West Indies registered a convincing win against Indonesia by 77 runs in their Group C match at Potchefstroom, taking their win tally to 2 and 4 points on the table. Winning the toss, West Indies decided to bat first in what was a smart and calculative move.
Batting first, West Indies made a whopping 176/3. Shunelle Sawh and Zaida James gave a fantastic start to the Caribbean team. Up until the 11th over, they were unstoppable but after Sawh was dismissed for 31, the very next over also saw the dismissal of James for a well-played 55. Other quickfire knocks by Naijanni Cumberbatch who remained unbeaten on 24 with Djenaba Joseph scoring 20 and Trishan Holder’s 35* paved the way for West Indies to put up a competitive total.
Indonesia had a disastrous batting outing as they were skittled for a paltry 99/9. Gusti Ulansari was the earliest to get out for 9 in the 4th over. Kadek Kurniartini and skipper, Ni Luh Dewi were the other major run-getters and double-digit run-scorers because what followed was a slew of quick and cheap dismissals that signaled the demise of Indonesia’s batting that could not tolerate the might of the West Indies bowling that was superior and completely outplayed them. Djenaba Joseph was the pick of the bowlers picking up three wickets while Kdjazz Mitchell, Ashmini Munisar and Zaida James were also instrumental in scalping the wickets of Indonesia.
Zaida James for her 55 off 37 and 1/21 was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’.
🌴West Indies U19 won by 78 runs
🌴West Indies U19: 177-3 (20)
Zaida James: 55 (37)
Trishan Holder: 35* (14)
Ni Suarniasih 1-22🇮🇩Indonesia U19: 99-9(20)
Kadek Kurniartini: 15(23)
Ni Luh Ketut Dewi: 14 (21)
Djenaba Joseph 3-14#CricketTwitter #U19T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/teNdQb5qHb— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) January 17, 2023
Brief Scores: WI- 176/3 (Z James 55, T Holder 35; N Suarniasih 1/22) defeated INA- 99/9 (K Kurniartini 15, NL Dewi 14; D Joseph 3/14) by 77 runs
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