Dates | 17 – 21 January 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International [n 1] |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and play-offs |
Host(s) | New Zealand |
Champions | Papua New Guinea (2nd title) |
Runners-up | New Zealand Māori |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 18 |
Player of the series | Rachel Andrew |
Most runs | Rachel Andrew (227) |
Most wickets | Selina Solman (13) |
The 2024 Women's T20I Pacific Cup (known as the South Seas Pacific Cup for sponsorship reasons) [1] [2] was the second edition of the Women's T20I Pacific Cup, a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament. It took place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 17 to 21 January 2024. [3] The participants were the women's national sides of Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu, as well as a New Zealand Māori team. [4]
The Cook Islands and New Zealand Māori competed in the women's Pacific Cup for the first time, [5] with it being the first tournament for the Māori women's team and the first time that a senior Māori side had competed in an international event since the men's team at the 2001 Pacific Cup. [6] [7] All matches were played at Lloyd Elsmore Park (the final was originally to be played on the outer oval at Eden Park). [8]
Papua New Guinea were the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the tournament, which was played in Vanuatu in October 2022. [9]
The Cook Islands played warm-up matches against Auckland University Cricket Club and Kumeu Cricket Club. [10] [11] The Papua New Guinea squad held a pre-tournament training camp in Napier. [12]
The tournament was broadcast live on TVNZ, New Zealand Cricket's YouTube channel and Sky Pacific. [11] Papua New Guinea retained the trophy after defeating the New Zealand Māori in the final. [13] Vanuatu defeated Samoa in the third place play-off, and their all-rounder Rachel Andrew was named as player of the tournament. [14] Cook Islands won the fifth place play-off against Fiji. [15]
Cook Islands [16] | Fiji [17] | New Zealand Māori [18] [19] | Papua New Guinea [20] | Samoa [21] | Vanuatu [22] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | New Zealand Māori | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.486 | Advanced to the final |
2 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.065 | |
3 | Samoa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.956 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
4 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.218 | |
5 | Cook Islands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.896 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
6 | Fiji | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.226 |
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Regina Lili'i 35 (39) Sofia Samuels 3/19 (4 overs) | Zamera Ikiua 43* (46) Ailaoa Aoina 3/18 (4 overs) |
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Valenta Langiatu 61 (45) Mele Waqanisau 1/28 (4 overs) | Ateca Kainoco 5 (5) Melissa Fare 2/5 (1 over) |
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Mereani Rodan 22 (29) Sofia Samuels 2/8 (2 overs) | Zamera Ikiua 41* (32) Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 1/20 (2 overs) |
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Rachel Andrew 20 (14) Ocean Bartlett 4/14 (4 overs) | Jess McFadyen 35 (42) Rachel Andrew 2/13 (4 overs) |
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Naoani Vare 34* (28) |
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Rachel Andrew 42 (42) Lagi Telea 4/16 (4 overs) |
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Naoani Vare 54 (43) Zamera Ikiua 3/23 (4 overs) | Raupa Vila 23 (31) Vicky Araa 4/6 (4 overs) |
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Jess Smith 36 (37) Mele Waqanisau 2/29 (4 overs) | Melaia Biu 19 (34) Emma Parker 2/8 (4 overs) |
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Rachel Andrew 35 (50) Kaia Arua 2/15 (4 overs) |
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Taalili Iosefo 41* (37) Mele Waqanisau 2/25 (4 overs) | Ateca Kainoco 14 (20) Jacinta Sanele 2/9 (3.1 overs) |
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Tai Elikana 18 (23) Mollie Drumm 5/10 (4 overs) | Jessica Smith 28* (24) Rachael Auora 1/26 (3 overs) |
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Rachel Andrew 106* (68) Sofia Samuels1/20 (4 overs) |
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Regina Lili'i 30 (49) Nicole Baird 2/10 (3 overs) | Marama Downes 19 (19) Taalili Iosefo 2/11 (2 overs) |
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Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 25 (38) Sofia Samuels 2/2 (4 overs) | Zamera Ikiua 29* (46) Karalaini Vakuruivalu 1/12 (2 overs) |
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Valenta Langiatu 34 (30) Lagi Telea 3/15 (4 overs) | Regina Lili'i 43 (44) Nasimana Navaika 2/23 (4 overs) |
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Skye Bowden 23 (26) Sibona Jimmy 5/10 (4 overs) | Sibona Jimmy 25 (27) Georgia Atkinson 2/6 (2 overs) |
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