Nigeria’s senior men’s cricket team on Tuesday thrashed The Gambia by 160 runs in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C in Abuja.
Nigeria won the toss and opted to bat first in her opening game of the tournament.
The Yellow Greens posted an imposing 262 runs for one wicket in 20 overs before bowling out The Gambia for 102 runs in 17.2 overs.
Wicketkeeper-batter Selim Salau led Nigeria’s batting with an unbeaten 105 off 58 balls, including 12 fours and three sixes.
Fellow opener Isaac Danladi also contributed 86 runs off 48 balls before he was dismissed for the first wicket at 197 runs in 16.4 overs.
Isaac Okpe provided a late flourish with an unbeaten 56 off 16 balls, hitting three fours and six sixes to propel Nigeria to the formidable total.
In their chase, The Gambia struggled against Nigeria’s bowling attack, with Andre Jarju top-scoring with 39 runs off 38 balls, while Frank Campbell added 25 off 20 balls.
Ridwan Abdulkareem and Sylvester Okpe claimed three wickets each to dismantle The Gambian batting line-up.
Nigeria will take on Zambia on Wednesday as they continue their campaign, competing against five other countries for two places in the 2027 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final.
Uganda, Zambia, Mozambique and Lesotho are the other teams featuring in the tournament.
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