Female Yellow Greens players, Sunday Salome and Devotion Fortunate crushed each other’s records at the continuous 2024 Kwibuka Women’s T20i competition as the senior women’s group recorded their greatest edge of a win by whipping Malawi by 90 runs in their final round-robin amusement on Friday.
Malawi’s 90 runs for the misfortune of six wickets stood no chance against the hard-batting Nigerians who posted a whopping 180 runs for the misfortune of six wickets in their apportioned overs.
The win was 28 runs superior to Nigeria’s past greatest edge win of 62 runs which they accomplished against Ghana at the 2023 Nigeria Cricket League Women’s T20i invitational.
Player of The Coordinate Fortunate recorded 70 runs counting 10 4s and two 6s from 48 balls for the most noteworthy person score for Nigeria in a T20i amusement, outperforming Salome’s 48 runs from 20 balls which was recorded within the same diversion.
The 17-year-old moreover set a 52-run record for the foremost recorded in boundaries, breaking Salome’s 28 runs record which was set against Rwanda four days back at the competition.
In reaction, Salome too hit three 6s against Malawi, toppling Lucky’s two for the most sixes in an innings for Nigeria.
Taking after the win over Malawi, the Female Yellow Greens cemented a beat-four wrap-up within the round-robin and will now confront Rwanda within the third-place playoff on Saturday (nowadays).
It’ll be Nigeria and Rwanda’s moment assembly at the competition.
The Female Yellow Greens triumphed in their faceoff four days prior with 32 runs for their 12th head-to-head win whereas Rwanda have won 11 of their past 24 gatherings and one diversion finished in a draw.
