Nigeria edge South Africa in Super Over as Zimbabwe smash records
Nigeria’s U 19 women’s team pulled off a dramatic one run win over South Africa in a Super Over on Matchday 9 of the Patricia Kambarami Cup, part of the Nigeria Invitational T20i Tournament. The hosts kept their campaign alive thanks to a captain’s performance from Lucky Piety. South Africa chose to bat first but slipped to 18 for 3 after six overs. They recovered through captain Mieke Van Voorst, who anchored the innings with 69 from 47 balls, with late support from Siphokuhle Masilela, who added 20, to post a competitive 133 for 7 from 20 overs. Nigeria started their chase slowly and had only 47 runs on the board at the halfway stage. Piety then seized control, smashing 66 from 35 balls, including a crucial 24 run over, to drag Nigeria back into the contest and eventually level […]
