The National Women’s Cricket team has clinched bronze at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.
The Female Yellow Greens defeated their Ugandan counterparts by three wickets in the third place match on Wednesday, at the Achimota B cricket oval, Accra, Ghana.
Captain Blessing Etim of Nigeria, won the toss and opted to bowl first showcasing exceptional bowling prowess to restrict Uganda to a modest total of 76 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.
The Nigerian innings commenced with an early stumble, losing three wickets within the first three overs.
However, a resilient partnership between Salome Sunday and Abigail Igbobie steadied the ship, guiding the team to 58 runs for 5 wickets in 16.2 overs.
In spite of facing tense moments in the death overs, Nigeria’s Piety Lucky with the composure, coupled with her crucial partnership with Adeshola Adekunle, propelled Nigeria to a thrilling victory.
In a heart-stopping climax, Nigeria required 7 runs from 6 deliveries to seal a historic win with 3 wickets to spare.
Lucky who was on strike, dispersed the first two balls for back to back boundaries, sending the Nigeria dug-out into euphoria and the Uganda bench to utter shock and disbelief.
Salome Sunday’s stellar performance 37 (50) earned her the well-deserved Player of the Match award as Nigeria, the 29th T20i ranked team beat the 13th ranked team Uganda.
