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By Akanimo Kufre
The Nigerian female cricket team on Tuesday subdued hard-fighting Cameroonian neighbors with 7 wickets victory at the Tafawa Balewa Square, (TBS) in Match Day 2 encounter.
The Cameroonian won the toss and opted to bat first. Their opening batters, Madeleine Laura and Michele Solange proved a hard nut to crack for Nigerian bowlers. After their partnership was broken, subsequent batters fell easily for the Nigerian bowlers. Cameroon made a low total of 58 runs, all out in 20 overs.
The second inning promised to be a cakewalk for the Nigerian girls, however, openers Favour Eseigbe and Esther Sandy lost their wickets too early. They were both dismissed though caught out, apparently due to poor shot selection.
Nevertheless, Agatha Uadaile and Salome Sunday came to the party with a spectacular performance. Both players batted with the same strike rate of 100. For the duo, every ball the Cameroonians offered was converted to points and they stayed in their crease till victory was certain. Nigeria made 60 runs in 7.4 overs, recording an impressive 7.83 runs rate compared to Cameroon’s 2.90 runs rate.
Despite Solome Sunday’s sterling batting display, her compatriot Favour Eseigbe won the Player of the Match award for dismissing 3 opponents’ wickets.
The second match of the day was between Ghanaian girls and Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone female patriots won by 7 wickets, 67/10 and 68/3 respectively.
Sierra Leone’s Alice Fillie became MVP after making 3 dismissals.
