West Africa Trophy 2025/26
Completed
Nigeria
158/8
(20.0 ov)
VS
Zambia
135/10
(19.0 ov)
Nigeria won by 23 runs
Match 10 · T20 · 8 Dec 2025
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b JV Chand | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
b Ayaz Dadabhai | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
run out (Mohammad Bhaidu) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c Shahnawaz Patel b Soyeb Pendi | 54 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
run out (M Yambayamba/Aslam Bera) | 30 | 29 | 0 | 2 |
c Mohmedazim Abbasbhai b Ayaz Dadabhai | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
st M Yambayamba b Javid Patel | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
b Soyeb Pendi | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 12 (wd 7, nb 0, b 2, lb 3)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Soyeb Pendi (3wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
Ayaz Dadabhai (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Javid Patel (3wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c K Boniface b SA Okpe | 39 | 32 | 5 | 2 |
c & b Joshua Asia | 17 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
c SA Okpe b Joshua Asia | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
lbw b Joshua Asia | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
run out (E Ndubudem/Sulaimon Runsewe) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
b IO Okpe | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
c SA Okpe b IO Okpe | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
c VD Adewoye b IO Okpe | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
hit wicket b IO Okpe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
b IO Okpe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 8 (wd 3, nb 3, b 1, lb 1) · Target 159
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
IO Okpe · Nigeria | 136 |
Joshua Asia · Nigeria | 83 |
SA Okpe · Nigeria | 75 |
I Danladi · Nigeria | 61 |
Ayaz Dadabhai · Zambia | 57 |
Soyeb Pendi · Zambia | 51 |
Muhammad Asim · Zambia | 48 |
JV Chand · Zambia | 46 |
Javid Patel · Zambia | 43 |
Selim Salau · Nigeria | 30 |
Jakir Patel · Zambia | 26 |
Mohammad Bhaidu · Zambia | 20 |
P Useni · Nigeria | 19 |
Mohmedazim Abbasbhai · Zambia | 16 |
O Isiyaku · Nigeria | 12 |
VD Adewoye · Nigeria | 10 |
Shahnawaz Patel · Zambia | 10 |
K Boniface · Nigeria | 8 |
Ali Rahmon · Nigeria | 7 |
Sulaimon Runsewe · Nigeria | 2 |
M Yambayamba · Zambia | 1 |
Aslam Bera · Zambia | 0 |
Nigeria won by 23 runs
Toss: Zambia, chose to fieldPlayer of the match: IO OkpeVenue: Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, AbujaSeries: West Africa Trophy 2025/26
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