Men's T20I · ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final · 5th Place Play-Off

Nigeria v Botswana

2 Oct 2025 · Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Nigeria won by 44 runs

Toss: Nigeria won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: Joshua Asia
Scheduled overs: 20 a side

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Nigeria	166/8	20.0
BotswanaTarget 167 from 20 overs	122/7	20.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Botswana122/7 (20 ov)

Botswana batting, innings 2
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
K Modiseb SA Okpe	b SA Okpe	1	5	0	0	20.0
V Balakrishnancaught b P Useni	caught b P Useni	20	18	3	0	111.1
K Motlankab Joshua Asia	b Joshua Asia	22	32	2	0	68.8
M Kasselmancaught b R Abdulkareem	caught b R Abdulkareem	15	15	1	1	100.0
T Pereracaught b Joshua Asia	caught b Joshua Asia	19	7	1	2	271.4
T Tshosecaught b Joshua Asia	caught b Joshua Asia	3	10	0	0	30.0
K Piet*not out	not out	22	20	1	1	110.0
D Maisuriacaught b Joshua Asia	caught b Joshua Asia	0	2	0	0	0.0
JB Richards*not out	not out	7	12	0	0	58.3
Extras	13 (b 4, lb 2, w 6, nb 1)
Total	122/7 (20 ov)

Did not bat: B Keganne, B Kgosiemang

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (K Modise, 1.2 ov), 2-37 (V Balakrishnan, 6.2 ov), 3-58 (M Kasselman, 9.4 ov), 4-81 (T Perera, 11.3 ov), 5-85 (K Motlanka, 13.1 ov), 6-92 (T Tshose, 15.3 ov), 7-92 (D Maisuria, 15.5 ov)

Nigeria bowling, innings 2
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
P Aho	4	0	24	0	6.00	3	0
SA Okpe	3	1	15	1	5.00	0	0
P Useni	2	0	14	1	7.00	0	1
IO Okpe	3	0	28	0	9.33	1	0
R Abdulkareem	4	0	24	1	6.00	1	0
Joshua Asia	4	0	11	4	2.75	1	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Worm

Runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

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Runs and wickets after each over
Overs	Nigeria	Botswana
0	0/0	0/0
1	3/1	6/0
2	8/1	6/1
3	11/1	16/1
4	16/1	24/1
5	24/1	34/1
6	32/1	36/1
7	38/1	40/2
8	42/1	49/2
9	51/2	56/2
10	62/3	66/3
11	68/3	79/3
12	79/3	83/4
13	95/3	85/4
14	98/3	87/5
15	110/3	91/5
16	123/4	92/7
17	130/5	96/7
18	143/5	100/7
19	154/6	108/7
20	166/8	122/7

Win probability

Nigeria won by 44 runsThe official result.

▲ Nigeria ahead · the axis is Nigeria's chance of winning

▼ Botswana aheadOvers

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Win probability at the end of each over
Innings	Over	Score	Nigeria	Botswana
1	0.0	Start	49%	51%
1	0.6	3/1	39%	61%
1	1.6	8/1	40%	60%
1	2.6	11/1	40%	60%
1	3.6	16/1	41%	59%
1	4.6	24/1	44%	56%
1	5.6	32/1	46%	54%
1	6.6	38/1	47%	53%
1	7.6	42/1	47%	53%
1	8.6	51/2	44%	56%
1	9.6	62/3	42%	58%
1	10.6	68/3	43%	57%
1	11.6	79/3	48%	52%
1	12.6	95/3	57%	43%
1	13.6	98/3	54%	46%
1	14.6	110/3	59%	41%
1	15.6	123/4	61%	39%
1	16.6	130/5	59%	41%
1	17.6	143/5	64%	36%
1	18.6	154/6	65%	35%
1	19.6	166/8	65%	35%
2	0.6	6/0	63%	37%
2	1.6	6/1	77%	23%
2	2.6	16/1	73%	27%
2	3.6	24/1	70%	30%
2	4.6	34/1	65%	35%
2	5.6	36/1	68%	32%
2	6.6	40/2	78%	22%
2	7.6	49/2	75%	25%
2	8.6	56/2	73%	27%
2	9.6	66/3	79%	21%
2	10.6	79/3	70%	30%
2	11.6	83/4	83%	17%
2	12.6	85/4	87%	13%
2	13.6	87/5	95%	5%
2	14.6	91/5	96%	4%
2	15.6	92/7	>99%	<1%
2	16.6	96/7	>99%	<1%
2	17.6	100/7	>99%	<1%
2	18.6	108/7	>99%	<1%
2	19.6	122/7	100%	0%

Batter

K Modiseb SA Okpe

20.0

V Balakrishnancaught b P Useni

111.1

K Motlankab Joshua Asia

68.8

M Kasselmancaught b R Abdulkareem

100.0

T Pereracaught b Joshua Asia

271.4

T Tshosecaught b Joshua Asia

30.0

K Piet*not out

110.0

D Maisuriacaught b Joshua Asia

0.0

JB Richards*not out

58.3

Extras

13 (b 4, lb 2, w 6, nb 1)

Total

122/7 (20 ov)

Bowler

Econ

P Aho

6.00

SA Okpe

5.00

P Useni

7.00

IO Okpe

9.33

R Abdulkareem

6.00

Joshua Asia

2.75

Worm

Runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

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Runs and wickets after each over
Overs	Nigeria	Botswana
0	0/0	0/0
1	3/1	6/0
2	8/1	6/1
3	11/1	16/1
4	16/1	24/1
5	24/1	34/1
6	32/1	36/1
7	38/1	40/2
8	42/1	49/2
9	51/2	56/2
10	62/3	66/3
11	68/3	79/3
12	79/3	83/4
13	95/3	85/4
14	98/3	87/5
15	110/3	91/5
16	123/4	92/7
17	130/5	96/7
18	143/5	100/7
19	154/6	108/7
20	166/8	122/7

Innings

Over

Score

Nigeria

Botswana

0.0

Start

49%

51%

0.6

3/1

39%

61%

1.6

8/1

40%

60%

2.6

11/1

40%

60%

3.6

16/1

41%

59%

4.6

24/1

44%

56%

5.6

32/1

46%

54%

6.6

38/1

47%

53%

7.6

42/1

47%

53%

8.6

51/2

44%

56%

9.6

62/3

42%

58%

10.6

68/3

43%

57%

11.6

79/3

48%

52%

12.6

95/3

57%

43%

13.6

98/3

54%

46%

14.6

110/3

59%

41%

15.6

123/4

61%

39%

16.6

130/5

59%

41%

17.6

143/5

64%

36%

18.6

154/6

65%

35%

19.6

166/8

65%

35%

0.6

6/0

63%

37%

1.6

6/1

77%

23%

2.6

16/1

73%

27%

3.6

24/1

70%

30%

4.6

34/1

65%

35%

5.6

36/1

68%

32%

6.6

40/2

78%

22%

7.6

49/2

75%

25%

8.6

56/2

73%

27%

9.6

66/3

79%

21%

10.6

79/3

70%

30%

11.6

83/4

83%

17%

12.6

85/4

87%

13%

13.6

87/5

95%

14.6

91/5

96%

15.6

92/7

>99%

<1%

16.6

96/7

>99%

<1%

17.6

100/7

>99%

<1%

18.6

108/7

>99%

<1%

19.6

122/7

100%