) in their remaining group fixtures.

The top three teams from each group will then be divided into two Super 6 Groups then the top two teams out of which will book their place in the semi-finals.

The final of the inaugural mega event will be played on January 29.

Pakistan Squad: Aroob Shah (Captain) (Sindh), Aliza Khan (Sindh), Anosha Nasir (Sindh), Areesha Noor (Central Punjab), Eyman Fatima (Central Punjab), Haleema Azeem Dar (Central Punjab), Haniah Ahmer (Sindh), Laiba Nasir (Central Punjab), Mahnoor Aftab (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Quratulain Ahsen (Central Punjab), Rida Aslam (Central Punjab), Shawaal Zulfiqar (Central Punjab), Warda Yousaf (Central Punjab), Zaib-un-Nisa (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Zamina Tahir (Central Punjab)

Reserves: Aqsa Yousaf (Southern Punjab), Dina Razvi (Sindh), Maham Anees (Northern), Muskan Abid (Central Punjab) and Tahzeeb Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)

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