MATCH SCORECARD
Nigeria v Botswana
2 October 2025 · T20I · Men · Takashinga Sports Club
Nigeria won by 44 runs
Toss Nigeria, chose to batPlayer of the match Joshua AsiaICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final
INNINGS 1
166/8Nigeria
20 overs · run rate 8.30| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulaimon Runsewe | retired hurt | 5* | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| S Chilemanya | c Dhruvkumar Maisuria b Boemo Kgosiemang | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Isaac Danladi | b Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Sesan Adedeji | b Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 41 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 95.34 |
| Sylvester Okpe | c Karabo Motlhanka b Thatayaone Tshose | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Vincent Adewoye | b Tharindu Perera | 42 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 233.33 |
| Prosper Useni | c Tharindu Perera b Boemo Kgosiemang | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 190.90 |
| Isaac Okpe | c Thatayaone Tshose b Tharindu Perera | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.14 |
| Ridwan Abdulkareem | not out | 4* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Peter Aho | b Boemo Kgosiemang | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
Extras 8 (w 2, nb 0, b/lb 6)Total 166/8 (20 ov)Run rate 8.30
Did not bat: Joshua Asia
Fall of wickets1-3 (S Chilemanya, 0.5 ov)2-45 (I Danladi, 8.4 ov)3-62 (SA Okpe, 10.0 ov)4-123 (JO Adedeji, 16.0 ov)5-123 (VD Adewoye, 16.1 ov)6-150 (IO Okpe, 18.3 ov)7-160 (P Useni, 19.4 ov)8-166 (P Aho, 20.0 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boemo Kgosiemang | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Tharindu Perera | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Katlo Piet | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Botlhe Keganne | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 42 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 51 |
| 10 | 11 | 1 | 62 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 68 |
| 12 | 11 | 0 | 79 |
| 13 | 16 | 0 | 95 |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 98 |
| 15 | 12 | 0 | 110 |
| 16 | 13 | 1 | 123 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | 130 |
| 18 | 13 | 0 | 143 |
| 19 | 11 | 1 | 154 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | 166 |
INNINGS 2
122/7Botswana
20 overs · run rate 6.10| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karabo Modise | b Sylvester Okpe | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Vinoo Balakrishnan | c Isaac Danladi b Prosper Useni | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Karabo Motlhanka | b Joshua Asia | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Monroux Kasselman | c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Tharindu Perera | c S Chilemanya b Joshua Asia | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 271.42 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | c Peter Aho b Joshua Asia | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Katlo Piet | not out | 22* | 20 | 1 | 1 | 110.00 |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria | c S Chilemanya b Joshua Asia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JB Richards | not out | 7* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
Extras 13 (w 6, nb 1, b/lb 6)Total 122/7 (20 ov)Run rate 6.10
Did not bat: Botlhe Keganne, Boemo Kgosiemang
Fall of wickets1-6 (K Modise, 1.2 ov)2-37 (V Balakrishnan, 6.2 ov)3-58 (M Kasselman, 9.4 ov)4-81 (T Perera, 11.3 ov)5-85 (K Motlanka, 13.1 ov)6-92 (T Tshose, 15.3 ov)7-92 (D Maisuria, 15.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Aho | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 |
| Sylvester Okpe | 3.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Prosper Useni | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac Okpe | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Ridwan Abdulkareem | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Asia | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 | 1 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| 8 | 9 | 0 | 49 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 56 |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | 66 |
| 11 | 13 | 0 | 79 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 83 |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 85 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 87 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | 91 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 92 |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 96 |
| 18 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | 108 |
| 20 | 14 | 0 | 122 |
MATCH CHARTS
Runs by over, wickets and phases
NigeriaBotswanaWicket
Powerplay32 runs · 1 wkts · 6 overs · 5.33 an over
Middle overs91 runs · 3 wkts · 10 overs · 9.10 an over
Death overs43 runs · 4 wkts · 4 overs · 10.75 an over
Powerplay36 runs · 1 wkts · 6 overs · 6.00 an over
Middle overs56 runs · 6 wkts · 10 overs · 5.60 an over
Death overs30 runs · 0 wkts · 4 overs · 7.50 an over
Fours44 · 27.8%
Sixes36 · 22.8%
Other runs78 · 49.4%
Fours32 · 29.4%
Sixes24 · 22.0%
Other runs53 · 48.6%