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| Dates | 17 – 21 January 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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]
Contents
- Squads
- Group stage
- Points table
- Fixtures
- Play-offs
- 5th place play-off
- 3rd place play-off
- Final
- Notes
- References
- External links
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]
