Vanuatu captain Rachel Andrew Once-a lifetime performance was produced, with the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 East-Asia Pacific qualifier in Fiji to lead both bat and ball for an exciting seven-run win over Indonesia.
Rachel makes history for Andrew Vanuatu
The 27-year-old all-rounder entered the record books by scoring an unbeaten 85 for Anchor Vanuatu’s innings before claiming a remarkable hat-trick to end Indonesia’s pursuit.
Her heroes made her only the second Vanuatu cricketer to take her T20i hat -trick, and incredibly, women’s T20i history only to enter the second player to enter a fifty and hat -trick in a single match. The first was his teammate to achieve that milestone Celina SolmanWhich did so in the year against France.
Andrew’s record-breaking attempt not only demonstrated her versatility, but also set a tone for Vanuatu’s campaign as they keep an eye on a place in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Global Qualifier.
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Andrew Ka HTrick Seal Wins Indonesia as Fall
To bat first, Vanuatu was looking for stability after the initial wickets, and Andrew distributed in style. She was firm, was characterized by boundaries in important moments to tick the scoreboard, mixing caution with aggression to score an unbeaten 85 off 66 balls.
His loan-hand effort made sure that Vanutu reached a total of 131 runs, sufficient to defend the bowlers in the second innings.
Chasing 132, Indonesia started confidently as Maria Korazone and Desi Vulandari made a concrete 55 -run stand. At that level, he looked well to chase the target.
But the second part of the match innings changed dramatically. Vanuatu’s bowlers led by Nasimana Nawaiika and captain Andrew triggered a collapse. Nawaiika scored 3/27 runs in four overs, breaking participation in important junctions.
Andrew then shocked the killer, removing three Indonesian batsmen in continuous delivery to complete a sensational hat -trick. She ended with 3/10 figures, earned the Player of the Match Award and won a famous seven-run win for her team.
Vanuatu wins by 7 runs! He scored 131/2, Indonesia 124/8 runs. Player of the Match: Captain Rachel Andrew (85 runs and 3/10). Next: Vanuatu vs Cook Islands tomorrow at 12:30 pm! Live Stream: https://t.co/hsuos7vz1Z, pic.twitter.com/eluqqqmocym
– Vanuatu Cricket September 9, 2025
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