Cook Islands Women vs Samoa Women, Match 2 - Live Cricket Score

Cook Islands Women will be fighting against Samoa Women in the 2nd match of the Women’s T20I Pacific Cup 2024 at the Lloyd Elsmore Park 2 in Auckland on January 17. Cook Islands Women played six games in the Women’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier 2023, won just one out of them, and ended in the last spot. Samoa Women also played six matches, and they finished in fifth place after winning one game.

Cook Islands Women last fought with Indonesia Women in the Women’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier in 2023, where Indonesia Women won the toss and elected to bat. The opening batter, Ni Luh Dewi, scored the highest runs (56), which was followed by Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini, who scored 47 runs. Indonesia Women scored 144 runs with the loss of three wickets. When Cook Islands Women came to bat, none of the batters could sustain, and the batting line-up went down like a pack of cards. Pununga Kaveao scored 11 runs, followed by Marii Kaukura, Koitai Mataora, and Sonnia Vala, who scored eight runs each. Cook Islands Women couldn’t chase their target and finished their innings on 78 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Indonesia Women won the match by 66 runs.

Samoa Women last locked their horns with Vanuatu Women in the Women’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier in 2023, where Vanuatu Women won the toss and elected to bowl. Batting from Samoa Women, Ruth Papa Johnston scored the highest runs (20), followed by Taofi Lafai, who scored 14 runs. Samoa Women finished their innings on 78 runs for the loss of eight wickets. When Vanuatu Women came to bat, the opening batter, Rachel Andrew, scored the highest runs (40), followed by Nasimana Navaika, who hit 19 runs. Vanuatu Women finished their innings successfully and won the match by seven wickets with 42 balls remaining.