Nigeria’s Under-19 women’s cricket team defeated favorites Zimbabwe by one wicket in a nail-biting World Cup qualifier match in Kigali on Monday, 23 September.
Led by Piety Lucky, the Nigerian teenagers built on their momentum from their opening match against Tanzania, where Lillian Ude’s impressive five-wicket haul in three overs earned her Player of the Match.
Zimbabwe, the highest-ranked team and only test-playing nation in the tournament, had earlier asserted its dominance with a 144-run victory over Malawi.
