Nigeria vs Botswana

Result

Nigeria

166/8(20 ov)

Botswana

122/7(20 ov)

Nigeria won by 44 runs

Format: T20I
Venue: Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare, Harare
Start: Thu 2 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Series: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025/26

Scorecard

Nigeria innings

166/8(20 ov, 20 overs, RR 8.30)

Nigeria batting against Botswana
Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sulaimon Runsewenot out	5*	7	1	0	71.43
Solomon Chilemanyac Dhruv Maisuria b B Kgosiemang	2	3	0	0	66.67
Isaac Danladib Dhruv Maisuria	19	22	2	0	86.36
JO Adedejib Dhruv Maisuria	41	43	3	0	95.35
Sylvester Okpec Karabo Motlhanka b Thatayaone Tshose	7	4	1	0	175.00
Vincent Adewoyeb Tharindu Perera	42	18	4	3	233.33
P Usenic Tharindu Perera b B Kgosiemang	21	11	0	1	190.91
Isaac Okpec Thatayaone Tshose b Tharindu Perera	11	7	0	1	157.14
R Abdulkareemnot out	4*	3	0	0	133.33
Peter Ahob B Kgosiemang	6	2	0	1	300.00
Extras	8	(lb 6, w 2)
Total	166	8 wickets, 20 overs, 8.30 run rate

Did not bat: Joshua Asia

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Solomon Chilemanya, 0.5 ov), 2-45 (Isaac Danladi, 8.4 ov), 3-62 (Sylvester Okpe, 10 ov), 4-123 (JO Adedeji, 16 ov), 5-123 (Vincent Adewoye, 16.1 ov), 6-150 (Isaac Okpe, 18.3 ov), 7-160 (P Useni, 19.4 ov), 8-166 (Peter Aho, 20 ov)

Botswana bowling against Nigeria
Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Tharindu Perera	4 (4 overs)	27	2	6.75	1
Thatayaone Tshose	4 (4 overs)	29	1	7.25	0
Dhruv Maisuria	4 (4 overs)	31	2	7.75	0
B Kgosiemang	4 (4 overs)	26	3	6.50	1
K Piet	2 (2 overs)	22	0	11.00	0
B Keganne	2 (2 overs)	25	0	12.50	0

Partnerships (9)

1st wkt 3 runs (0.5 ov) — Sulaimon Runsewe & Solomon Chilemanya
2nd wkt 5 runs (1 ov) — Isaac Danladi & Sulaimon Runsewe
3rd wkt 37 runs (6.5 ov) — JO Adedeji & Isaac Danladi
4th wkt 17 runs (1.2 ov) — Sylvester Okpe & JO Adedeji
5th wkt 61 runs (6 ov) — JO Adedeji & Vincent Adewoye
6th wkt 0 runs (0.1 ov) — Vincent Adewoye & P Useni
7th wkt 27 runs (2.2 ov) — Isaac Okpe & P Useni
8th wkt 10 runs (1.1 ov) — R Abdulkareem & P Useni
9th wkt 6 runs (0.2 ov) — Peter Aho & R Abdulkareem

Botswana innings

122/7(20 ov, 20 overs, RR 6.10)

Botswana batting against Nigeria
Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
K Modiseb Sylvester Okpe	1	5	0	0	20.00
Vinoo Balakrishnanc Isaac Danladi b P Useni	20	18	3	0	111.11
Karabo Motlhankab Joshua Asia	22	32	2	0	68.75
M Kasselmanc Solomon Chilemanya b R Abdulkareem	15	15	1	1	100.00
Tharindu Pererac Solomon Chilemanya b Joshua Asia	19	7	1	2	271.43
Thatayaone Tshosec Peter Aho b Joshua Asia	3	10	0	0	30.00
K Pietnot out	22*	20	1	1	110.00
Dhruv Maisuriac Solomon Chilemanya b Joshua Asia	0	2	0	0	0.00
JB Richardsnot out	7*	12	0	0	58.33
Extras	13	(b 4, lb 2, w 6, nb 1)
Total	122	7 wickets, 20 overs, 6.10 run rate

Did not bat: B Keganne, B Kgosiemang

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (K Modise, 1.2 ov), 2-37 (Vinoo Balakrishnan, 6.2 ov), 3-58 (M Kasselman, 9.4 ov), 4-81 (Tharindu Perera, 11.3 ov), 5-85 (Karabo Motlhanka, 13.1 ov), 6-92 (Thatayaone Tshose, 15.3 ov), 7-92 (Dhruv Maisuria, 15.5 ov)

