A women's 20-over cricket tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, was held from 6 to 11 July 2015. Played at Amini Park and the Colts Cricket Ground, it will be followed by the men's tournament at the same venues the following week.
Six teams participated in the tournament, two more than in the men's version – at earlier editions of the Pacific Games (previously known as the South Pacific Games), no women's tournament was played. Samoa defeated Papua New Guinea by three runs in the final to win the gold medal, becoming only the second country (after Papua New Guinea) to win a Pacific Games gold medal in cricket. Fiji defeated Vanuatu in a play-off for the bronze medal.
The tournament also served as part of the qualification process for the 2018 World Twenty20 in the West Indies, with the top two teams joining Japan in a tri-series in 2016 to decide the ICC East Asia-Pacific region's representative at the World Twenty20 Qualifier in 2017. Because New Caledonia is not an ICC member, a separate system was used to decide which two teams proceeded.(16 June 2015). "Women's Squads Announced for the 2015 Pacific Games" – ICC EAP. Retrieved 8 July 2015. However, the separate system produced the same teams as the regular table.Andrew Nixon (9 July 2015). "PNG and Samoa progress in World Twenty20 Qualification" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
Preparation Papua New Guinea and Samoa prepared for the tournament by playing a series in Apia, with PNG also playing matches against the men's under-19 team.(20 May 2015). "Sport: PNG women's cricket team to tour Samoa" – Radio New Zealand International. Retrieved 8 July 2015. As part of an arrangement with ICC East Asia-Pacific, Australia's Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) toured both Fiji and Vanuatu in May 2015, fielding a mixed men's and women's team in matches against the Fiji and Vanuatu women's national teams."Melbourne Cricket Club take on Cricket Fiji" – Cricket Fiji. Retrieved 8 July 2015."Melbourne Cricket Club tour to Vanuatu" – Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 8 July 2015. Earlier, in April, Vanuatu had hosted New Caledonia."Vanuatu hosts New Caledonia women’s team" – Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
Group stage Qualified for the final. Qualified for the preliminary final.
Finals
Fifth-place playoff
Preliminary final (2nd vs 3rd)
Bronze-medal playoff
Final
Statistics
Most runs The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Norma Ovasuru 239 5 47.80 75 0 2 Varoi Morea 170 6 34.00 61* 0 1 Ruci Muriyalo 167 5 83.50 72 0 1 Lily Mulivai 139 7 27.80 59* 0 1 Regina Lili'i 134 6 44.67 66* 0 1 Source: CricHQ
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI Selina Solman 24.2 12 6.67 12.17 3.29 3/3 Ruci Muriyalo 22.1 12 7.42 11.08 4.01 5/8 Lagi Tele'a 18.0 11 6.27 9.82 3.83 5/11 Boni David 23.0 11 6.55 12.55 3.13 4/10 Valenta Langiatu 19.0 11 9.36 10.36 5.42 3/11
Source: CricHQ
Final standings RankTeam 7 6 0 1 0 6 5 0 1 0 6 3 0 3 04 7 3 0 4 05 6 2 0 4 06 6 0 0 6 0
See also Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
References
External links Women's Cricket at XV Pacific Games