Match 1
Accra Daisies vs. Accra Lilies
Toss: Accra Daisies won the toss and chose to bat first. They started off briskly with the runs coming through easily, with the openers putting together a 46-run stand in 9.3 overs between Abigail Anuzu and Elizabeth Frimpong. They struggled to build momentum, kept losing wickets in sessions, and folded up for 87 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs, leaving The Lilies 88 as the target with an asking rate of 4.35 within reach.
Chased down within reach, the target with ease, Lilies went in with all hopes high but lost their first wicket from the last ball of the first over with the score being 4 runs. Wicket floodgates opened from the 3rd over as they kept falling in rapid succession, but they held their nerves with Daisies dashing freebie extras in 43 runs to allow Lilies to attain the target of 88 runs for 9 wickets in 14.2 overs in the nail-biting league opener.
Result: Accra Lilies won by 1 wicket.
Match 2
Accra Lilies vs. Accra Tulips.
Toss: Tulips called right and opted to field
Lilies carried momentum from the morning game, with their skipper Jacqueline Kokam giving her team a swift 20 runs from 13 balls, striking at 153 to get a decent total of 74 runs. They were all out in 12.1 overs.
Tulips came flying with the captain, Rebecca Adotei, leading the charge, scoring 11 from 10 balls but falling short trying a tight quick run in the 2nd over, leaving her team in a shaky position.
The following batters grafted slowly and steadily, getting the asking rate within reach. Then came the rain to halt the chase. The match ended with the DLS method coming to save the day for the Lilies, with the scoreboard for the Tulips being 54 runs for 8 wickets in 11.3 overs.
Result: Accra Lilies won by 5 runs (DLS method—match reduced to 11.3 overs, target 60 runs)