Nigeria bowling against Botswana
Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Peter Aho	4 (4 overs)	0	24	0	6.00	3	0
R Abdulkareem	4 (4 overs)	0	24	1	6.00	1	0
Joshua Asia	4 (4 overs)	0	11	4	2.75	1	0
Isaac Okpe	3 (3 overs)	0	28	0	9.33	1	0
Sylvester Okpe	3 (3 overs)	1	15	1	5.00	0	0
P Useni	2 (2 overs)	0	14	1	7.00	0	1

Partnerships (8)

1st wkt 6 runs (1.2 ov) — K Modise & Vinoo Balakrishnan
2nd wkt 31 runs (5 ov) — Karabo Motlhanka & Vinoo Balakrishnan
3rd wkt 21 runs (3.2 ov) — M Kasselman & Karabo Motlhanka
4th wkt 23 runs (1.5 ov) — Tharindu Perera & Karabo Motlhanka
5th wkt 4 runs (1.4 ov) — Thatayaone Tshose & Karabo Motlhanka
6th wkt 7 runs (2.2 ov) — K Piet & Thatayaone Tshose
7th wkt 0 runs (0.2 ov) — Dhruv Maisuria & K Piet
8th wkt 30 runs (4.1 ov) — JB Richards & K Piet (unbroken)

Match progression

Runs per over and cumulative score

Runs per overBars marked with a dot are overs in which a wicket fell

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Runs and wickets in each over
Innings	Over	Runs	Wickets
1	1	3	1
1	2	5	0
1	3	3	0
1	4	5	0
1	5	8	0
1	6	8	0
1	7	6	0
1	8	4	0
1	9	9	1
1	10	11	1
1	11	6	0
1	12	11	0
1	13	16	0
1	14	3	0
1	15	12	0
1	16	13	1
1	17	7	1
1	18	13	0
1	19	11	1
1	20	12	2
2	1	6	0
2	2	0	1
2	3	10	0
2	4	8	0
2	5	10	0
2	6	2	0
2	7	4	1
2	8	9	0
2	9	7	0
2	10	10	1
2	11	13	0
2	12	4	1
2	13	2	0
2	14	2	1
2	15	4	0
2	16	1	2
2	17	4	0
2	18	4	0
2	19	8	0
2	20	14	0

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Innings	Over	Runs	Wickets
1	1	3	1
1	2	5	0
1	3	3	0
1	4	5	0
1	5	8	0
1	6	8	0
1	7	6	0
1	8	4	0
1	9	9	1
1	10	11	1
1	11	6	0
1	12	11	0
1	13	16	0
1	14	3	0
1	15	12	0
1	16	13	1
1	17	7	1
1	18	13	0
1	19	11	1
1	20	12	2
2	1	6	0
2	2	0	1
2	3	10	0
2	4	8	0
2	5	10	0
2	6	2	0
2	7	4	1
2	8	9	0
2	9	7	0
2	10	10	1
2	11	13	0
2	12	4	1
2	13	2	0
2	14	2	1
2	15	4	0
2	16	1	2
2	17	4	0
2	18	4	0
2	19	8	0
2	20	14	0

Innings	Over	Runs	Wickets
1	1	3	1
1	2	5	0
1	3	3	0
1	4	5	0
1	5	8	0
1	6	8	0
1	7	6	0
1	8	4	0
1	9	9	1
1	10	11	1
1	11	6	0
1	12	11	0
1	13	16	0
1	14	3	0
1	15	12	0
1	16	13	1
1	17	7	1
1	18	13	0
1	19	11	1
1	20	12	2
2	1	6	0
2	2	0	1
2	3	10	0
2	4	8	0
2	5	10	0
2	6	2	0
2	7	4	1
2	8	9	0
2	9	7	0
2	10	10	1
2	11	13	0
2	12	4	1
2	13	2	0
2	14	2	1
2	15	4	0
2	16	1	2
2	17	4	0
2	18	4	0
2	19	8	0
2	20	14	0

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Innings	Over	Runs	Wickets
1	1	3	1
1	2	5	0
1	3	3	0
1	4	5	0
1	5	8	0
1	6	8	0
1	7	6	0
1	8	4	0
1	9	9	1
1	10	11	1
1	11	6	0
1	12	11	0
1	13	16	0
1	14	3	0
1	15	12	0
1	16	13	1
1	17	7	1
1	18	13	0
1	19	11	1
1	20	12	2
2	1	6	0
2	2	0	1
2	3	10	0
2	4	8	0
2	5	10	0
2	6	2	0
2	7	4	1
2	8	9	0
2	9	7	0
2	10	10	1
2	11	13	0
2	12	4	1
2	13	2	0
2	14	2	1
2	15	4	0
2	16	1	2
2	17	4	0
2	18	4	0
2	19	8	0
2	20	14	0