Lesotho vs Nigeria — Match Centre
Match details
- Status
- Result · Nigeria won by 7 wkts
- Match
- 12th Match · T20 · International
- Scheduled start
- Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 7:00 PM Bangladesh time
Sat 24 Oct · 2:00 PM (local time, UTC+01:00) - Scheduled end
- Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 10:30 PM Bangladesh time
Sat 24 Oct · 5:30 PM (local time, UTC+01:00) - Scheduled length
- 3 h 30 min
- Ball-by-ball (provider)
- first update Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 12:13 AM Bangladesh time
last update Sun 25 Oct 2026 · 1:42 AM Bangladesh time (1 day) - Toss
- Lesotho chose to bat
- Match referee
- Shandre Fritz (RSA)
- Umpire
- Gaston Niyibizi (RWA)
- Umpire
- Justine Muzungu (BW)
- Data
- Scores fetched Fri 30 Oct 2026 · 12:35 AM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Lesotho · 62/10 (12.5)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLerotholi Gabriel | lbw b Kenneth Boniface | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| CChachole Tlali † | b Chima Akachukwu | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| MMohmed Duvesh Patel | c Selim Salau b Mohameed Taiwo | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| LLebona Leokaoke | c Vincent Adewoye b Kenneth Boniface | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| MMaaz Khan | b Elochukwu Ndubudem | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| IInshaf Farook | b Chima Akachukwu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| LLefulere Monanthane | lbw b Elochukwu Ndubudem | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| GGladwin Thamae | lbw b Chima Akachukwu | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| TTsepiso Chaoana (c) | not out | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 144.44 |
| TTanki Khetsi | c Ridwan Abdulkareem b Elochukwu Ndubudem | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46.67 |
| MMalei Khauta | run out (Selim Salau/Chima Akachukwu) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKenneth Boniface | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| PPeter Aho | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.70 |
| MMohameed Taiwo | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
| CChima Akachukwu | 2.1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.80 |
| EElochukwu Ndubudem | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3.10 |
| MMiracle Akhigbe | 0.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16.80 |
Nigeria · 65/3 (7.4)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSylvester Okpe | lbw b Tsepiso Chaoana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| KKenneth Boniface | b Inshaf Farook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| RRidwan Abdulkareem | not out | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 155.56 |
| VVincent Adewoye | b Inshaf Farook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MMiracle Akhigbe | not out | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 104.00 |
Did not bat: Isaac Danladi, Selim Salau, Chima Akachukwu, Peter Aho, Mohameed Taiwo, Elochukwu Ndubudem
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTsepiso Chaoana | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
| IInshaf Farook | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.30 |
| MMohmed Duvesh Patel | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| GGladwin Thamae | 0.4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18.00 |
Commentary
7.4
Gladwin Thamae to Miracle Akhigbe, FOUR, the partnership between Miracle Akhigbe and Ridwan Abdulkareem is now
7.3
Gladwin Thamae to Ridwan Abdulkareem, 1 run
7.2
SIX! Gladwin Thamae to Ridwan Abdulkareem, SIX
7.1
Gladwin Thamae to Miracle Akhigbe, 1 run
Gladwin Thamae, comes into the attack
6.6
Mohmed Duvesh Patel to Miracle Akhigbe, 1 run
6.6
Mohmed Duvesh Patel to Ridwan Abdulkareem, no ball, 1 run
6.6
Mohmed Duvesh Patel to Ridwan Abdulkareem, wide
6.5
Mohmed Duvesh Patel to Miracle Akhigbe, 1 run
6.4
Mohmed Duvesh Patel to Miracle Akhigbe, no run
3.6
Peter Aho to Chachole Tlali, no run
3.5
Peter Aho to Chachole Tlali, no run
3.4
Peter Aho to Chachole Tlali, no run
3.3
Peter Aho to Chachole Tlali, no run
3.2
Peter Aho to Chachole Tlali, no run
3.1
Peter Aho to Chachole Tlali, 2 runs
2.6
Mohameed Taiwo to Lebona Leokaoke, no run
2.5
OUT! Mohameed Taiwo to Mohmed Duvesh Patel, Caught by Selim Salau!!
Mohameed Taiwo to Mohmed Duvesh Patel, Caught!!
(Playing XI): Sylvester Okpe, Kenneth Boniface, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Vincent Adewoye, Miracle Akhigbe, Isaac Danladi, Selim Salau(w), Chima Akachukwu(c), Peter Aho, Mohameed Taiwo, Elochukwu Ndubudem
(Playing XI): Lerotholi Gabriel, Chachole Tlali(w), Mohmed Duvesh Patel, Lebona Leokaoke, Maaz Khan, Inshaf Farook, Lefulere Monanthane, Gladwin Thamae, Tsepiso Chaoana(c), Tanki Khetsi, Malei Khauta
Squad: Selim Salau(w), Ali Rahmon, Miracle Akhigbe, Sylvester Okpe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Elochukwu Ndubudem, Isaac Okpe, Peter Aho, Mohameed Taiwo(c), Abdullahi Ismail, Kenneth Boniface, Vincent Adewoye, Chima Akachukwu, Isaac Danladi
Squad: Lerotholi Gabriel, Ajaz Patel, Mohmed Duvesh Patel, Chachole Tlali(w), Gladwin Thamae, Lefulere Monanthane, Maaz Khan, Inshaf Farook, Tanki Khetsi, Tsepiso Chaoana(c), Malei Khauta, Lebona Leokaoke, Bahlakoana Mejaro, Jabulani Matjatje
Preview
Head-to-Head · recent meetings
LSO
0
wins
Played
1
0 no-result
NGA
1
wins
| LSO v NGA Nigeria won by 7 wkts | T20 · Oct 2026 |
Recent form · last 5 completed
Lesotho
LLLLW
Last: Gambia won by 3 runs
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 7 wkts |
| Match | 12th Match · T20 |
| Series | ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026 |
| Date & time | Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 7:00 PM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2, Abuja |
| Toss | Toss: Lesotho chose to bat |
| Match referee | Shandre Fritz (RSA) |
| Umpire | Gaston Niyibizi (RWA) |
| Umpire | Justine Muzungu (BW) |
Playing XI
Lesotho
- Lerotholi Gabriel
- Chachole Tlali (wk)
- Mohmed Duvesh Patel
- Lebona Leokaoke
- Maaz Khan
- Inshaf Farook
- Lefulere Monanthane
- Gladwin Thamae
- Tsepiso Chaoana (c)
- Tanki Khetsi
- Malei Khauta
Bench: Ajaz Patel, Bahlakoana Mejaro, Jabulani Matjatje
Nigeria
- Sylvester Okpe
- Kenneth Boniface
- Ridwan Abdulkareem
- Vincent Adewoye
- Miracle Akhigbe
- Isaac Danladi
- Selim Salau (wk)
- Chima Akachukwu (c)
- Peter Aho
- Mohameed Taiwo
- Elochukwu Ndubudem
Bench: Ali Rahmon, Isaac Okpe, Abdullahi Ismail