http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 WCL East Asia-Pacific Region Division One T20 - Samoa wins by 3 wickets against Fiji
Samoa’s cricket team has defeated Fiji by 3 wickets in the Division One T20 game of International Cricket Council World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific 2011 tournament today, July 4, at Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby.
Winning the toss, Samoa elected to field first. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joji-Bulabalavu-c69064 opened the innings for Fiji. The start was dismal as the opening pair fell for just 14. Ravoka went for a duck, while Bulabalavu could score just 5 runs.
The one-down batsman and skipper of the team, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Josefa-Falani-Rika-c69246, managed to strengthen the tumultuous innings with his 33-run knock off 39 balls. He hit one four and one six before being caught by Uala Kaisara.
Among the preceding batsmen, no one could cross the figure of 20 except Jikoi Kida, who made 22, with the help of 3 boundaries.
In the middle-order, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waisake-Tukana-c95863 scored 14, and, 3 respectively.
The lower-order was also unimpressive as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sakaraia-Ratumuri-Lomani-c88054, Tasheed Tawheed, and, Maciu Gauna added 10, 14, and, 7 to the innings.
Including 17 extras, Fiji piled up 125 for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.
In the bowling line-up of Samoa, Winston Mariner bowled 3 players while Loutala Fuinaomo, Tiafala Alatasi, and, Sean Cotter took one wicket each.
With the target of 126 runs to chase down, Samoa started their innings in a confident way. Though the opener, Sean Cotter, fell for just 5, the non-striker, Geoff http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, and one-down, Benjamin Mailata, combined to forge a grand and match-winning partnership
of 79 runs.
After the fall of these two batsmen, the match turned towards the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murphy-Logo-Sua-c78044 went for a duck while Faasao Mulivai, and, Uala Kaisara scored 1, and, 5, respectively.
At this juncture, the match turned out to be http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 and thrilling, as Samoa needed 20 runs with 3 wickets in hand. Fiji could expect victory but Winston Mariner, and, Loutala Fuinaomao changed the prospect by scoring 11, and, 13 not out respectively, steering
their side to win the game at the second last ball of the innings.
Starting the day with a winning note, Samoa is going to play another game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Papua-New-Guinea-c41002 at Amini Park.
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