A scene from the Ivory Coast vs Nigeria match.© AFP
Ivory Coast set a brand new report for the bottom complete ever recorded in a T20 worldwide after they had been bowled out for simply seven by Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday. It was three runs fewer than the earlier report of 10, set by the Isle of Man after they misplaced to Spain in 2023 and equalled by Mongolia towards Singapore in September. Nigeria gained the toss and elected to bat first within the T20 World Cup sub-regional Africa qualifier, racking up an imposing 271-4 of their 20 overs. Selim Salau smashed 112 from 53 balls earlier than retiring whereas Isaac Okpe‘s 65 not out from 23 balls included six sixes and three fours.
Ivory Coast opener Ouattara Mohamed made 4 earlier than being the primary man out.
Little did he know that he can be Ivory Coast’s top-scorer because the innings folded with out even a boundary in simply 7.3 overs. Only Mimi Alex, wicketkeeper Maiga Ibrahim and Dje Claude troubled the scorers with a single every.
Six of their batsmen had been dismissed for geese whereas Ladji Ezechiel remained unbeaten on nought.
7 All Out!
In an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa sub regional qualifier, Nigeria bundled out Ivory Coast for the bottom Men’s T20I complete ever! pic.twitter.com/vblBXqG9W1
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Nigeria gained the match by a large 264 runs which, maybe surprisingly, is just not a report as Zimbabwe beat Gambia by 290 runs in Nairobi final month.
The match varieties a part of the qualification course of for the males’s 2026 T20 World Cup.
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