Cricket has seen some mightiest upsets, but none like Nigeria beating New Zealand. On Monday (Jan 20), the African nation registered their first win in the ongoing Women&rsquo;s Under-19 T20 World Cup 2025, beating heavyweight New Zealand by a whisker.
Batting first after losing the toss in the rain-affected match in Kuching, Malaysia, Nigeria scored a gritty 65 for six in 13 overs, with their captain Lucky Piety and batter Lillian Udeh top-scoring, hitting 19* and 18, respectively.&nbsp;
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For the White Ferns, five bowlers picked a wicket each, with Ayaan Lambat being the only exception.&nbsp;
New Zealand&rsquo;s chase went horribly wrong, with opener Kate Irwin getting run out on the first ball without facing a delivery. Her fellow opener, Emma McLeod, departed two overs later to the right-arm seamer Usen Peace.&nbsp;
NZ kept losing wickets at regular intervals, with their scorecard at the end of 11 overs reading 49 for five, needing 17 off two overs.&nbsp;
It is where the game got interesting.&nbsp;
<h2>Time for history!</h2>
Captain Tash Wakelin kept her side in the chase, hitting a four in the penultimate over, with New Zealand scoring eight off it, leaving nine for the final six balls.&nbsp;
They, however, managed just six off Udeh&rsquo;s third over as Nigeria scripted history, winning their maiden ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup event game.&nbsp;
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Udeh was her side&rsquo;s hero for the day, hitting 18 while batting and conceding just eight runs off three overs, including picking a wicket. She won the Player of the Match for her star performance.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, the Nigerian women&rsquo;s team will take on South Africa in their league match on Wednesday (Jan 22), with the New Zealand women&rsquo;s team taking on Samoa on the same day.&nbsp;
Besides, their positions on the points table are almost contrasting. While Nigeria sits in the second spot with one win and a no-result in two scheduled matches, the White Ferns are at the bottom of it, having lost both games played thus far.

Sports, Cricket: The Nigerian women’s team will take on South Africa in their league match on Wednesday (Jan 22), with the New Zealand women’s team taking on Samoa on the same day.

Cricket has seen some mightiest upsets, but none like Nigeria beating New Zealand. On Monday (Jan 20), the African nation registered their first win in the ongoing Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup 2025, beating heavyweight New Zealand by a whisker. Batting first after losing the toss in the rain-affected match in Kuching, Malaysia, Nigeria scored a gritty 65 for six in 13 overs, with their captain Lucky Piety and batter Lillian Udeh top-scoring, hitting 19* and 18, respectively. Also read | Upbeat India captain Rohit vows to bring Champions Trophy title home For the White Ferns, five bowlers picked a wicket each, with Ayaan Lambat being the only exception. New Zealand’s chase went horribly wrong, with opener Kate Irwin getting run out on the first ball without facing a delivery. Her fellow opener, Emma McLeod, departed two overs later to the right-arm seamer Usen Peace. NZ kept losing wickets at regular intervals, with their scorecard at the end of 11 overs reading 49 for five, needing 17 off two overs. It is where the game got interesting. Time for history! Captain Tash Wakelin kept her side in the chase, hitting a four in the penultimate over, with New Zealand scoring eight off it, leaving nine for the final six balls. They, however, managed just six off Udeh’s third over as Nigeria scripted history, winning their maiden ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup event game. Also read | Fit-again Shami throws 'rockets' in training with strapped knee - Watch Udeh was her side’s hero for the day, hitting 18 while batting and conceding just eight runs off three overs, including picking a wicket. She won the Player of the Match for her star performance. Meanwhile, the Nigerian women’s team will take on South Africa in their league match on Wednesday (Jan 22), with the New Zealand women’s team taking on Samoa on the same day. Besides, their positions on the points table are almost contrasting. While Nigeria sits in the second spot with one win and a no-result in two scheduled matches, the White Ferns are at the bottom of it, having lost both games played thus far.

Women’s U19 T20 World Cup 2025: Nigeria beat New Zealand in cricket’s greatest upset

Australia's batters provided their experienced bowling unit with sufficient runs to defend on a slow wicket and register a comprehensive 60-run win over New Zealand in the Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

Opener Beth Mooney top-scored with a 32-ball 40 as Australia posted a challenging 148 for eight. Ellyse Perry chipped in with a 24-ball 30, after Alyssa Healy contributed 26 in 20 deliveries at the top of the order.

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In reply, New Zealand were all out for 88 in 19.2 overs with Megan Schutt returning excellent figures of 3/3 in 3.2 overs. Annabel Sutherland (3/21) and Sophie Molineux (2/15) were the other major wicket-takers for Australia.

