Indonesia secured a famous win, beating Zimbabwe to register the country’s first-ever victory at an ICC global tournament at Willomoore Park in Benoni on Friday, 20 January 2023.
The Asian side got off to a flier after being asked to bowl first, as captain Ni Luh Dewi bowled both of the Zimbabwe openers for golden ducks in the first three balls of the innings.
And, the skipper picked up a third wicket in her second over to leave the score at 8/3 and with Indonesia well on top.
Zimbabwe hunkered down to try and set some sort of a platform, and it somewhat reaped rewards later in the innings despite none of the top six scoring more than 13.
Tawana Marumani and Danielle Meikle were the players to build on the platform down the order, with both scoring 20 from 19 balls to lift their side to 86/8 from the 20 overs and something to work with.
That total could have been slightly higher were it not for the outstanding Dewi, who came back to remove both of the set batters and complete the tournament’s first five-wicket-haul.
Early wickets were also a feature of the chase, with three back in the hutch with just 23 runs on the board in the opening four overs as Kelis Ndhlovu (who finished with 3/8 from four overs) produced some magic with the ball.
Dewi’s 14 from 13 did provide some early impetus, and a 31-run partnership between Thersiana Weo and Gusti Ulansari moved Indonesia close to a famous win.
But Zimbabwe threatened to come back in the see-saw encounter when Chipo Moyo (3/12) took two wickets in an over to give her side hope.
However, Indonesia’s number eight and nine got them over the line, with Ni Indriyani unbeaten on 9* from 11 and Ni Suarniasih scoring the winning run in her run-a-ball 12*.
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 4th Place Playoffs Results
Friday, 20 January 2023:
USA U19 20 overs 147/7
Scotland U19 19.4 overs 148/5
Scotland won by 5 wickets
Zimbabwe U19 20 overs 86/8
Indonesia U19 18 overs 87/7
Indonesia won by 3 wickets
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