Nigeria vs Botswana, 5th Place Play-Off - Scorecard
ResultT20IICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025/26· Playoffs· Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare·
Nigeria166/8(20 ov)
Botswana122/7(20 ov)
Nigeria won by 44 runs
Nigeria innings
166/8 (20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulaimon Runsewe † | retired hurt | 5* | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| S Chilemanya | c D Maisuria b B Kgosiemang | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Isaac Danladi | b D Maisuria | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 86.36 |
| JO Adedeji | b D Maisuria | 41 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 95.35 |
| Sylvester Okpe | c †K Motlanka b T Tshose | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Vincent Adewoye | b T Perera | 42 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 233.33 |
| P Useni | c T Perera b B Kgosiemang | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 190.91 |
| Isaac Okpe | c T Tshose b T Perera | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.14 |
| R Abdulkareem | not out | 4* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Peter Aho | b B Kgosiemang | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Extras | (lb 6, w 2) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR 8.30) | 166/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Joshua Asia
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (S Chilemanya, 0.5 ov), 45-2 (I Danladi, 8.4 ov), 62-3 (SA Okpe, 10 ov), 123-4 (JO Adedeji, 16 ov), 123-5 (VD Adewoye, 16.1 ov), 150-6 (IO Okpe, 18.3 ov), 160-7 (P Useni, 19.4 ov), 166-8 (P Aho, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Kgosiemang | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tharindu Perera | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhruv Maisuria | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K Piet | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B Keganne | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sulaimon Runsewe 1(2) & S Chilemanya 2(3) | 3 | 5 |
| 2nd | I Danladi 0(1) & Sulaimon Runsewe 4(5) | 5 | 6 |
| 2nd | JO Adedeji 17(20) & I Danladi 19(21) | 37 | 41 |
| 3rd | SA Okpe 7(4) & JO Adedeji 5(4) | 17 | 8 |
| 4th | JO Adedeji 19(19) & VD Adewoye 42(17) | 61 | 36 |
| 5th | VD Adewoye 0(1) & P Useni 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | IO Okpe 11(7) & P Useni 16(7) | 27 | 14 |
| 7th | R Abdulkareem 4(3) & P Useni 5(4) | 10 | 7 |
| 8th | P Aho 6(2) & R Abdulkareem 0(0) | 6 | 2 |
Botswana innings
122/7 (20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Modise | b SA Okpe | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Vinoo Balakrishnan | c I Danladi b P Useni | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Karabo Motlhanka † | b Joshua Asia | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
| M Kasselman | c S Chilemanya b R Abdulkareem | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Tharindu Perera | c S Chilemanya b Joshua Asia | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 271.43 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | c P Aho b Joshua Asia | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| K Piet | not out | 22* | 20 | 1 | 1 | 110.00 |
| Dhruv Maisuria | c S Chilemanya b Joshua Asia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JB Richards | not out | 7* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 6, nb 1) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR 6.10) · Target 167 from 20 ov | 122/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (K Modise, 1.2 ov), 37-2 (V Balakrishnan, 6.2 ov), 58-3 (M Kasselman, 9.4 ov), 81-4 (T Perera, 11.3 ov), 85-5 (K Motlanka, 13.1 ov), 92-6 (T Tshose, 15.3 ov), 92-7 (D Maisuria, 15.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Aho | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sylvester Okpe | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P Useni | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac Okpe | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| R Abdulkareem | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Asia | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | K Modise 1(5) & V Balakrishnan 2(3) | 6 | 8 |
| 2nd | K Motlanka 12(16) & V Balakrishnan 18(15) | 31 | 30 |
| 3rd | M Kasselman 15(15) & K Motlanka 5(5) | 21 | 20 |
| 4th | T Perera 19(7) & K Motlanka 3(4) | 23 | 11 |
| 5th | T Tshose 1(3) & K Motlanka 2(7) | 4 | 10 |
| 6th | K Piet 5(7) & T Tshose 2(7) | 7 | 14 |
| 7th | D Maisuria 0(2) & K Piet 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 8th | JB Richards 7(12) & K Piet 17(13) | 30* | 25 |