City Pharmacy PNG Lewas’ triumph at the ICC Women’s World T20 East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier in Sano, Japan, was no easy walk in the park.
Coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick congratulated her charges for maintaining discipline on all facet of the game.
The former Australian Test Fast Bowler said: “The competition was of a high standard with all teams adapting and improving as the tournament progressed.
“Our early loss to Samoa meant that we needed to ensure our net run rate remained as good as or better than theirs, to make sure our only focus leading into the last game was to win and not think about a margin.”
She said it was pleasing to see improvements across all three disciplines.
“Our bowling group were able to get early break throughs, and our fielding was energetic to help back this up.
“Our batting showed more intent and we were able to build partnerships that helped with our run rate, so overall it was great to see we learned from our games in Sri Lanka and we were able to play a more exciting brand of cricket,” Fitzpatrick said.
The PNG Women’s national cricket team made up for their game one loss to defeat Samoa in the final round of the ICC Women’s WT20 EAP Qualifier last Thursday by six wickets in hand.
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