The 2022 Women's T20I Pacific Cup was a women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that took place in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 3 to 6 October 2022.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the Women's T20I Pacific Cup. The participants were the women's national sides of Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.[2][3] Papua New Guinea had entered the event after recently competing in the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi, but the other three teams had not played an international fixture since the Pacific Games cricket tournament in July 2019.[4]
| Dates | 3 – 6 October 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | Vanuatu Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Vanuatu |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Vanuatu |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Naoani Vare |
| Most runs | Naoani Vare (225) |
| Most wickets | Isabel Toua (11) |
Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu each won both of their matches on the opening day of the tournament.[5] Papua New Guinea again won twice on the second day of the event, while Samoa avenged their opening day loss to the hosts by picking up two wins on the day.[6] A 10-wicket win against Samoa on the final day saw Papua New Guinea secure top spot in the table, before the last two games were abandoned due to rain.[7]
Squads
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Points Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Papua New Guinea
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6.229 |
| 2 | Vanuatu
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.893 |
| 3 | Samoa
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.601 |
| 4 | Fiji
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6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | −5.190 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
Fixtures
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Valenta Langiatu 53 (43)
Jacinta Sanele 4/34 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Netty Chilia, Ruth Kaltongga, Rayline Ova (Van), Florence Agaimalo, Ailaoa Aoina, Leofao Apolinasio, Jacinta Sanele, Tuaoloa Semau and Eleni Vaaetasi (Sam) all made their WT20I debuts.
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Tanya Ruma 67 (39)
Karalaini Vakuruivalu 3/39 (4 overs) |
Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 26 (20)
Hollan Doriga 5/2 (1.4 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kiera Amoe, Melaia Biu, Takayawa Colati, Maeavhanisi Erasito, Ateca Kainoco, Lagakali Lomani, Olivia Sekilekutu, Karalaini Vakuruivalu and Sulia Vuni (Fij) all made their WT20I debuts.
- Hollan Doriga (PNG) took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[12]
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Selina Solman 39 (29)
Ruci Muriyalo 1/24 (4 overs) |
Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 24 (21)
Rachel Andrew 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ana Gonerara, Volau Mataki and Elizabeth Rokoro (Fij) all made their WT20I debuts.
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Taalili Iosefo 12 (19)
Geua Tom 2/11 (3 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
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Taalili Iosefo 31 (16)
Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 2/30 (3 overs) |
Ruci Muriyalo 27 (28)
Ailaoa Aoina 4/9 (1.5 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
- Ariota Kupito (Sam) made her WT20I debut.
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Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 24 (34)
Henao Thomas 5/13 (3.5 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
- Henao Thomas (PNG) took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[12]
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Maiyllise Carlot 15 (17)
Lagi Telea 3/11 (3 overs) |
Tuaoloa Semau 16* (11)
Alvina Chilia 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Leisau Jacob and Theresa Mansale (Van) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Taofi Lafai 8 (17)
Isabel Toua 3/7 (4 overs) |
Naoani Vare 25* (16)
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- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sarina Moe (Sam) made her WT20I debut.
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Valenta Langiatu 55 (49)
Karalaini Vakuruivalu 2/33 (4 overs) |
Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 20 (40)
Nasimana Navaika 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
- Lizzing Enoch (Van) made her WT20I debut.
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
References
edit- ^ "Inaugural edition of women's Pacific Cup T20 tournament to take place in October 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Stalled by the pandemic, first ever Women's Pacific Cricket Cup all set to go in Vanuatu". ABC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ @vanuatu_cricket (27 September 2022). "We are delighted to announce the Inaugural "Pacific Cup" will be held in Vanuatu with 4 T20I Women's teams taking part from Oct 3-6" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Inaugural Women's Pacific Cup 2022 to be played from 3rd to 6th October in Vanuatu". Female Cricket. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Vanuatu and PNG with twin wins after Pacific Cup day one". Vanuatu Cricket. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "PNG continue unbeaten run on Day 2 as Samoa shock Vanuatu in Pacific Cup". Vanuatu Cricket. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Undefeated PNG crowned Pacific Cup champions as Vanuatu claim runners-up". Vanuatu Cricket. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Twelve debutants for Pacific Cup". FBC News. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Two regulars, twelve new faces in cricket side". Fiji Sun. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Vanuatu Cricket to host inaugural T20 Women's Pacific Cup next week". Vanuatu Cricket. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Women's T20 Pacific Cup 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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