Nigeria’s women cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, picked up their second win of the ongoing Nigeria Cricket Federation Women’s T20i tournament with a five-wicket win over Rwanda on Wednesday at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval, Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Following their loss against Tanzania on Monday, Leke Oyede’s ladies needed the win to level up with leaders Rwanda, who were already coasting with two wins in two games. Bowling in the first innings, Nigeria gathered momentum gradually and their superb fielding ensured the Rwandans were down by five wickets and with 44 runs after the first 10 overs. With two wins each and three rounds of matches to go, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania are in a neck-and-neck race for the title at this year’s tournament. Nigeria will face Sierra Leone for the second time on Thursday (today) in the afternoon after Rwanda and Tanzania have faced off in the morning.

Source: Punch February 29, 2024 16:07 UTC