Vanuatu opened their account with a resounding eight wicket win over Samoa in the opening day of the 2018 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup – East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 2017 in Samoa.
Samoa won the toss and chose to bat but may have regretted that decision as they lost their first wicket in the first over and the wickets continued to tumble throughout.
At 5 for 23 it was going to take a big recovery for Samoa to post a defendable score and unfortunately their remaining batters were not up to the task.
Vanuatu’s bowlers shared the wickets with player of the match Tony Tamata (2/6 off 5 overs), Obed Yosef (2/1 off 0.4 oers), Stephane Sandy (2/8 off 5 overs) and William Nalisa (2/10 off 4 overs) all picking up two wickets each.
Samoa bowled well early but did not have enough runs to defend as Vanuatu passed the total in the 16th over two wickets down.
Johnna Todah was the top scorer for Vanuatu with 17 not out.
Competition continues today with Vanuatu taking on Fiji and PNG going up against Samoa.
The 2018 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup – East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 2017 is taking place in Samoa from August 8th to 16th and will feature teams from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu.
The top team will qualify for the 2018 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup to be held in New Zealand in January 2018.
Summary Scores
Samoa 40 (20.4) Yosef 2/1 (0.4), Tamata 2/6 (5), Sandy 2/8 (5) Nalisa 2/10 (4) defeated by Vanuatu 2/41 (15.1) Todah 17 not out, Nalisa 14 not out, Sofi 2/8 (5) by 8 wickets
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