ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025/26
Completed
Nigeria
166/8
(20.0 ov)
VS
Botswana
122/7
(20.0 ov)
Nigeria won by 44 runs
5th Place Play-Off · T20 · 2 Oct 2025
Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
not out | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
c D Maisuria b B Kgosiemang | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
b D Maisuria | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
b D Maisuria | 41 | 43 | 3 | 0 |
c K Motlanka b T Tshose | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
b T Perera | 42 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
c T Perera b B Kgosiemang | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
c T Tshose b T Perera | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
not out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
b B Kgosiemang | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Extras 8 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 6)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B Kgosiemang (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
T Perera (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b SA Okpe | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
c I Danladi b P Useni | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
b Joshua Asia | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
c S Chilemanya b R Abdulkareem | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
c S Chilemanya b Joshua Asia | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
c P Aho b Joshua Asia | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
c S Chilemanya b Joshua Asia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 13 (wd 6, nb 1, b 4, lb 2) · Target 167
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P Aho (3wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
P Useni (1nb) | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
IO Okpe (1wd) | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
R Abdulkareem (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Joshua Asia (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
Joshua Asia · Nigeria | 100 |
T Perera · Botswana | 82 |
B Kgosiemang · Botswana | 75 |
D Maisuria · Botswana | 58 |
VD Adewoye · Nigeria | 52 |
P Useni · Nigeria | 48 |
SA Okpe · Nigeria | 45 |
JO Adedeji · Nigeria | 44 |
T Tshose · Botswana | 36 |
K Motlanka · Botswana | 32 |
I Danladi · Nigeria | 29 |
R Abdulkareem · Nigeria | 29 |
S Chilemanya · Nigeria | 26 |
K Piet · Botswana | 25 |
V Balakrishnan · Botswana | 23 |
M Kasselman · Botswana | 18 |
P Aho · Nigeria | 16 |
IO Okpe · Nigeria | 13 |
JB Richards · Botswana | 7 |
Sulaimon Runsewe · Nigeria | 6 |
K Modise · Botswana | 1 |
B Keganne · Botswana | 0 |
Nigeria won by 44 runs
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