Naija women cricket team, wey dem dey call Female Yellow Greens, don show say dem no dey play yesterday when dem hammer Ghana by 136 runs for T20I match. The match wey happen for Tafawa Balewa Square Oval for Lagos on Sunday na part of Nigeria Cricket Federation Women’s Invitational T20I tournament. Na big win dis one be as Naija girls continue to dey impress for di competition.
After dem win toss and choose to bat first, Naija team post 159 runs for four wickets for dia 20 overs. Di innings dey steady from beginning to end as di batters dey play with sense and dey rotate strike well. Even though Ghana bowlers try to put pressure early, Naija top and middle order batters contribute well to set big target.
Captain Lucky Piety start well with 23 runs from 17 balls, including two fours and one six, before Grace Essuon from Ghana bowl am out for sixth over. But di real star for Naija batting na Christable Chukwuonye wey score 43 runs from just 27 balls. Kehinde Amusa, wey be reigning Nigeria Women’s Player of the Year, add 36 runs from 39 deliveries to make sure di score dey good.
Ghana bowlers struggle with consistency and give plenty extras, especially wides, wey help Naija total to dey high. When time reach for Ghana to bat, dem no fit match Naija intensity at all. Naija bowlers dey tight with dia lines and lengths, no give Ghana batters chance to score freely.
Wickets begin to fall from first over itself as Naija early breakthroughs put Ghana for serious pressure. Ghana batters no fit build any meaningful partnership wey go help dem chase di big target. Di required run rate just dey climb as Naija bowlers maintain discipline.
Peace Usen shine again as she collect Player of the Match award for second consecutive time. She take three wickets for just nine runs from four overs. Debutants Henrietta Mbam and Favour Effiong also impress well as Mbam take three wickets while Effiong get two wickets.
Dis win don make Naija position for di round-robin tournament strong wella, especially after dem don win dia opening match against Zimbabwe U-19. For Ghana side, dis na dia third loss for di tournament after dem don suffer heavy defeat from Rwanda for opener and another loss to South Africa U-19 for second game.
Di performance show say Naija women cricket dey grow well and dem dey ready to compete with any team. Di Female Yellow Greens don prove say dem get quality players wey fit perform under pressure. With dis kind form, dem dey strong contender for di tournament title.
Di match happen for Tafawa Balewa Square Oval wey dey Lagos, and di Nigeria Cricket Federation organize di Women’s Invitational T20I tournament. Di tournament dey help to develop women cricket for Africa and give teams like Naija chance to gain international experience.
Abiodun Adewale wey be sports reporter for PUNCH newspaper cover di match and write di original report. Di journalist don dey cover Nigerian football league, national teams, and cricket for last six years. PUNCH newspaper publish di story on March 23, 2026.
Di win dey important for Naija cricket development as more attention dey come to women sports for di country. With consistent performance like dis, di Female Yellow Greens fit inspire more young girls to take up cricket and represent Naija for international competitions.
As di tournament continue, all eyes dey on Naija team to see if dem fit maintain dis form and possibly win di championship. Di way dem dey play show teamwork and planning wey di coaches and management put for place dey work well.
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