Cricket tournament
| Dates | 8 – 13 July 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pacific Games Council |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and medal matches |
| Host(s) |  Samoa |
| Champions | Samoa (2nd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Regina Lili'i (170) |
| Most wickets | Lagi Telea (16) |
| ← 2015 | |
A women's Twenty20 cricket tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, was held from 8 to 13 July 2019 at the Faleata Oval Grounds. Following the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all women's matches played between Associate Members after 1 July 2018, matches were eligible for Twenty20 International (T20I) status subject to both teams being members of the ICC and players passing eligibility criteria.
The team's involved in the women's tournament were the host nation Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. Samoa defeated Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets in the final to win the gold medal, while Vanuatu took bronze.
Round-robin stage
Points Table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.028 |
| Samoa (H)
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.763 |
 Vanuatu
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.425 |
 Fiji
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.065 |
(H) Host
- advanced to the gold medal match
- advanced to the bronze medal match
Matches
| 8 July 2019 13:30 |
| Fiji 16/1 (4.1 overs) |
v | Vanuatu |
| No result Faleata Oval 4, Apia |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play, with the match rescheduled for 9 July. The original match has not been recorded as a WT20I.
| 9 July 2019 09:30 Scorecard |
| Fiji 96/8 (20 overs) |
v | Papua New Guinea 102/1 (12.4 overs) |
| Ruci Muriyalo 49 (38) Sibona Jimmy 2/17 (4 overs) |
Tanya Ruma 40* (31) Alicia Dean 1/16 (3 overs) |
| Papua New Guinea won by 9 wickets Faleata Oval 4, Apia Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Juha Ipolito (Sam) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alicia Dean (Fij) and Erani Pokana (PNG) both made their WT20I debuts.
| 9 July 2019 09:30 Scorecard |
| Vanuatu 87/7 (20 overs) |
v | Samoa 88/9 (19.4 overs) |
| Leimauri Chilia 44 (51) Taalili Iosefo 3/15 (4 overs) |
Regina Lili'i 26 (48) Nasimana Navaika 3/18 (4 overs) |
| Samoa won by 1 wicket Faleata Oval 1, Apia Umpires: Lakani Oala (PNG) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
- Faaiuga Sisifo (Sam) and Leimauri Chilia (Van) both made their WT20I debuts.
| 9 July 2019 13:30 Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 99/8 (20 overs) |
v | Samoa 86 (19.3 overs) |
| Naoani Vare 22 (28) Lagi Telea 3/12 (3 overs) |
Felea Pula 25 (22) Natasha Ambo 4/14 (4 overs) |
| Papua New Guinea won by 13 runs Faleata Oval 1, Apia Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kalala Tanuvasa (Sam) and Gari Buruka (PNG) both made their WT20I debuts.
| 9 July 2019 13:30 Scorecard |
| Fiji 131/8 (20 overs) |
v | Vanuatu 133/5 (17.5 overs) |
| Ruci Muriyalo 35 (26) Nasimana Navaika 3/26 (4 overs) |
Rachel Andrew 46 (35) Alicia Dean 4/21 (4 overs) |
| Vanuatu won by 5 wickets Faleata Oval 4, Apia Umpires: Juha Ipolita (Sam) and Lakani Oala (PNG) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
| 10 July 2019 13:30 Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 128/3 (20 overs) |
v | Vanuatu 101/8 (20 overs) |
| Brenda Tau 62* (58) Rachel Andrew 2/17 (4 overs) |
Leimauri Chilia 25 (20) Isabel Toua 1/10 (1 over) |
| Papua New Guinea won by 27 runs Faleata Oval 1, Apia Umpires: Juha Ipolita (Sam) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
| 10 July 2019 13:30 Scorecard |
| Fiji 71 (18.1 overs) |
v | Samoa 75/3 (9.3 overs) |
| Alicia Dean 21 (39) Taalili Iosefo 3/17 (5 overs) |
Regina Lili'i 38* (40) Marica Vua 2/15 (2 overs) |
| Samoa won by 7 wickets Faleata Oval 4, Apia Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Lakani Oala (PNG) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ruth Johnston (Sam) made her WT20I debut.
