Nigeria's U-19 Women Reach WT2i Final After Defeating SA

In the final of the Nigeria, Rwanda Five-nation Invitational Women’s WT2i Tournament, Nigeria's U-19 women's cricket team triumphed over South Africa's U-19 team by 7 wickets. South Africa, after winning the toss, opted to bat first but struggled, managing only 66 runs in 17 overs.

Key contributions came from Ashlei Barnard (15 runs), Dane Boshoff (16 runs), and Jae Leigh Filand (13 runs). Nigeria's Lilian Ud led the bowling attack with impressive figures of 3 wickets for 6 runs in 4 overs.

In response, Nigeria chased down the target with ease, scoring 67 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 9.5 overs. Captain Lucki Pieti scored 18 runs off 8 balls, while Kehind Amusan added 15 runs off 31 balls.

Lilian Ud was awarded Player of the Match. Rwanda also advanced to the final by defeating Zimbabwe by 5 wickets, with Mari Dian Bimenyinmana scoring 34 runs.