2025 ICC U-19 Women
21 Jan
On the back of Monday's historic win over New Zealand, Nigeria's Junior Female Yellow Greens will hope to end the group stage of the 2025 ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup in style, when they come up against South Africa in their last group game on Wednesday. Although the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup…
21 Jan
Lucky Piety put up a fantastic performance yesterday as Nigeria’s Junior Female Yellow Greens provided the first shock of the 2025 ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia by defeating test-playing nation, New Zealand, by two runs at the Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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