| 11 July 2019 09:30 Scorecard |
| Fiji 43 (14.4 overs) |
v | Vanuatu 46/2 (4 overs) |
| Semaema Lomani 10 (21) Alvina Chilia 3/8 (4 overs) |
Rachel Andrew 23 (10) Luanne Rika 1/10 (1 over) |
| Vanuatu won by 8 wickets Faleata Oval 1, Apia Umpires: Juha Ipolita (Sam) and Lakani Oala (PNG) Player of the match: Alvina Chilia (Van) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
- Merielle Kenni (Van) made her WT20I debut.
| 11 July 2019 09:30 Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 74 (19.3 overs) |
v | Samoa 78/4 (17.5 overs) |
| Brenda Tau 22 (35) Lagi Telea 3/17 (3.3 overs) |
Lily Mulivai 21* (32) Natasha Ambo 2/18 (3 overs) |
| Samoa won by 6 wickets Faleata Oval 4, Apia Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
| 12 July 2019 09:30 Scorecard |
| Fiji 66 (14.3 overs) |
v | Papua New Guinea 70/4 (11.5 overs) |
| Ariera Tagilala 17 (18) Sibona Jimmy 4/13 (4 overs) |
Brenda Tau 26* (29) Mereia Tilau 1/8 (0.5 overs) |
| Papua New Guinea won by 6 wickets Faleata Oval 1, Apia Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Juha Ipolito (Sam) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
| 12 July 2019 09:30 Scorecard |
| Samoa 82/7 (20 overs) |
v | Vanuatu 65 (18.1 overs) |
| Lily Mulivai 20 (21) Selina Solman 3/11 (4 overs) |
Selina Solman 15 (18) Lagi Telea 3/8 (4 overs) |
| Samoa won by 17 runs Faleata Oval 4, Apia Umpires: Lakani Oala (PNG) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
| 12 July 2019 13:30 Scorecard |
| Fiji 126/5 (20 overs) |
v | Samoa 127/4 (17.5 overs) |
| Alicia Dean 55 (51) Lagi Telea 2/35 (4 overs) |
Regina Lili'i 51 (48) Alicia Dean 1/14 (2 overs) |
| Samoa won by 6 wickets Faleata Oval 1, Apia Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Lakani Oala (PNG) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
| 12 July 2019 13:30 Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 100/6 (20 overs) |
v | Vanuatu 98/7 (20 overs) |
| Ravina Oa 16* (13) Nasimana Navaika 2/13 (4 overs) |
Leimauri Chilia 37 (39) Ravina Oa 4/13 (4 overs) |
| Papua New Guinea won by 2 runs Faleata Oval 4, Apia Umpires: Juha Ipolito (Sam) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van) |
- Papua New Guinea the toss and elected to bat.
Finals
Bronze medal match
| 13 July 2019 09:30 Scorecard |
| Fiji 79/9 (20 overs) |
v | Vanuatu 80/2 (8.2 overs) |
| Alicia Dean 25 (35) Rachel Andrew 3/7 (4 overs) |
Rachel Andrew 41* (25) Mereia Tilau 1/18 (1 over) |
| Vanuatu won by 8 wickets Faleata Oval 1, Apia Umpires: Pierre Chilia (Van) and Juha Ipolito (Sam) Player of the match: Rachel Andrew (Van) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
Gold medal match
| 13 July 2019 13:30 Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 72/7 (20 overs) |
v | Samoa 73/6 (18.3 overs) |
| Kaia Arua 25* (45) Taalili Iosefo 3/23 (4 overs) |
Regina Lili'i 20 (47) Mairi Tom 3/16 (3.3 overs) |
| Samoa won by 4 wickets Faleata Oval 1, Apia Umpires: Lakani Oala (PNG) and Walesi Soqoiwasa (Van) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
See also
References
- "Cricket – Sports technical manual Version 2.0" (PDF). Government of Samoa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- "Vanuatu and Samoa look to defend their titles in 2019 Pacific Games T20I". CzarSports. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Pacific Games preview". Emerging Cricket. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "Samoa chase down Papua New Guinea target to win women's cricket gold". Inside the Games. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.