2022 Women's T20I Pacific Cup

The 2022 Women's T20I Pacific Cup was a women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that took place in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 3 to 6 October 2022.^[1] It was the inaugural edition of the Women's T20I Pacific Cup. The participants were the women's national sides of Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.^[2][3] Papua New Guinea had entered the event after recently competing in the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi, but the other three teams had not played an international fixture since the Pacific Games cricket tournament in July 2019.^[4]

2022 Women's Pacific Cup

Dates	3 – 6 October 2022
Administrator(s)	Vanuatu Cricket Association
Cricket format	Women's Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Host(s)	Vanuatu
Champions	Papua New Guinea (1st title)
Runners-up	Vanuatu
Participants	4
Matches	12
Player of the series	Naoani Vare
Most runs	Naoani Vare (225)
Most wickets	Isabel Toua (11)
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Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu each won both of their matches on the opening day of the tournament.^[5] Papua New Guinea again won twice on the second day of the event, while Samoa avenged their opening day loss to the hosts by picking up two wins on the day.^[6] A 10-wicket win against Samoa on the final day saw Papua New Guinea secure top spot in the table, before the last two games were abandoned due to rain.^[7]

Squads

Fiji[8][9]	Papua New Guinea[10]	Samoa[10]	Vanuatu[10]
Ruci Muriyalo (c) Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga (vc, wk) Kiera Amoe Melaia Biu Takayawa Colati Maeavhanisi Erasito (wk) Ana Gonerara Ateca Kainoco Lagakali Lomani Volau Mataki Elizabeth Rokoro Olivia Sekilekutu Karalaini Vakuruivalu Sulia Vuni	Kaia Arua (c) Tanya Ruma (vc) Melanie Ani Vicky Araa Hollan Doriga Kevau Frank Sibona Jimmy Ravina Oa Pauke Siaka Brenda Tau (wk) Henao Thomas Geua Tom (wk) Mairi Tom Isabel Toua Naoani Vare	Kolotita Nonu (c) Lagi Telea (vc) Florence Agaimalo Ailaoa Aoina Leofao Apolinasio Taalili Iosefo Ariota Kupito Taofi Lafai Sarina Moe Jacinta Sanele Tuaoloa Semau Vanisi Talalelei Kalala Tanuvasa (wk) Eleni Vaaetasi	Selina Solman (c) Rachel Andrew Maiyllise Carlot (wk) Alvina Chilia Netty Chilia Lizzing Enoch Leisau Jacob Ruth Kaltongga Valenta Langiatu Theresa Mansale Vicky Mansale Nasimana Navaika Rayline Ova Leimura Tastuki

Points Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Papua New Guinea	6	5	0	1	11	6.229
2	Vanuatu	6	3	2	1	7	0.893
3	Samoa	6	2	3	1	5	−0.601
4	Fiji	6	0	5	1	1	−5.190

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[11]

Fixtures

3 October 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  136/8 (20 overs)	v	Samoa 115 (19.1 overs)
Valenta Langiatu 53 (43) Jacinta Sanele 4/34 (4 overs)		Florence Agaimalo 21* (11) Nasimana Navaika 4/22 (4 overs)

Vanuatu won by 21 runs Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila Umpires: Junior Kaltapau (Van) and Merielle Kenni (Van) Player of the match: Valenta Langiatu (Van)

• Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
• Netty Chilia, Ruth Kaltongga, Rayline Ova (Van), Florence Agaimalo, Ailaoa Aoina, Leofao Apolinasio, Jacinta Sanele, Tuaoloa Semau and Eleni Vaaetasi (Sam) all made their WT20I debuts.

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3 October 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Papua New Guinea  219/5 (20 overs)	v	Fiji 41 (9.4 overs)
Tanya Ruma 67 (39) Karalaini Vakuruivalu 3/39 (4 overs)		Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 26 (20) Hollan Doriga 5/2 (1.4 overs)

Papua New Guinea won by 178 runs Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2), Port Vila Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Mac Markia (Van) Player of the match: Hollan Doriga (PNG)

• Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
• Kiera Amoe, Melaia Biu, Takayawa Colati, Maeavhanisi Erasito, Ateca Kainoco, Lagakali Lomani, Olivia Sekilekutu, Karalaini Vakuruivalu and Sulia Vuni (Fij) all made their WT20I debuts.
• Hollan Doriga (PNG) took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.^[12]

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3 October 2022 13:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  172/6 (20 overs)	v	Fiji 94 (19.5 overs)
Selina Solman 39 (29) Ruci Muriyalo 1/24 (4 overs)		Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 24 (21) Rachel Andrew 2/12 (4 overs)

Vanuatu won by 78 runs Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Junior Kaltapau (Van) Player of the match: Selina Solman (Van)

• Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ana Gonerara, Volau Mataki and Elizabeth Rokoro (Fij) all made their WT20I debuts.

