Rahul Tiwari
khelja|22-01-2025
One more match. Another small score. And, that's because not a single batsman failed to score even 10 runs. That means she got out before touching double figures and returned to the dugout. We are talking about the match between New Zealand vs Samoa played in the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. New Zealand had the upper hand in this match. And, as expected, the result of the match also remained the same. That is, something like the upset that Nigeria had caused by defeating New Zealand in the last match was not seen here. New Zealand recorded a stormy win, though not its biggest in terms of runs, in the history of the tournament.
In the match of 17-17 overs, New Zealand batted first and scored 107 runs losing 9 wickets. Eve Voland scored the maximum 48 runs for New Zealand. The target for victory was absolutely clear for Samoa. He had to score 108 runs in 17 overs. But, while chasing this target, Samoa's team faltered in such a way that another small score got registered in the record books.
The condition of Samoa's team looked thin from the beginning. His wickets kept falling at regular intervals. The most special thing was that none of his batsmen touched double figures. Meaning, all the batsmen of the team were out before crossing the threshold of 10 runs. Samoa's most successful batsman scored 8 runs against New Zealand. Whereas 3 batsmen scored 6 runs. There were 3 batsmen who were out even before opening the account.
While chasing the target of 108 runs, Samoa's entire team was limited to 40 runs in 14.2 overs, which is the 5th lowest score made in the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. The record of 16 runs, the smallest score in the history of the tournament, is also in the name of Samoa, which it had made against South Africa two days ago i.e. on 20 January 2025.
Talking about New Zealand, it won by 67 runs, which is its first win in the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025. Apart from this, this stormy win is their second biggest win in the history of the tournament in terms of runs.