Nigeria v Botswana, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final, 2025
ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final: Nigeria v Botswana at Harare, October 02, 2025

Nigeria
NIG
166/8 (20)

Botswana
BTS
122/7 (20)
Finished
NIG won by 44 runs
Nigeria InningNIG Inning166/8 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulaimon Runsewe | Retired hurt | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
Retired hurt | ||||||
| Solomon Chilemanya(WK) | c D Maisuria b B Kgosiemang | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
c D Maisuria b B Kgosiemang | ||||||
| Isaac Danladi | b D Maisuria | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 86.36 |
b D Maisuria | ||||||
| Sesan Joseph Adedeji | b D Maisuria | 41 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 95.35 |
b D Maisuria | ||||||
| Sylvester Okpe(C) | c Karabo Motlhanka b T Tshose | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
c Karabo Motlhanka b T Tshose | ||||||
| Vincent Adewoye | b T Perera-I | 42 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 233.33 |
b T Perera-I | ||||||
| Prosper Useni | c T Perera-I b B Kgosiemang | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 190.91 |
c T Perera-I b B Kgosiemang | ||||||
| Isaac Okpe | c T Tshose b T Perera-I | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.14 |
c T Tshose b T Perera-I | ||||||
| Ridwan Abdulkareem | Not out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
Not out | ||||||
| Peter Aho | b B Kgosiemang | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
b B Kgosiemang | ||||||
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 166/8 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boemo Kgosiemang | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 |
| Tharindu Perera-I | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Dhruv Maisuria | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Katlo Piet | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Botlhe Keganne | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (S Chilemanya - 0.5 ov), 2-45 (I Danladi - 8.4 ov), 3-62 (S Okpe - 9.6 ov), 4-123 (SJ Adedeji - 15.6 ov), 5-123 (V Adewoye - 16.1 ov), 6-150 (Isaac Okpe - 18.3 ov), 7-160 (Prosper Useni - 19.4 ov), 8-166 (P Aho - 19.6 ov)
Botswana InningBTS Inning122/7 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karabo Modise | b S Okpe | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
b S Okpe | ||||||
| Vinoo Balakrishnan | c I Danladi b S Okpe | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 111.11 |
c I Danladi b S Okpe | ||||||
| Karabo Motlhanka(C) | b J Asia | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
b J Asia | ||||||
| Monroux Kasselman(WK) | c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem | ||||||
| Tharindu Perera-I | st S Chilemanya b J Asia | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 271.43 |
st S Chilemanya b J Asia | ||||||
| Thatayaone Tshose | c P Aho b J Asia | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
c P Aho b J Asia | ||||||
| Katlo Piet | Not out | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 110.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Dhruv Maisuria | c S Chilemanya b J Asia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c S Chilemanya b J Asia | ||||||
| Jack Richards | Not out | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 13 (b 4, w 6, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 122/7 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Aho | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Sylvester Okpe | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| Prosper Useni | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Isaac Okpe | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Ridwan Abdulkareem | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Joshua Asia | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (K Modise - 1.2 ov), 2-37 (V Balakrishnan - 6.2 ov), 3-58 (M Kasselman - 9.4 ov), 4-81 (T Perera-I - 11.3 ov), 5-85 (Karabo Motlhanka - 13.1 ov), 6-92 (T Tshose - 15.3 ov), 7-92 (D Maisuria - 15.5 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2025-10-02 13:00 PM
Venue
Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Toss
Nigeria elected to bat
Umpires
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Match Referee
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