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3 October 2022 13:30 Scorecard

Samoa  79 (19.1 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 83/2 (9.4 overs)
Taalili Iosefo 12 (19) Geua Tom 2/11 (3 overs)		Naoani Vare 28* (24) Eleni Vaaetasi 1/8 (1 over)

Papua New Guinea won by 8 wickets Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2), Port Vila Umpires: Mac Markia (Van) and Ronald Tari (Van) Player of the match: Naoani Vare (PNG)

• Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.

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5 October 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Samoa  140/7 (20 overs)	v	Fiji 65 (13.5 overs)
Taalili Iosefo 31 (16) Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 2/30 (3 overs)		Ruci Muriyalo 27 (28) Ailaoa Aoina 4/9 (1.5 overs)

Samoa won by 75 runs Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila Umpires: Mac Markia (Van) and Ronald Tari (Van) Player of the match: Ailaoa Aoina (Sam)

• Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
• Ariota Kupito (Sam) made her WT20I debut.

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5 October 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  114/9 (20 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 115/2 (13.3 overs)
Rachel Andrew 50 (40) Kaia Arua 5/11 (4 overs)		Naoani Vare 39* (34) Alvina Chilia 1/6 (1.3 overs)

Papua New Guinea won by 8 wickets Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2), Port Vila Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Merielle Kenni (Van) Player of the match: Kaia Arua (PNG)

• Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.

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5 October 2022 13:30 Scorecard

Papua New Guinea  187/3 (20 overs)	v	Fiji 63 (14.5 overs)
Naoani Vare 88* (58) Ruci Muriyalo 1/18 (2 overs)		Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 24 (34) Henao Thomas 5/13 (3.5 overs)

Papua New Guinea won by 124 runs Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila Umpires: Mac Markia (Van) and Ronald Tari (Van) Player of the match: Naoani Vare (PNG)

• Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
• Henao Thomas (PNG) took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.^[12]

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5 October 2022 13:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  69 (14.2 overs)	v	Samoa 70/4 (13.3 overs)
Maiyllise Carlot 15 (17) Lagi Telea 3/11 (3 overs)		Tuaoloa Semau 16* (11) Alvina Chilia 2/27 (4 overs)

Samoa won by 6 wickets Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2), Port Vila Umpires: Junior Kaltapau (Van) and Pierre Chilia (Van) Player of the match: Taofi Lafai (Sam)

• Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
• Leisau Jacob and Theresa Mansale (Van) both made their WT20I debuts.

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6 October 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Samoa  49 (16.3 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 50/0 (4.2 overs)
Taofi Lafai 8 (17) Isabel Toua 3/7 (4 overs)		Naoani Vare 25* (16)

Papua New Guinea won by 10 wickets Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Merielle Kenni (Van) Player of the match: Isabel Toua (PNG)

• Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sarina Moe (Sam) made her WT20I debut.

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6 October 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  150/6 (20 overs)	v	Fiji 86/9 (20 overs)
Valenta Langiatu 55 (49) Karalaini Vakuruivalu 2/33 (4 overs)		Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 20 (40) Nasimana Navaika 3/13 (4 overs)

Vanuatu won by 64 runs Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2), Port Vila Umpires: Junior Kaltapau (Van) and Mac Markia (Van) Player of the match: Valenta Langiatu (Van)

• Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
• Lizzing Enoch (Van) made her WT20I debut.

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6 October 2022 13:30 Scorecard

Papua New Guinea  154/4 (18.4 overs)	v	Vanuatu
Tanya Ruma 48 (41) Selina Solman 1/26 (4 overs)

No result Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Merielle Kenni (Van)

• Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.

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6 October 2022 13:30 Scorecard

Samoa  120/2 (17 overs)	v	Fiji
Kolotita Nonu 57* (54) Ana Gonerara 2/18 (3 overs)

No result Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2), Port Vila Umpires: Junior Kaltapau (Van) and Ronald Tari (Van)

• Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
• No further play was possible due to rain.

References

1. "Inaugural edition of women's Pacific Cup T20 tournament to take place in October 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
2. "Stalled by the pandemic, first ever Women's Pacific Cricket Cup all set to go in Vanuatu". ABC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
3. @vanuatu_cricket (27 September 2022). "We are delighted to announce the Inaugural "Pacific Cup" will be held in Vanuatu with 4 T20I Women's teams taking part from Oct 3-6" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Inaugural Women's Pacific Cup 2022 to be played from 3rd to 6th October in Vanuatu". Female Cricket. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
5. "Vanuatu and PNG with twin wins after Pacific Cup day one". Vanuatu Cricket. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
6. "PNG continue unbeaten run on Day 2 as Samoa shock Vanuatu in Pacific Cup". Vanuatu Cricket. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
7. "Undefeated PNG crowned Pacific Cup champions as Vanuatu claim runners-up". Vanuatu Cricket. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
8. "Twelve debutants for Pacific Cup". FBC News. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
9. "Two regulars, twelve new faces in cricket side". Fiji Sun. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
10. "Vanuatu Cricket to host inaugural T20 Women's Pacific Cup next week". Vanuatu Cricket. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
11. "Women's T20 Pacific Cup 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
12. "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo