West Africa Trophy 2025/26
Completed
Nigeria
157/5
(20.0 ov)
VS
Rwanda
117/9
(20.0 ov)
Nigeria won by 40 runs
Final · T20 · 14 Dec 2025
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b Muhammad Nadir | 34 | 26 | 2 | 2 |
b I Ntirenganya | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
b Muhammad Nadir | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
c O Manishimwe b Muhammad Nadir | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
not out | 35 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
c E Rukiriza b Z Bimenyimana | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 13 (wd 8, nb 1, b 2, lb 2)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z Bimenyimana (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
I Ntirenganya (4wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 3.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
JM Iradukunda (2wd, 1nb) | 3.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
E Rukiriza (1wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c SA Okpe b E Ndubudem | 27 | 21 | 1 | 3 |
b E Ndubudem | 33 | 38 | 4 | 0 |
run out (Sulaimon Runsewe/Ali Rahmon) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
c VD Adewoye b Joshua Asia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c Ali Rahmon b Joshua Asia | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
lbw b IO Okpe | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
run out (Sulaimon Runsewe/VD Adewoye) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
run out (VD Adewoye) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
b IO Okpe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 5 (wd 3, nb 1, b 0, lb 1) · Target 158
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Abdullahi Ismail (3wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
Joshua Asia (1nb) | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
Muhammad Nadir · Rwanda | 82 |
IO Okpe · Nigeria | 50 |
Joshua Asia · Nigeria | 50 |
E Ndubudem · Nigeria | 50 |
SA Okpe · Nigeria | 48 |
Sulaimon Runsewe · Nigeria | 40 |
D Ndikubwimana · Rwanda | 37 |
Hamza Khan · Rwanda | 34 |
VD Adewoye · Nigeria | 30 |
JM Iradukunda · Rwanda | 29 |
Selim Salau · Nigeria | 28 |
I Ntirenganya · Rwanda | 26 |
Z Bimenyimana · Rwanda | 25 |
Ali Rahmon · Nigeria | 21 |
I Danladi · Nigeria | 18 |
O Manishimwe · Rwanda | 15 |
E Rukiriza · Rwanda | 12 |
C Rububagumya · Rwanda | 7 |
P Useni · Nigeria | 4 |
I Niyomugabo · Rwanda | 3 |
Abdullahi Ismail · Nigeria | 0 |
D Gumyusenge · Rwanda | 0 |
Nigeria won by 40 runs
Toss: Nigeria, chose to batPlayer of the match: Sulaimon RunseweVenue: Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, AbujaSeries: West Africa Trophy 2025/26
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