West Africa Trophy 2025/26
Completed
Nigeria
138/8
(20.0 ov)
VS
Zambia
119/10
(19.0 ov)
Nigeria won by 19 runs
Match 1 · T20 · 4 Dec 2025
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
lbw b Soyeb Pendi | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
c JV Chand b Aslam Bera | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
c Mohammad Bhaidu b Aslam Bera | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
c Aslam Bera b Muhammad Asim | 27 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
c Ayaz Dadabhai b Muhammad Asim | 23 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
c Soyeb Pendi b Muhammad Asim | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
b Javid Patel | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 35 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
c Mohammad Bhaidu b Soyeb Pendi | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 5 (wd 5, nb 0, b 0, lb 0)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Soyeb Pendi (2wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Javid Patel (2wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Muhammad Asim (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b P Useni | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
b P Useni | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c Joshua Asia b IO Okpe | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
b P Useni | 47 | 46 | 6 | 0 |
c Sulaimon Runsewe b VD Adewoye | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
b VD Adewoye | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
c IO Okpe b VD Adewoye | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c Joshua Asia b VD Adewoye | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
c Sulaimon Runsewe b IO Okpe | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
lbw b P Useni | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (wd 5, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) · Target 139
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
IO Okpe (1wd) | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
VD Adewoye (4wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
VD Adewoye · Nigeria | 110 |
P Useni · Nigeria | 107 |
IO Okpe · Nigeria | 100 |
Muhammad Asim · Zambia | 75 |
Soyeb Pendi · Zambia | 67 |
JV Chand · Zambia | 61 |
Aslam Bera · Zambia | 59 |
Ayaz Dadabhai · Zambia | 31 |
I Danladi · Nigeria | 29 |
Javid Patel · Zambia | 29 |
SA Okpe · Nigeria | 25 |
Jakir Patel · Zambia | 22 |
Selim Salau · Nigeria | 21 |
Sulaimon Runsewe · Nigeria | 18 |
Joshua Asia · Nigeria | 16 |
Mohammad Bhaidu · Zambia | 16 |
Mohmedazim Abbasbhai · Zambia | 15 |
D Ajekun · Nigeria | 5 |
E Ndubudem · Nigeria | 4 |
O Isiyaku · Nigeria | 4 |
Shahnawaz Patel · Zambia | 1 |
L Mutale · Zambia | 1 |
Nigeria won by 19 runs
Toss: Zambia, chose to fieldPlayer of the match: P UseniVenue: Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, AbujaSeries: West Africa Trophy 2025/26
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