City Pharmacy PNG Lewas

Lewas fall short by 16 runs to Samoa

Regina Lili'I (36) and Lelia Bourne (29) helped bring Samoa to 5/99 after batting out the full 20 overs.

With the ball, Lewa’s captain Pauke Siaka was the best of the bowlers taking 2/20.

A collapse in the middle order contributed to the Lewas falling short with Konio Oala (0), Veru Frank (0), Brenda Tau (1) and Ravina Oa (5) all going cheaply.

Tailender, Geua Tom top scored for the Lewas finishing unbeaten on 19.

In the end, the Lewas were all bowled out for 83 from 18.2 overs bowled.

Lewas dispose of Vanuatu with nine wicket win

The young Vanuatu side batted first at the Sano International Cricket Ground but didn’t last long at the crease. Vanuatu was all bowled out for 80.

Alvina Chilia (24) was the best with the bat for Vanuatu.

Lewa’s Right-arm medium pace bowler, Ravina Oa did the damage with figures of 4/14 off her 3.5 overs.

The Lewas were never in any danger in their run chase scoring at seven runs an over to reach the target with 54 balls to spare.

Captain, Pauke Siaka top scored with 31 runs to her name.

PNG Lewas lose by 7 runs to Scotland in ICC qualifier match

The Lewas won the toss and elected to field sending the Scots in to bat first in the Group B match.

Lewas’ captain, Pauke Siaka led the charge with the ball in hand destroying the Scots’ with figures of 6/19 to have them all bowled out for 169.

The bulk of the Scots’ runs came from the middle order from Rachel Scholes (35), Elizabeth Priddle (31) and Kari Anderson (26).

In their run chase, the Lewas got off to a strong start with openers Brenda Tau (46) and Tanya Ruma (32) on fire.

PNG Lewas suffer second defeat at hands of Pakistan

Pakistan batted first and posted a total of 276 thanks largely to openers Ayesha Zafar (115) and Javeria Khan (100).

Zafar was in top form smashing 21 boundaries before retiring hurt.

Pakistan finished at 5/276 after batting out the full 50 overs.

Pauke Siaka was the Lewas best bowler taking 2/34.

With the ball in hand, Pakistan ripped through the Lewas' batting attack bowling the PNG girls all out for 40 runs inside 24 overs.

Konio Oala top scored for the Lewas with 14 runs to her name.

Lewas to play Pakistan next

The Lewas were thumped by a 118 runs at the hands of Bangladesh in their opening match yesterday at the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

“It is very crucial for the team and individuals to play well if we are going to advance to the next stage. Without good individual performances, the team will not do well,” said Lewas coach, Rodney Maha.

The match against Pakistan will get underway at 10am local time (2pm PNG time) at the Nondescripts Cricket Club.

Groups in the qualifier:

Group A – India, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Thailand

Lewas thumped by Bangladesh

Bangladesh batted first and set a target of 215, thanks to Sharmin Akhter (56), Fargana Hoque (51) and Salma Khatun (32), who finished unbeaten.

Sibona Jimmy (2/32), Mairi Tom (2/35) and Ravina Oa (2/23) were the only wicket takers for the Lewas.

The Lewas’ run chase got off to a bad start after openers Norma Ovasuru (0) and Brenda Tau (1) were dismissed after only two overs bowled.

Despite some fight from the middle order, the Lewas crumbled and were all bowled out for 97 after 32.1 overs.

Lewas lose final practice match to Thailand

Resting captain, Pauke Siaka in their final warm-up match, the Lewas were skittled for only 74 runs in 23 overs.

Only Tanya Ruma (18) and Veru Frank (10) made it into double figures.

In reply, Thailand had no problem chasing down the target taking just 15.3 overs and the loss of one wicket.

“Pauke (Siaka) rested with a slight hamstring strain and Tanya (Ruma) won the toss and we elected to bat,” said Lewas Coach, Cathryn Fitzpatrick.

Lewas get off to a winning start

Batting first on a hot and humid day in Colombo, the City Pharmacy PNG Lewas posted a mammoth 9/308 off their allotted 50 overs. Norma Ovasuru (71 off 62 balls) and Brenda Tau (55 off 55 balls) led from the front, hitting half centuries batting at the top of the order, while Konio Oala (42), Pauke Siaka (41), Tanya Ruma (31) and Veru Kila Frank (21) all made valuable contributions in the middle order.

"The positives were batting partnerships," said City Pharmacy PNG Lewas Coach, Cathryn Fitzpatrick.

Coach: Lewas have prepared well and are ready

The Lewas touched down in Colombo on Wednesday this week and will play two practice matches before the qualifier which starts on February 7.

 “We want to be competitive and make it to the top four so we can qualify for the ICC Women's World Cup for the first time.

 “We have prepared well and the overall preparations have been better than the last ICC WT20 Qualifier in Thailand a couple of years ago," said Maha.

Maha also gave an insight into the strengths and challenges for the tournament.

Lewas to play two practice matches

The Lewas will play Sri Lanka Emerging at the KTZ Ground on February 3, followed by the second practice match against Thailand at the Moors Ground on February 5.

The World Cup Qualifier schedule:

Tuesday 7th February, 2017 - City Pharmacy PNG Lewas vs Bangladesh @ CCC (Match 1)

Friday 10th February, 2017 - City Pharmacy PNG Lewas vs Pakistan @ NCC (Match 2)

Saturday 11th February, 2017 - City Pharamcy PNG Lewas vs Scotland @ MCA (Match 3)