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News Ritu's five-for in vain as New Zealand beat USA England vs Nigeria was abandoned without a ball being bowled ESPNcricinfo staff 25-Jan-2025 • 11 mins ago Ritu Singh's 5 for 15 against New Zealand went in vain • ICC/Getty Images {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://img1.hscicdn.
com/image/upload/f_auto/lsci/db/PICTURES/CMS/395300/395391.4.jpg","caption":"Ritu Singh's 5 for 15 against New Zealand went in vain"} New Zealand kicked off their Super Six campaign with an 18-run win over USA at the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Bangi.
In a low-scoring game, New Zealand were all out for 97 after they were put in to bat, thanks to offspinner Ritu Singh 's 5 for 15 in 3.5 overs. However, New Zealand's collective bowling effort triggered the USA lower-order collapse as they went from 73 for 5 to 70 all out.
For New Zealand, none of the batters converted their starts. There were only two noteworthy stands: a 32-run opening partnership between Kate Irwin and Emma McLeod and a 34-run stand between Hannah Francis (25 off 33) and Rishika Jaiswal (17 off 27) for the seventh wicket. Ritu accounted for three out of the top five batters and picked up two more wickets in the final over.
In reply, USA lost opener Chetna Pagydyala for a first-ball duck in the second over, but Disha Dhingra held fort with a 24-ball 30. However, when she was dismissed in the seventh over off Anika Tauwhare, USA struggled to keep their innings going. Ritu also contributed 14 with the bat but was run-out in the 13th over.
Jaiswal and Irwin starred with two wickets each to bundle USA out in the 18th over. The England vs Nigeria game was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain. Ritu Singh Kate Irwin Rishika Jaswal Disha Dhingra Nigeria Women Under-19s England Women Under-19s United States of America New Zealand Under-19s (Young Cricketers) NZ-WMN U19 vs USA-WMN U19 ENG-WMN U19 vs NGA-WMN U19 ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup.
