Nigeria Need To Beat Ireland To Pick World Cup Semifinal Ticket

Nigeria Need To Beat Ireland To Pick World Cup Semifinal Ticket

By Admin

Despite Saturday's washout against England, Nigerian's Junior Female Yellow Greens are still in contention for a place in the semi-finals of the 2025 ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia. 

The Junior Female Yellow Greens were billed to begin their Super Six campaign against England at the Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak on Saturday, but the game was abandoned as a result of a wet playing surface. 

As both sides shared a point in the game, Nigeria are now third in the Super Six Group 2 with three points, needing a win against Ireland in their last game on Wednesday to stand a chance of advancing. 

South Africa lead the Super Six group with six points followed by England with four points while Nigeria are third with three points, thanks to a better net run rate than the USA. 

Before the tournament, the Nigerian team had set a semi-final target for themselves and their progress into the current stage is no mean feat as well. 

They caused an upset in the group stages of the tournament, beating New Zealand by two runs in their second game. 

Having played only two games out of a possible four games so far, Nigeria's win percentage stands at 50%, placing them eighth in the 16-nation tourney. 

Defending champions India, Australia and South Africa are the three countries with a 100% win record. 

Nigeria's second Super Six game against Ireland will be played at the YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi.