Sierra Leonean cricket team in Nigeria in 2021–22

Sierra Leone cricket team in Nigeria in 2021–22
 
  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 T201 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] Nigeria won the sixth and final T20I by 36 runs, taking the series 5–1.

Squads

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 Nigeria[10]  Sierra Leone
  • Lansana Lamin (c)
  • Abu Kamara (vc)
  • Chernoh Bah
  • John Bangura (wk)
  • Samuel Conteh
  • Edmond Ernest
  • Abass Gbla
  • Arvind Kerai
  • Miniru Kpaka
  • Ibrahim Mansaray (wk)
  • Osman Sankoh
  • George Sesay
  • Sulaiman Tarawally
  • Solomon Williams

T20I series

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1st T20I

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19 October 2021
12:00
Scorecard
Nigeria 
99 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
100/4 (20 overs)
Isaac Okpe 36 (27)
Miniru Kpaka 4/11 (4 overs)
Lansana Lamin 28* (26)
Sesan Adedeji 2/14 (2 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets
University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos
Umpires: Gasana Christian (Rwa) and Eugene King (Nga)
Player of the match: Miniru Kpaka (Sle)
  • 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

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20 October 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Nigeria 
102/7 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
96/9 (20 overs)
Ashmit Shreshta 24 (32)
Samuel Conteh 5/17 (4 overs)
John Bangura 46 (48)
Sylvester Okpe 3/12 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 6 runs
University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos
Umpires: Gasana Christian (Rwa) and Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Nga)
Player of the match: Sylvester Okpe (Nga)

3rd T20I

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21 October 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Nigeria 
124/8 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
55 (16 overs)
Isaac Okpe 22 (18)
Abu Kamara 2/12 (3 overs)
Miniru Kpaka 16* (12)
Prosper Useni 3/7 (3 overs)
Nigeria won by 69 runs
University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos
Umpires: Eugene King (Nga) and Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Nga)
Player of the match: Sylvester Okpe (Nga)
  • Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ibrahim Mansaray (Sle) made his T20I debut.

4th T20I

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23 October 2021
10:00
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
84/5 (20 overs)
v
 Nigeria
85/1 (15.5 overs)
Abass Gbla 29* (17)
Isaac Okpe 2/12 (4 overs)
Samuel Mba 40* (53)
Edmond Ernest 1/12 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 9 wickets
University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos
Umpires: Oluwole Compagnie-Coker (Sle) and Gasana Christian (Rwa)
Player of the match: Rasheed Abolarin (Nga)
  • Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.

5th T20I

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24 October 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Nigeria 
90 (17.4 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
71 (17.4 overs)
Chima Akachukwu 30 (24)
George Sesay 3/8 (1.4 overs)
Samuel Conteh 34 (42)
Peter Aho 6/5 (3.4 overs)
Nigeria won by 19 runs
University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos
Umpires: Oluwole Compagnie-Coker (Sle) and Temitope Onikoyi (Nga)
Player of the match: Peter Aho (Nga)

6th T20I

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26 October 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Nigeria 
134/8 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
98/9 (20 overs)
Sesan Adedeji 39 (30)
Abass Gbla 5/16 (4 overs)
John Bangura 32 (26)
Peter Aho 3/12 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 36 runs
University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos
Umpires: Oluwole Compagnie-Coker (Sle) and Temitope Onikoyi (Nga)
Player of the match: Peter Aho (Nga)

References

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  1. ^ "Nigeria to host Sierra Leone for T20I series before T20 World Cup Africa qualifiers". Czarsportz. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Cricket: Nigeria, Sierra Leone bilateral series begins in Lagos". Premium Times. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigeria/Sierra Leone bilateral series, old titans clash in renewed rivalry". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Sierra Leone stun Nigeria in series opener". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Nigeria Return to winning ways, defeats Sierra Leone by 6 runs". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Cricket: Nigeria leads Sierra Leone 2-1 in T20 Bilateral Series". Premium Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Nigeria takes control of the series as Sierra Leone is beaten by 69 runs". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Best performance for Nigeria as the take the series 3-1 up". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Peter Aho breaks world record with his bowling figures on match day 5". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Nigeria announce squad list for Sierra Leone bilateral series (via Facebook)". Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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