Zambia vs Nigeria — Match Centre
Match details
- Status
- Result · Nigeria won by 9 wkts
- Match
- 6th Match · T20 · International
- Scheduled start
- Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 7:00 PM Bangladesh time
Wed 21 Oct · 2:00 PM (local time, UTC+01:00) - Scheduled end
- Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 10:30 PM Bangladesh time
Wed 21 Oct · 5:30 PM (local time, UTC+01:00) - Scheduled length
- 3 h 30 min
- Ball-by-ball (provider)
- first update Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 7:09 PM Bangladesh time
last update Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 2:23 AM Bangladesh time (7 h 13 min) - Toss
- Zambia chose to bat
- Match referee
- Shandre Fritz (RSA)
- Umpire
- Iknow Chabi (ZIM)
- Umpire
- Justine Muzungu (BW)
- Data
- Scores fetched Wed 28 Oct 2026 · 10:20 PM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Zambia · 142/9 (20.0)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VVasimakram Yakub Muhammad | b Abdullahi Ismail | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
 Ismail Kara | c Kenneth Boniface b Abdullahi Ismail | 82 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 186.36 |
| JJoyeb Chand | c Selim Salau b Chima Akachukwu | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| JJakir Patel | c Isaac Okpe b Sylvester Okpe | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 131.25 |
| ZZakir Husain Patel | st Ali Rahmon b Kenneth Boniface | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| SShadreck Malama † | c Ridwan Abdulkareem b Peter Aho | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| AAyaz Dadabhai | c Kenneth Boniface b Isaac Okpe | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| RRobert Lungu | c Isaac Danladi b Abdullahi Ismail | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| JJavid Patel (c) | not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| JJoseph Zulu | c Abdullahi Ismail b Isaac Okpe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SSoyeb Pendi | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPeter Aho | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| AAbdullahi Ismail | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2.20 |
| IIsaac Okpe | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.20 |
| CChima Akachukwu | 2.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13.00 |
| SSylvester Okpe | 3.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.70 |
| RRidwan Abdulkareem | 1.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12.00 |
| KKenneth Boniface | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.80 |
Nigeria · 146/1 (14.5)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSelim Salau † | run out (Joyeb Chand/Zakir Husain Patel) | 50 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 128.21 |
| IIsaac Danladi | not out | 90 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 191.49 |
| AAli Rahmon | not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Did not bat: Isaac Okpe, Sylvester Okpe, Vincent Adewoye, Chima Akachukwu, Peter Aho, Abdullahi Ismail, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Kenneth Boniface
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSoyeb Pendi | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Ismail Kara | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| RRobert Lungu | 1.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| JJoseph Zulu | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
| JJavid Patel | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 9.10 |
| ZZakir Husain Patel | 1.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
| AAyaz Dadabhai | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| JJoyeb Chand | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
Commentary
14.5
FOUR! Javid Patel to Isaac Danladi, FOUR
14.4
SIX! Javid Patel to Isaac Danladi, SIX
14.3
Javid Patel to Ali Rahmon, 1 run
14.2
Javid Patel to Ali Rahmon, 2 runs
14.1
Javid Patel to Ali Rahmon, no run
Javid Patel [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
13.6
Joyeb Chand to Ali Rahmon, 1 run
13.5
Joyeb Chand to Isaac Danladi, 1 run
13.4
SIX! Joyeb Chand to Isaac Danladi, SIX
Ali Rahmon, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2
Abdullahi Ismail to Ayaz Dadabhai, no run
15.1
OUT! Abdullahi Ismail to Ismail Kara, Caught by Kenneth Boniface!!
Abdullahi Ismail to Ismail Kara, Caught!!
14.6
Isaac Okpe to Ismail Kara, 1 run
14.5
Isaac Okpe to Shadreck Malama, 1 run
14.4
Isaac Okpe to Shadreck Malama, no run
14.3
Isaac Okpe to Shadreck Malama, no run
14.2
Isaac Okpe to Ismail Kara, 1 run
(Playing XI): Vasimakram Yakub Muhammad, Ismail Kara, Joyeb Chand, Robert Lungu, Jakir Patel, Javid Patel(c), Joseph Zulu, Ayaz Dadabhai, Shadreck Malama(w), Soyeb Pendi, Zakir Husain Patel
(Playing XI): Ali Rahmon, Isaac Danladi, Isaac Okpe, Sylvester Okpe, Selim Salau(w), Vincent Adewoye, Chima Akachukwu(c), Peter Aho, Abdullahi Ismail, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Kenneth Boniface
Squad: Sylvester Okpe, Vincent Adewoye, Chima Akachukwu, Isaac Okpe, Mohameed Taiwo, Isaac Danladi, Peter Aho, Miracle Akhigbe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Selim Salau, Ali Rahmon, Kenneth Boniface, Abdullahi Ismail, Elochukwu Ndubudem
Squad: Robert Lungu, Shadreck Malama, Javid Patel, Soyeb Pendi, Zakir Zaba, Muhammad Asim, Jakir Patel, Joyeb Chand, Ayaz Dadabhai, Musonda Yambayamba, Joseph Zulu, Ismail Kara, Zakir Husain Patel, Zahirbhai Patel
Preview
Head-to-Head · recent meetings
ZMB
0
wins
Played
4
0 no-result
NGA
4
wins
| ZMB v NGA Nigeria won by 9 wkts | T20 · Oct 2026 |
| NGA v ZMB Nigeria won by 26 runs | T20 · Dec 2025 |
| NGA v ZMB Nigeria won by 23 runs | T20 · Dec 2025 |
| NGA v ZMB Nigeria won by 19 runs | T20 · Dec 2025 |
Recent form · last 5 completed
Zambia
LWWLL
Last: Mozambique won by 3 wkts
Nigeria
WWWWW
Last: Nigeria won by 1 run
W won · L lost · D drawn or tied · NR no result
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Info
| Result | Nigeria won by 9 wkts |
| Match | 6th Match · T20 |
| Series | ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026 |
| Date & time | Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 7:00 PM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja |
| Toss | Toss: Zambia chose to bat |
| Match referee | Shandre Fritz (RSA) |
| Umpire | Iknow Chabi (ZIM) |
| Umpire | Justine Muzungu (BW) |
Playing XI
Zambia
Bench: Robert Lungu, Shadreck Malama, Javid Patel, Soyeb Pendi, Zakir Zaba, Muhammad Asim, Jakir Patel, Joyeb Chand, Ayaz Dadabhai, Musonda Yambayamba, Joseph Zulu, Ismail Kara, Zakir Husain Patel, Zahirbhai Patel
Nigeria
Bench: Sylvester Okpe, Vincent Adewoye, Chima Akachukwu, Isaac Okpe, Mohameed Taiwo, Isaac Danladi, Peter Aho, Miracle Akhigbe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Selim Salau, Ali Rahmon, Kenneth Boniface, Abdullahi Ismail, Elochukwu Ndubudem