Samoa vs Cook Islands, Super Six 11th Match, Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026

Sano International Cricket GroundMon 18 May 2026, 6:00 AM IST

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Match info

Match
Samoa vs Cook Islands, Super Six 11th Match
Series
Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026
Format
T20I
Date
Monday, 18 May 2026
Start
6:00 AM IST · 9:30 AM local
Venue
Sano International Cricket Ground

SMO vs COK Recent Form and Head to Head

Samoa3 won of last 5
LLWWW
Cook Islands4 won of last 5
WWWLW
  • WCOK vs INO17 May 2026 · COK won by 50 runs
  • WCOK vs JPN14 May 2026 · Cook Islands won by 3 wickets
  • WVAN vs COK13 May 2026 · Cook Islands won by 11 runs (DLS method)
  • LPNG vs COK10 May 2026 · Papua New Guinea won by 49 runs

Head to head

These teams have not met in a T20 match on our records.

SMO vs COK Team Records

At Sano International Cricket Ground

Samoa
2Won
2Lost
0No result

Last 4 T20 matches here

Cook Islands
3Won
0Lost
0No result

Last 3 T20 matches here

Batting first and chasing

Samoa
Batting first0/5 won
Chasing2/5 won

Average first-innings score136

Cook Islands
Batting first1/1 won
Chasing2/2 won

Average first-innings score128

Last 10 T20 results with a result.

In Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026

Samoa
3Won
2Lost
0No result

Average score102

Cook Islands
4Won
1Lost
0No result

Average score128

SMO vs COK Pitch Report

Sano International Cricket Ground

Runs have not come easily at Sano International Cricket Ground, where the bowlers usually find something in the surface.

The first-innings average over the last 10 T20I games at this ground is 121, and 99 in the second innings. Anything in the 115-130 range should make a competitive total. Defending has worked well at this ground, with 7 wins from 10 for the side batting first.

The last 5 first-innings scores here, newest first: 207/5 (PNG, won), 128/6 (COK, won), 82/2 (JPN, won), 102/9 (VAN, won), 90 (JPN, lost). Recent games have followed the usual pattern, with the last 5 first innings averaging 122. First-innings totals here have ranged from 69 to 207 in that time.

Toss call: bat first and put runs on the board.

Sano International Cricket Ground Record

10T20 matches
121Avg 1st innings
99Avg 2nd innings
7Won batting first
3Won chasing
207Highest 1st inns

This season at Sano International Cricket Ground

Full ground record

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