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]
| Dates | 8 – 13 July 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Pacific Games Council |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and medal matches |
| Host(s) |  Samoa |
| Champions | Samoa (2nd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 15 |
| 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 edit
Points Table edit
| P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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 Papua New Guinea
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.028 |
| Samoa (H)
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.763 |
 Vanuatu
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.425 |
 Fiji
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.065 |
(H) Host
- advanced to the gold medal match
- advanced to the bronze medal match
Matches edit
8 July 2019
13:30 |
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- Vanuatu 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.
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Ruci Muriyalo 49 (38)
Sibona Jimmy 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alicia Dean (Fij) and Erani Pokana (PNG) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Leimauri Chilia 44 (51)
Taalili Iosefo 3/15 (4 overs) |
Regina Lili'i 26 (48)
Nasimana Navaika 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
- Faaiuga Sisifo (Sam) and Leimauri Chilia (Van) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Naoani Vare 22 (28)
Lagi Telea 3/12 (3 overs) |
Felea Pula 25 (22)
Natasha Ambo 4/14 (4 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kalala Tanuvasa (Sam) and Gari Buruka (PNG) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Ruci Muriyalo 35 (26)
Nasimana Navaika 3/26 (4 overs) |
Rachel Andrew 46 (35)
Alicia Dean 4/21 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
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Alicia Dean 21 (39)
Taalili Iosefo 3/17 (5 overs) |
Regina Lili'i 38* (40)
Marica Vua 2/15 (2 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ruth Johnston (Sam) made her WT20I debut.
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Semaema Lomani 10 (21)
Alvina Chilia 3/8 (4 overs) |
Rachel Andrew 23 (10)
Luanne Rika 1/10 (1 over) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
- Merielle Kenni (Van) made her WT20I debut.
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Ariera Tagilala 17 (18)
Sibona Jimmy 4/13 (4 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
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Lily Mulivai 20 (21)
Selina Solman 3/11 (4 overs) |
Selina Solman 15 (18)
Lagi Telea 3/8 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
Finals edit
Bronze medal match edit
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Alicia Dean 25 (35)
Rachel Andrew 3/7 (4 overs) |
Rachel Andrew 41* (25)
Mereia Tilau 1/18 (1 over) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
Gold medal match edit
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- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Cricket – Sports technical manual Version 2.0" (PDF). Government of Samoa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Vanuatu and Samoa look to defend their titles in 2019 Pacific Games T20I". CzarSports. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Pacific Games preview". Emerging Cricket. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Samoa chase down Papua New Guinea target to win women's cricket gold". Inside the Games. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.