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,

0.2

Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 bye,

1wd

0.3

Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 wide,

0.3

Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, no run,

0.4

Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 run,

0.5

Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

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

1.1

Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run,

1.2

Karabo Modise b S Okpe 1 (5) Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run, b S Okpe,

1.3

Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

1.4

Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

1.5

Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

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

2.1

Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

2.2

Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

2.3

Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

2.4

Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

2.5

Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, Four,

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

3.1

Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

3.2

Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

3.3

Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

3.4

Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

3.5

Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

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

4.1

Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

4.2

Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

4.3

Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

4.4

Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

4.5

Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

5nb

4.6

Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, 5 no ball,

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

5.1

Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

5.2

Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

5.3

Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

5.4

Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

5.5

Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

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

6.1

Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

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,

6.3

Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

6.4

Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

6.5

Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

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

7.1

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, Four,

7.2

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

7.3

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

7.4

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

7.5

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 3 runs,

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

8.1

Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, Six,

8.2

Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

8.3

Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

8.4

Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

8.5

Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

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

9.1

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

9.2

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

9.3

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

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,

9.5

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, 2 runs,

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

10.1

Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

10.2

Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Four,

10.3

Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, 1 run,

10.4

Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

10.5

Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,

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,

11.1

Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

11.2

Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

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,

11.4

Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

11.5

Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,

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

12.1

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

12.2

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

12.3

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

1wd

12.4

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,

12.4

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

12.5

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

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

13.1

Karabo Motlhanka b J Asia 22 (32) Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run, b J Asia,

13.2

Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

13.3

Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

13.4

Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

13.5

Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

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

14.1

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

14.2

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

14.3

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,

14.4

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, no run,

14.5

Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,

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

15.1

Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

15.2

Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

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,

15.4

Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run,

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,

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

16.1

Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

16.2

Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,

16.3

Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,

1wd

16.4

Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 wide,

16.4

Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,

16.5

Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

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

17.1

Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

17.2

Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

17.3

Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

17.4

Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,

17.5

Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, 1 run,

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

18.1

Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 bye,

18.2

Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,

1lb

18.3

Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 leg bye,

18.4

Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,

1wd

18.5

Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,

18.5

Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, Four,

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

19.1

Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 2 runs,

19.2

Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,

19.3

Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 bye,

19.4

Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,

19.5

Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,

1wd

19.6

Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,

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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