Nigeria's senior women's cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, look to defend their title in the Nigeria Cricket Federation Women's T20i Invitational Tournament with a five-wicket win over Sierra Leone at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval on Thursday. continued. punch I will report it.
Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat first, but in that innings they were met by some excellent bowling from Nigeria, scoring 91 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs.
It was very easy for Nigeria to achieve the target in the second innings as Leke Oyede's side scored the required 92 runs in 15 overs, dropping five wickets in the process.
Player of the Match Lilian Udeh bowled superbly in four overs, picking up four wickets, which was particularly damaging to his fellow West Africans. She scored 11 runs in the second innings and won an honorary prize of 150,000 naira.
It was Nigeria's third victory in the four-nation tournament, with two wins over fellow West Africans and a five-wicket victory over arch-rivals Rwanda on Wednesday.
The win moved Nigeria and debutant Tanzania at the top of the leaderboard with six points each, although Tanzania have the better net run rate.
The two leaders will meet in a potentially decisive match on Saturday, with Rwanda and Sierra Leone also facing off in the penultimate round.
Tanzania are the top-ranked team in the tournament, having beaten Nigeria in their first match on Monday, but the Yellow Greens will be eyeing a chance to play against them on Saturday.
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