{"id":11091,"date":"2019-05-07T23:11:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T14:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=11091"},"modified":"2019-05-09T20:26:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T11:26:30","slug":"%e5%a5%b3%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e3%80%81%e5%8c%97%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%ae63%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%81%ae%e6%b4%bb%e8%ba%8d%e3%82%82%e5%b1%8a%e3%81%8b%e3%81%9a%e3%80%81%e3%82%b5%e3%83%a2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/%e5%a5%b3%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e3%80%81%e5%8c%97%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%ae63%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%81%ae%e6%b4%bb%e8%ba%8d%e3%82%82%e5%b1%8a%e3%81%8b%e3%81%9a%e3%80%81%e3%82%b5%e3%83%a2\/","title":{"rendered":"Samoa Too Good For Improved Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Samoan batting lineup proved too good for the Japanese bowlers in our second match of the ongoing ICC Women’s Qualifier EAP taking place in Vanuatu.<\/p>\n

Batting first Japan made an excellent start and were 51\/1 after seven overs. The star of the batting was undoubtedly Akari Kitayama who struck eight boundaries on her way to a 54-ball 63, comfortably her best score for Japan. Her innings was made better by the constant rain delays.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately wickets fell regularly and Japan were all out for 119 on the final ball of the 20 overs,\u00a0Lily Mulivai the pick of the bowlers for Samoa with 4\/18.<\/p>\n

Japan’s hopes of an upset were quietly dashed by Samoa’s opening pair, Regina Lili’i and\u00a0Lelia Bourne who both scored 47 as Samoa cruised to a win by nine wickets<\/a> in 15.4 overs. There was something to celebrate for Japan however, as Kitayama was given the MVP award.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the competition favourites PNG delivered a crushing 10-wicket win<\/a> against newcomers Fiji to cement their place at the top of the table, while Samoa had a second win of the day, again by nine wickets<\/a>, against Indonesia to keep them on target for a final round showdown with PNG. The home team Vanuatu also earned their first win of the tournament, defeating by 63 runs<\/a> in a rain-affected encounter to put themselves into third place.<\/p>\n

Japan will have a rest tomorrow before taking on both Fiji and PNG on Thursday.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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