With this result, Australia grabbed the top spot in Group A with two wins from as many matches.

Opting to bat, six-time winners Australia were off to a fine start with Healy and Beth Mooney adding 41 runs for the first wicket in just 5.2 overs.

Healy was adjudged out lbw after being hit on the pad by left-arm spinner Fran Jonas but after being persuaded by Mooney, the batter opted for a review, and it proved to be the right call, as the on-field umpire's decision was overturned.

Healy responded with two fours and in the next over, she lofted Eden Carson over extra cover region for another boundary.

New Zealand's Amelia Kerr, who picked up 4/26, also pulled off a brilliant running catch to send back Phoebe Litchfield (18 off 18).

Brief scores:

Australia: 148/8 in 20 overs (Beth Mooney 40; Amelia Kerr 4/26)

New Zealand: 88 all out in 19.2 overs (Amelia Kerr 29; Megan Schutt 3/3, Annabel Sutherland 3/21)

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Australia's batters provided their experienced bowling unit with sufficient runs to defend on a slow wicket and register a comprehensive 60-run win over New Zealand in the Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

Australia's batters provided their experienced bowling unit with sufficient runs to defend on a slow wicket and register a comprehensive 60-run win over New Zealand in the Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday. Opener Beth Mooney top-scored with a 32-ball 40 as Australia posted a challenging 148 for eight. Ellyse Perry chipped in with a 24-ball 30, after Alyssa Healy contributed 26 in 20 deliveries at the top of the order. Also Read: Not Kohli and Shami, Shane Watson picks THESE two Indians to have big impact in Australia Tests In reply, New Zealand were all out for 88 in 19.2 overs with Megan Schutt returning excellent figures of 3/3 in 3.2 overs. Annabel Sutherland (3/21) and Sophie Molineux (2/15) were the other major wicket-takers for Australia. With this result, Australia grabbed the top spot in Group A with two wins from as many matches. Opting to bat, six-time winners Australia were off to a fine start with Healy and Beth Mooney adding 41 runs for the first wicket in just 5.2 overs. Healy was adjudged out lbw after being hit on the pad by left-arm spinner Fran Jonas but after being persuaded by Mooney, the batter opted for a review, and it proved to be the right call, as the on-field umpire's decision was overturned. Healy responded with two fours and in the next over, she lofted Eden Carson over extra cover region for another boundary. New Zealand's Amelia Kerr, who picked up 4/26, also pulled off a brilliant running catch to send back Phoebe Litchfield (18 off 18). Brief scores: Australia: 148/8 in 20 overs (Beth Mooney 40; Amelia Kerr 4/26) New Zealand: 88 all out in 19.2 overs (Amelia Kerr 29; Megan Schutt 3/3, Annabel Sutherland 3/21) Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Women's T20 World Cup: Ever-dominant Australia brush aside New Zealand challenge with ease

AUS-W vs NZ-W: The Australia Women's Cricket Team will face New Zealand's Women in the third match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023. The AUS-W vs NZ-W match is on February 11, 2023, and will commence at 10:30 PM IST.

AUS-W vs NZ-W: The Australia Women's Cricket Team will face New Zealand's Women in the third match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023. The AUS-W vs NZ-W match is on February 11, 2023, and will commence at 10:30 PM IST. The Australia Women will lock horns with New Zealand at the Boland Park Stadium in Paarl. The Australia Women, led by Meg Lanning, won their first warm-up match by 43 runs against India. However, they lost to Ireland in the second warm-up Women's T20 match. On the other hand, New Zealand Women, led by Sophie Devine, won their first warm-up match against West Indies. But they also lost their second match against England. While both teams are in a good position, experts have predicted Australia Women will win the match against New Zealand on February 11. Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates will play a crucial role for New Zealand Women during the game. Experts say if New Zealand has a good start in the game, they can cause damage to Australia's confidence. However, the possibility of that happening is less due to New Zealand's weak balling suit and Australia's packed battling line. Here's everything you need to know about the Australia Women vs New Zealand Women T20 World Cup. AUS-W vs NZ-W: Live Streaming In India, fans can watch the Australia Women vs New Zealand Women's match live on Star Sports Network. Star Sports Network has the rights to ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 in India. If you wish to stream the Australia Women vs New Zealand Women's match live on your mobile or laptop, you can subscribe to Disney+ Hotstar. AUS-W vs NZ-W: Match details Date: February 11, 2023 Time: 10:30 PM IST Venue: Boland Park, Paarls AUS-W vs NZ-W: Full Squad Australia Women (AUS-W) Beth Mooney, Grace Harris, Meg Lanning (C), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Heather Graham, Jess Jonassen, Kim Garth, Tahila McGrath, Alyssa Healy(W), Alana King, Darcie Brown, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt New Zealand Women (NZ-W) Brooke Halliday, Georgia Plimmer, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(C), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout(W), Eden Carson, Fran Jonas, Hannah Rowe, Hayley Jensen, Jess Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Molly Penfold

