*To play England, Eire for potential berth in semifinals
Nigeria’s Girls’s U-19 cricket workforce, the Junior Yellow-Greens yesterday progressed into the Tremendous 6 stage of the 2025 ICC U-19 Girls’s T20 World Cup, ending second in Group C behind South Africa.
The Junior Girls’s Yellow-Greens ended their group marketing campaign yesterday with a 41-run (DLS technique) defeat towards South Africa however their historic two runs win over New Zealand on Monday, in addition to the share of factors towards Samoa had been greater than sufficient to see them by way of because the second-best workforce in Group C.
In what was the second assembly between Nigeria and South Africa (in girls’s cricket) within the final one 12 months, captain Piety Fortunate gained the toss and despatched the main African aspect to bat first.
Led by Simone Lourens’ 4 fours, South Africa received off to begin within the crease however she was ultimately curtailed by the Nigeria captain, Fortunate, within the seventh over earlier than the sport was pressured all the way down to eight overs by a rain stoppage.
After the restart, Fortunate continued from the place she stopped, dismissing Kayla Reyneke with one other depraved ball because the South Africans completed the primary innings 49 for two.
Nigeria’s chase was nervy and the adrenaline rush did not assist Sarah Bakhita’s aspect who solely mustered 24 for 8.
Whatever the consequence, the Nigerian workforce will proceed to chase historical past as they sq. up towards England and Eire within the Tremendous 6 stage on Saturday, January 25 and Wednesday, January 29 respectively.
England and Eire emerged from Group B the place they completed first and third respectively.
The Junior Feminine Yellow Greens will want all of the factors and runs within the subsequent spherical to consolidate their group stage efforts as they hope to succeed in the semi-finals.
RESULTS
UCL
Leipzig 2-1 Sporting CP
Shakhtar 2-0 Brest
AC Milan – Girona
Arsenal – D’Zagreb
Celtic – Younger Boys
Feyenoord – B’Munich
PSG – Man Metropolis
R’Madrid – Salzburg
S’Prague – Inter
Europa League
Besiktas 4-1 Bilbao
In the present day
AIkmaar v AS Roma
Bodo/Glimt v Maccabi Tel
FC Porto v Olympiacos
Fenerbahce v Lyon
Hoffenheim v Tottenham
Malmo FF v Twente
Plzen v Anderlecht
Qarabag v FCSB
Frankfurt v Ferencvaros
Elfsborg v Good
Lazio v Sociedad
Ludogorets v Midtjylland
Man Utd v Rangers
PAOK v Sl’Prague
RFS v Ajax
Royale USG v Braga