West Africa Trophy 2023/24
Completed
Nigeria
127/8
(20.0 ov)
VS
Rwanda
73/10
(18.1 ov)
Nigeria won by 54 runs
Match 1 · T20 · 4 Oct 2023
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
lbw b Z Bimenyimana | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
b E Rukiriza | 28 | 42 | 3 | 0 |
lbw b M Akayezu | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
lbw b K Irakoze | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
c O Tuyisenge b E Sebareme | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
c Muhammad Nadir b E Rukiriza | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
b E Rukiriza | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
b Z Bimenyimana | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 15 (wd 8, nb 0, b 5, lb 2)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z Bimenyimana (2wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
M Akayezu (5wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
K Irakoze (1wd) | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c Sulaimon Runsewe b P Useni | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
c R Abdulkareem b C Udekwe | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
c Mohameed Taiwo b IO Okpe | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
b C Udekwe | 24 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
c JO Adedeji b R Abdulkareem | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
b I Danladi | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
b C Udekwe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
run out (R Abdulkareem) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
b P Aho | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
b P Aho | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (wd 5, nb 0, b 1, lb 0) · Target 128
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
C Udekwe · Nigeria | 87 |
E Rukiriza · Rwanda | 77 |
P Aho · Nigeria | 63 |
Z Bimenyimana · Rwanda | 51 |
I Danladi · Nigeria | 48 |
P Useni · Nigeria | 39 |
K Irakoze · Rwanda | 39 |
R Abdulkareem · Nigeria | 34 |
O Tuyisenge · Rwanda | 34 |
E Sebareme · Rwanda | 32 |
D Ajekun · Nigeria | 31 |
Sulaimon Runsewe · Nigeria | 27 |
IO Okpe · Nigeria | 27 |
M Akayezu · Rwanda | 25 |
SA Okpe · Nigeria | 23 |
JO Adedeji · Nigeria | 19 |
D Ndikubwimana · Rwanda | 9 |
E Dusingizimana · Rwanda | 9 |
Muhammad Nadir · Rwanda | 8 |
AA Onikoyi · Nigeria | 5 |
Babar Ali · Rwanda | 2 |
E Kubwimana · Rwanda | 2 |
Nigeria won by 54 runs
Toss: Nigeria, chose to batPlayer of the match: C UdekweVenue: Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, LagosSeries: West Africa Trophy 2023/24
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