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T20 cricket has arrived in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for the first time ever in the ongoing 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Women's cricket has also made an appearance for the first time at the Games and the semi-finals are set to take place on Saturday (August 06).

The four teams to have qualified for the semi-finals are Harmanpreet Kaur's India, England, T20 and ODI World Cup champions Australia and New Zealand.&nbsp;

Who is going to face whom?

1st semi-finals: India will lock horns with England&nbsp;

2nd semi-finals: Australia will meet their Trans-Tasmanian rivals NZ&nbsp;

Both the games will be held on Saturday (August 06), i.e. the ninth day of the CWG 2022 and in Birmingham, England. The first semi-final will take place at 3:30 PM (IST) whereas the second knockout game will be at 10:30 PM (IST).

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The winner of Saturday's games will proceed to Sunday's finale (August 07), at 9:30 AM (IST), where the winner will walk away with the gold medal and loser will settle for silver. The loser of the semi-finals will face each other on the same day, at 2:30 PM (IST), for a bronze medal face-off.

Live streaming, telecast details:

The live telecast of the semi-finals will be on Sony Sports Network. Meanwhile, the streaming will be available on Sony Liv.

T20 cricket has arrived in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for the first time ever in the ongoing 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Women's cricket has also made an appearance for the first time at the Games and the semi-finals are set to take place on Saturday (August 06).

T20 cricket has arrived in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for the first time ever in the ongoing 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Women's cricket has also made an appearance for the first time at the Games and the semi-finals are set to take place on Saturday (August 06). The four teams to have qualified for the semi-finals are Harmanpreet Kaur's India, England, T20 and ODI World Cup champions Australia and New Zealand. Who is going to face whom? 1st semi-finals: India will lock horns with England 2nd semi-finals: Australia will meet their Trans-Tasmanian rivals NZ Both the games will be held on Saturday (August 06), i.e. the ninth day of the CWG 2022 and in Birmingham, England. The first semi-final will take place at 3:30 PM (IST) whereas the second knockout game will be at 10:30 PM (IST). ALSO READ | CWG'22: Canada's Balraj Panesar makes heads turn, grabs England forward Chris Griffiths by collar - WATCH The winner of Saturday's games will proceed to Sunday's finale (August 07), at 9:30 AM (IST), where the winner will walk away with the gold medal and loser will settle for silver. The loser of the semi-finals will face each other on the same day, at 2:30 PM (IST), for a bronze medal face-off. Live streaming, telecast details: The live telecast of the semi-finals will be on Sony Sports Network. Meanwhile, the streaming will be available on Sony Liv.

India faces England, Australia to meet New Zealand in CWG 2022 semi-finals: All you need to know

An inept batting performance by India led to an all-too-familiar surrender against New Zealand as the Mithali Raj-led side went down by 62 runs in its second league stage match of the ICC Women's World Cup here on Thursday.

New Zealand, who have dominated the Indians throughout this summer, didn't let anything change in a familiar script by first scoring a healthy 260 for 9. They then choked the 'Women in Blue' before bowling them out for only 198 in 46.4 overs.

India have now slipped to fifth among eight teams after this defeat while New Zealand, with two wins from three games, are now second behind Australia in the overall standings.

Puja Vastrakar's 4 for 34 in 10 overs and Harmanpreet Kaur's 71 off 62 balls were two isolated performances which hardly made any impact on the larger outcome.

While Vastrakar's four-for could still be credited for stopping New Zealand's total from going north of 280, Harmanpreet's runs might just help her regain confidence for the coming games.

Amelia Kerr (50 and 3/56 in 9 overs), one half of the famous Kerr sisters, first laid the platform with a solid half century and then breached the defences of rival skipper Mithali Raj (31 off 56 balls) with a flighted delivery.

Her fast googly dismissed Richa Ghosh (0) off the successive delivery to make it virtually impossible for India. 
Towards the end, she also snapped up Harmanpreet to make it a perfect all-round performance. Seamers Lea Tahuhu (3/17 in 10 overs) and Hayley Jensen (3/30 in 6.4 overs) shared the other scalps.

