New Zealand got the best of West Indies Rising Stars, beating them by 10 wickets in their final Group C match of the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Thursday.
Despite the loss, coach Steve Liburd was pleased with the team’s performance in the group stage, “We came up short today but had two good wins against Ireland and Indonesia which qualified us for the inaugural ICC Women’s U19 World Super6 . Cup, so for us that in itself is a big achievement.”
Liburd added, “Our focus now is the two games we have in the Super6 to secure one of the semi-final places. But for me, one of the biggest positives is seeing the girls continue their growth and development in their cricketing journey in this tournament and after we leave South Africa.”
Qualification for the Super Sixes is determined by log standings. Each team in the Super Sixes carries the points earned against the other qualifiers in their group into the Super Sixes stage.
Group A winners Bangladesh, England (Group B), New Zealand (Group C) and India (Group D) are all through to the next stage with maximum points (4). Runners-up Australia (Group A), Pakistan (Group B), West Indies (Group C) and South Africa (Group D) each take two points with them in the Super Sixes, by virtue of beating the third-placed teams.
Teams will face opposition from groups they were not in, but will not play against those who finished the group stage in the same log position. Therefore, the group winners Bangladesh (A) and India (D) will not play each other despite being in the same Super Sixes group.
The same goes for runners-up Pakistan (B) and West Indies (C), who are now in the same group but will not face each other.
Each team will play two matches in the Super Sixes, with the top two teams in both groups qualifying for the semi-finals on 27 January. The final is scheduled for January 29.
Rising Stars Super6 Match Schedule
January 22– v Rwanda – 07:45 Eastern Caribbean/6:45am Jamaica Time, Potchefstroom
January 25– v England – 7.45am ET/6.45am Jamaica Time, Potchefstroom
