Sierra Leonean cricket team in Nigeria in 2021–22
| Sierra Leone cricket team in Nigeria in 2021–22 | |||
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| Nigeria | Sierra Leone | ||
| Dates | 19 – 26 October 2021 | ||
| Captains | Joshua Ayannaike | Lansana Lamin | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Nigeria won the 6-match series 5–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ashmit Shreshta (102) | John Bangura (120) | |
| Most wickets | Sylvester Okpe (11) | Samuel Conteh (12) | |
The Sierra Leone cricket team toured Nigeria in October 2021 to play six Twenty20 International (T20I) matches at the University of Lagos (Unilag) Cricket Oval in the Akoka suburb of Lagos.[1] The series provided both sides with preparation for the T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in November 2021.[2] The series also saw a resumption of the long-running cricketing rivalry between the two north-west African nations.[3]
Sierra Leone stunned the hosts by winning the first match with a single scored off the last ball of their twenty overs.[4] Nigeria levelled the series after another close finish in the second game, winning by just six runs.[5] The third game was a more one-sided affair, with the hosts claiming a 69-run victory to lead the series 2–1 at the halfway stage.[6][7] The fourth game resulted in another comfortable win for the hosts, this time by nine wickets.[8] Nigeria sealed the series after winning the fifth game, during which Peter Aho took six wickets for just five runs, the best bowling figures in a T20I.[9]
Squads[edit]
 Nigeria[10]
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 Sierra Leone
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T20I series[edit]
1st T20I[edit]
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Isaac Okpe 36 (27)
Miniru Kpaka 4/11 (4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
- Samuel Mba, Ashmit Shreshta (Nga), John Bangura, Samuel Conteh, Edmond Ernest, Abass Gbla, Abu Kamara, Arvind Kerai, Miniru Kpaka, Lansana Lamin, George Sesay, Sulaiman Tarawally and Solomon Williams (Sle) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I[edit]
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Ashmit Shreshta 24 (32)
Samuel Conteh 5/17 (4 overs) |
John Bangura 46 (48)
Sylvester Okpe 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Segun Ogundipe (Nga) and Osman Sankoh (Sle) both made their T20I debuts.
- Samuel Conteh became the first bowler for Sierra Leone to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[11]
3rd T20I[edit]
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Isaac Okpe 22 (18)
Abu Kamara 2/12 (3 overs) |
Miniru Kpaka 16* (12)
Prosper Useni 3/7 (3 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrahim Mansaray (Sle) made his T20I debut.
4th T20I[edit]
5th T20I[edit]
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Chima Akachukwu 30 (24)
George Sesay 3/8 (1.4 overs) |
Samuel Conteh 34 (42)
Peter Aho 6/5 (3.4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Aho became the first bowler for Nigeria to take a five-wicket haul[11] and a hat-trick in T20Is.[12] His figures of 6/5 set a new world record in T20Is.[9]
6th T20I[edit]
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Sesan Adedeji 39 (30)
Abass Gbla 5/16 (4 overs) |
John Bangura 32 (26)
Peter Aho 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ridwan Abdulkareem, Segun Olayinka (Nga) and Chernoh Bah (Sle) all made their T20I debuts.
- Abass Gbla (Sle) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nigeria to host Sierra Leone for T20I series before T20 World Cup Africa qualifiers". Czarsportz. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Cricket: Nigeria, Sierra Leone bilateral series begins in Lagos". Premium Times. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria/Sierra Leone bilateral series, old titans clash in renewed rivalry". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Sierra Leone stun Nigeria in series opener". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria Return to winning ways, defeats Sierra Leone by 6 runs". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Cricket: Nigeria leads Sierra Leone 2-1 in T20 Bilateral Series". Premium Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria takes control of the series as Sierra Leone is beaten by 69 runs". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Best performance for Nigeria as the take the series 3-1 up". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Peter Aho breaks world record with his bowling figures on match day 5". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria announce squad list for Sierra Leone bilateral series (via Facebook)". Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2021.