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The pursuit of 261 started on a discordant note with Smriti Mandhana (6 off 21 balls), Yastika Bhatia (28 off 59 balls) and Deepti Sharma (5 off 13 balls) unable find ways to rotate the strike. Mithali's struggles have been well documented and it's not getting any better in her last tournament for India.

Even more baffling was coach Ramesh Powar's strategy of sending three left-handers (out of form Shafali Verma was dropped) with home team skipper Sophie Devine giving the new ball to off-break bowler Frances Mackay (8-1-25-0), who would take it away from left-handers.

The figures don't seem exceptional but much like what Deepak Patel did for men's team in 1992, Mackay bowled as many as 27 dot balls in those first 15 overs to choke the flow of runs.

India haven't found a way to counter New Zealand and in past one month, have lost five of the six WODIs against the White Ferns. The game could be divided into two sets of first 20 overs where the two teams batted.

In case of New Zealand, the first 20 overs yielded 117 runs for the loss of just two wickets while India, in their response, painfully reached 50 for 3 in their share of 20.

The difference was 67 and if one looks at the margin of victory for 'White Ferns', it won't be very difficult to gauge why things went downhill for Mithali's team.

New Zealand's batting has four pillars -- Suzie Bates (5), skipper Devine (35), No. 3 Kerr (50) and No. 4 Amy Satterthwaite (75) and three performed on the day.

An inept batting performance by India led to an all-too-familiar surrender against New Zealand as the Mithali Raj-led side went down by 62 runs in its second league stage match of the ICC Women's World Cup here on Thursday.

An inept batting performance by India led to an all-too-familiar surrender against New Zealand as the Mithali Raj-led side went down by 62 runs in its second league stage match of the ICC Women's World Cup here on Thursday. New Zealand, who have dominated the Indians throughout this summer, didn't let anything change in a familiar script by first scoring a healthy 260 for 9. They then choked the 'Women in Blue' before bowling them out for only 198 in 46.4 overs. India have now slipped to fifth among eight teams after this defeat while New Zealand, with two wins from three games, are now second behind Australia in the overall standings. Puja Vastrakar's 4 for 34 in 10 overs and Harmanpreet Kaur's 71 off 62 balls were two isolated performances which hardly made any impact on the larger outcome. While Vastrakar's four-for could still be credited for stopping New Zealand's total from going north of 280, Harmanpreet's runs might just help her regain confidence for the coming games. Amelia Kerr (50 and 3/56 in 9 overs), one half of the famous Kerr sisters, first laid the platform with a solid half century and then breached the defences of rival skipper Mithali Raj (31 off 56 balls) with a flighted delivery. Her fast googly dismissed Richa Ghosh (0) off the successive delivery to make it virtually impossible for India. Towards the end, she also snapped up Harmanpreet to make it a perfect all-round performance. Seamers Lea Tahuhu (3/17 in 10 overs) and Hayley Jensen (3/30 in 6.4 overs) shared the other scalps. Also Read: Women's World Cup 2022: Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami equals world record in clash against New Zealand The pursuit of 261 started on a discordant note with Smriti Mandhana (6 off 21 balls), Yastika Bhatia (28 off 59 balls) and Deepti Sharma (5 off 13 balls) unable find ways to rotate the strike. Mithali's struggles have been well documented and it's not getting any better in her last tournament for India. Even more baffling was coach Ramesh Powar's strategy of sending three left-handers (out of form Shafali Verma was dropped) with home team skipper Sophie Devine giving the new ball to off-break bowler Frances Mackay (8-1-25-0), who would take it away from left-handers. The figures don't seem exceptional but much like what Deepak Patel did for men's team in 1992, Mackay bowled as many as 27 dot balls in those first 15 overs to choke the flow of runs. India haven't found a way to counter New Zealand and in past one month, have lost five of the six WODIs against the White Ferns. The game could be divided into two sets of first 20 overs where the two teams batted. In case of New Zealand, the first 20 overs yielded 117 runs for the loss of just two wickets while India, in their response, painfully reached 50 for 3 in their share of 20. The difference was 67 and if one looks at the margin of victory for 'White Ferns', it won't be very difficult to gauge why things went downhill for Mithali's team. New Zealand's batting has four pillars -- Suzie Bates (5), skipper Devine (35), No. 3 Kerr (50) and No. 4 Amy Satterthwaite (75) and three performed on the day.

Women's World Cup 2022: Lea Tahuhu, Amelia Kerr star as New Zealand crush India by 62 runs