Nigeria v Botswana, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final, 2025

ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final: Nigeria v Botswana at Harare, October 02, 2025
Nigeria
NIG
166/8 (20)
Botswana
BTS
122/7 (20)
Finished
NIG won by 44 runs
Nigeria InningNIG Inning166/8 (20 ov)
Botswana InningBTS Inning122/7 (20 ov)

Commentary

1lb
0.1
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 leg bye,
1b
0.2
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 bye,
1wd
0.3
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 wide,
0
0.3
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, no run,
1
0.4
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 run,
0
0.5
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
2
0.6
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 2 runs,
End of over 1 (6 runs)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 2 (3)
Karabo Modise 1 (3)
Botswana 6/0
Peter Aho 1-0-4-0
0
1.1
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run,
w
1.2
Karabo Modise b S Okpe 1 (5) Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run, b S Okpe,
0
1.3
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
0
1.4
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
0
1.5
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
0
1.6
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 2 (0 runs)
Karabo Motlhanka 0 (4)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 2 (3)
Botswana 6/1
Sylvester Okpe 1-1-0-1
Peter Aho 1-0-4-0
0
2.1
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
4
2.2
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
1
2.3
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
0
2.4
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
4
2.5
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, Four,
1
2.6
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
End of over 3 (10 runs)
Karabo Motlhanka 5 (7)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 7 (6)
Botswana 16/1
Peter Aho 2-0-14-0
Sylvester Okpe 1-1-0-1
1
3.1
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
0
3.2
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
0
3.3
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
4
3.4
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
0
3.5
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
3
3.6
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 3 runs,
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 14 (11)
Karabo Motlhanka 6 (8)
Botswana 24/1
Sylvester Okpe 2-1-8-1
Peter Aho 2-0-14-0
4
4.1
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
0
4.2
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
1
4.3
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
0
4.4
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
0
4.5
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
5nb
4.6
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, 5 no ball,
0
4.6
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 5 (10 runs)
Karabo Motlhanka 10 (12)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 19 (14)
Botswana 34/1
Prosper Useni 1-0-10-0
Sylvester Okpe 2-1-8-1
1
5.1
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
0
5.2
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
0
5.3
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
1
5.4
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
0
5.5
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
0
5.6
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
End of over 6 (2 runs)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 20 (17)
Karabo Motlhanka 11 (15)
Botswana 36/1
Isaac Okpe 1-0-2-0
Prosper Useni 1-0-10-0
1
6.1
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
w
6.2
Vinoo Balakrishnan c I Danladi b S Okpe 20 (18) Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run, c I Danladi b S Okpe,
1
6.3
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
1
6.4
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
0
6.5
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
1
6.6
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
End of over 7 (4 runs)
Monroux Kasselman 2 (3)
Karabo Motlhanka 13 (17)
Botswana 40/2
Sylvester Okpe 3-1-12-2
Isaac Okpe 1-0-2-0
4
7.1
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, Four,
0
7.2
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
0
7.3
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
1
7.4
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
3
7.5
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 3 runs,
1b
7.6
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 bye,
End of over 8 (9 runs)
Monroux Kasselman 7 (8)
Karabo Motlhanka 16 (18)
Botswana 49/2
Ridwan Abdulkareem 1-0-8-0
Sylvester Okpe 3-1-12-2
6
8.1
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, Six,
0
8.2
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
0
8.3
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
1
8.4
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
0
8.5
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
0
8.6
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 9 (7 runs)
Karabo Motlhanka 16 (20)
Monroux Kasselman 14 (12)
Botswana 56/2
Sylvester Okpe 4-1-19-2
Ridwan Abdulkareem 1-0-8-0
1
9.1
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
1
9.2
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
0
9.3
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
w
9.4
Monroux Kasselman c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem 15 (15) Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run, c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem,
2
9.5
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, 2 runs,
6
9.6
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,
