2024 Women's T20I Pacific Cup
International cricket tournament
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The 2024 Women's T20I Pacific Cup (known as the South Seas Pacific Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1][2] was the second edition of the Women's T20I Pacific Cup, a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament. It took place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 17 to 21 January 2024.[3] The participants were the women's national sides of Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu, as well as a New Zealand Māori team.[4]
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| Dates | 17 – 21 January 2024 |
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| Administrator | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International[n 1] |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and play-offs |
| Host |  New Zealand |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand Māori |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series |  Rachel Andrew |
| Most runs | Rachel Andrew (227) |
| Most wickets | Selina Solman (13) |
The Cook Islands and New Zealand Māori competed in the women's Pacific Cup for the first time,[5] with it being the first tournament for the Māori women's team and the first time that a senior Māori side had competed in an international event since the men's team at the 2001 Pacific Cup.[6][7] All matches were played at Lloyd Elsmore Park (the final was originally to be played on the outer oval at Eden Park).[8]
Papua New Guinea were the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the tournament, which was played in Vanuatu in October 2022.[9]
The Cook Islands played warm-up matches against Auckland University Cricket Club and Kumeu Cricket Club.[10][11] The Papua New Guinea squad held a pre-tournament training camp in Napier.[12]
The tournament was broadcast live on TVNZ, New Zealand Cricket's YouTube channel and Sky Pacific.[11] Papua New Guinea retained the trophy after defeating the New Zealand Māori in the final.[13] Vanuatu defeated Samoa in the third place play-off, and their all-rounder Rachel Andrew was named as player of the tournament.[14] Cook Islands won the fifth place play-off against Fiji.[15]
Squads
 Cook Islands[16] |
 Fiji[17] |
New Zealand Māori[18][19] |
Papua New Guinea[20] |
 Samoa[21] |
Vanuatu[22] |
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Group stage
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand Māori |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.486 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.065 | |
| 3 | Samoa |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.956 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| 4 | Vanuatu |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.218 | |
| 5 | Cook Islands |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.896 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
| 6 | Fiji |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.226 |
Fixtures
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- New Zealand Māori won the toss and elected to field.
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Regina Lili'i 35 (39) Sofia Samuels 3/19 (4 overs) |
Zamera Ikiua 43* (46) Ailaoa Aoina 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Rachael Auora, Taiora Elikana, Zamera Ikiua, Tetiare Mataora, Raupa Vila, Esther Williams (Cok), Avetia Mapu and Francesca Nafanua (Sam) all made their T20I debuts.
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Valenta Langiatu 61 (45) Mele Waqanisau 1/28 (4 overs) |
Ateca Kainoco 5 (5) Melissa Fare 2/5 (1 over) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
- Silvia Kijiana and Mele Waqanisau (Fij) both made their T20I debuts.
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Mereani Rodan 22 (29) Sofia Samuels 2/8 (2 overs) |
Zamera Ikiua 41* (32) Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 1/20 (2 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Akosita Poulter (Fij) made her T20I debut.
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Rachel Andrew 20 (14) Ocean Bartlett 4/14 (4 overs) |
Jess McFadyen 35 (42) Rachel Andrew 2/13 (4 overs) |
- New Zealand Māori won the toss and elected to field.
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Naoani Vare 34* (28) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Carol Agafili (Sam) made her T20I debut.
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Rachel Andrew 42 (42) Lagi Telea 4/16 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
- Jane Manase (Sam) and Natalia Kakor (Van) both made their T20I debuts.
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Naoani Vare 54 (43) Zamera Ikiua 3/23 (4 overs) |
Raupa Vila 23 (31) Vicky Araa 4/6 (4 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Dika Lohia (PNG) made her T20I debut.
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Jess Smith 36 (37) Mele Waqanisau 2/29 (4 overs) |
Melaia Biu 19 (34) Emma Parker 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
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Rachel Andrew 35 (50) Kaia Arua 2/15 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
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Taalili Iosefo 41* (37) Mele Waqanisau 2/25 (4 overs) |
Ateca Kainoco 14 (20) Jacinta Sanele 2/9 (3.1 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
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Taiora Elikana 18 (23) Mollie Drumm 5/10 (4 overs) |
Jessica Smith 28* (24) Rachael Auora 1/26 (3 overs) |
- New Zealand Māori won the toss and elected to field.
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Rachel Andrew 106* (68) Sofia Samuels1/20 (4 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Ioane Evangelean (Cok) made her T20I debut.
- Rachel Andrew became the first player for Vanuatu to score a century in women's T20Is.[14]
- Selina Solman became the first player for Vanuatu to take a five-wicket haul in women's T20Is.[24]
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Regina Lili'i 30 (49) Nicole Baird 2/10 (3 overs) |
Marama Downes 19 (19) Taalili Iosefo 2/11 (2 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
Play-offs
5th place play-off
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Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 25 (38) Sofia Samuels 2/2 (4 overs) |
Zamera Ikiua 29* (46) Karalaini Vakuruivalu 1/12 (2 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
3rd place play-off
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Valenta Langiatu 34 (30) Lagi Telea 3/15 (4 overs) |
Regina Lili'i 43 (44) Nasimana Navaika 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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Skye Bowden 23 (26) Sibona Jimmy 5/10 (4 overs) |
Sibona Jimmy 25 (27) Georgia Atkinson 2/6 (2 overs) |
- New Zealand Māori won the toss and elected to bat.
- Olivia Clark and Harriett Cuttance (New Zealand Māori) both made their T20 debuts.
- Sibona Jimmy (PNG) took her first five-wicket haul in T20s.[citation needed]
Notes
- Matches involving New Zealand Māori did not have T20I status.
- Samantha Curtis captained New Zealand Māori in their third match of the tournament and Jess McFadyen captained the team in their fourth and fifth matches.