End of over 10 (10 runs)
Tharindu Perera-I 8 (2)
Karabo Motlhanka 17 (21)
Botswana 66/3
Ridwan Abdulkareem 2-0-18-1
Sylvester Okpe 4-1-19-2
1
10.1
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
4
10.2
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Four,
1
10.3
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, 1 run,
1
10.4
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
6
10.5
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,
0
10.6
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, no run,
End of over 11 (13 runs)
Tharindu Perera-I 19 (6)
Karabo Motlhanka 19 (23)
Botswana 79/3
Isaac Okpe 2-0-15-0
Ridwan Abdulkareem 2-0-18-1
1wd
11.1
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,
0
11.1
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
1
11.2
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
w
11.3
Tharindu Perera-I st S Chilemanya b J Asia 19 (7) Joshua Asia to Tharindu Perera-I, no run, st S Chilemanya b J Asia,
0
11.4
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
1
11.5
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
1
11.6
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
End of over 12 (4 runs)
Karabo Motlhanka 21 (26)
Thatayaone Tshose 1 (2)
Botswana 83/4
Joshua Asia 1-0-4-1
Isaac Okpe 2-0-15-0
0
12.1
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
0
12.2
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
0
12.3
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
1wd
12.4
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,
0
12.4
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
1
12.5
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
0
12.6
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
End of over 13 (2 runs)
Thatayaone Tshose 1 (3)
Karabo Motlhanka 22 (31)
Botswana 85/4
Ridwan Abdulkareem 3-0-20-1
Joshua Asia 1-0-4-1
w
13.1
Karabo Motlhanka b J Asia 22 (32) Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run, b J Asia,
0
13.2
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
1
13.3
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
0
13.4
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
0
13.5
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
1
13.6
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
End of over 14 (2 runs)
Thatayaone Tshose 2 (6)
Katlo Piet 1 (2)
Botswana 87/5
Joshua Asia 2-0-6-2
Ridwan Abdulkareem 3-0-20-1
0
14.1
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
0
14.2
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
1
14.3
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
0
14.4
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, no run,
2
14.5
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
1
14.6
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
End of over 15 (4 runs)
Katlo Piet 4 (5)
Thatayaone Tshose 3 (9)
Botswana 91/5
Ridwan Abdulkareem 4-0-24-1
Joshua Asia 2-0-6-2
0
15.1
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
1
15.2
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
w
15.3
Thatayaone Tshose c P Aho b J Asia 3 (10) Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run, c P Aho b J Asia,
0
15.4
Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run,
w
15.5
Dhruv Maisuria c S Chilemanya b J Asia 0 (2) Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run, c S Chilemanya b J Asia,
0
15.6
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,
End of over 16 (1 runs)
Jack Richards 0 (1)
Katlo Piet 5 (7)
Botswana 92/7
Joshua Asia 3-0-7-4
Ridwan Abdulkareem 4-0-24-1
1
16.1
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
0
16.2
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
0
16.3
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
1wd
16.4
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 wide,
1
16.4
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,
1
16.5
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
0
16.6
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
End of over 17 (4 runs)
Jack Richards 1 (5)
Katlo Piet 7 (9)
Botswana 96/7
Peter Aho 3-0-18-0
Joshua Asia 3-0-7-4
0
17.1
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
0
17.2
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
1
17.3
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
0
17.4
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,
1
17.5
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, 1 run,
2
17.6
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
End of over 18 (4 runs)
Katlo Piet 10 (13)
Jack Richards 2 (7)
Botswana 100/7
Joshua Asia 4-0-11-4
Peter Aho 3-0-18-0
1b
18.1
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 bye,
0
18.2
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,
1lb
18.3
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 leg bye,
1
18.4
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,
1wd
18.5
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,
4
18.5
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, Four,
0
18.6
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,
End of over 19 (8 runs)
Katlo Piet 14 (17)
Jack Richards 3 (9)
Botswana 108/7
Peter Aho 4-0-24-0
Joshua Asia 4-0-11-4
2
19.1
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 2 runs,
1
19.2
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,
1b
19.3
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 bye,
1
19.4
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,
2
19.5
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
1wd
19.6
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,
6
19.6
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, Six,
End of over 20 (14 runs)
Katlo Piet 22 (20)
Jack Richards 7 (12)
Botswana 122/7
Isaac Okpe 3-0-28-0
Peter Aho 4-0-24-0



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