Zambia v Nigeria, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 6, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C, 2026
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C Match 6: Zambia v Nigeria at Abuja, October 21, 2026

Zambia
ZAMB
142/9 (20)

Nigeria
NIG
146/1 (14.5)
Finished
NIG won by 9 wickets
Zambia InningZAMB Inning142/9 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasimakram Yakub Muhammad | b A Ismail | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
b A Ismail | ||||||
| Ismail Kara | c K Boniface b A Ismail | 82 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 186.36 |
c K Boniface b A Ismail | ||||||
| Joyeb Chand | c S Salau b Chima Akachukwu | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
c S Salau b Chima Akachukwu | ||||||
| Jakir Patel | c Isaac Okpe b S Okpe | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 131.25 |
c Isaac Okpe b S Okpe | ||||||
| Zakirhushen Patel | st A Rahmon b K Boniface | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
st A Rahmon b K Boniface | ||||||
| Shadreck Malama(WK) | c Ridwan Abdulkareem b P Aho | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c Ridwan Abdulkareem b P Aho | ||||||
| Ayaz Dadabhai | c K Boniface b Isaac Okpe | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
c K Boniface b Isaac Okpe | ||||||
| Robert Lungu | c I Danladi b A Ismail | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
c I Danladi b A Ismail | ||||||
| Javid Patel(C) | Not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Joshep Zulu | c A Ismail b Isaac Okpe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c A Ismail b Isaac Okpe | ||||||
| Soyeb Pendi | Not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 13 (b 5, w 4, nb 2, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 142/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Aho | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Abdullahi Ismail | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2.25 |
| Isaac Okpe | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Chima Akachukwu | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Sylvester Okpe | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Ridwan Abdulkareem | 1.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Kenneth Boniface | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (VY Muhammad - 1.4 ov), 2-27 (J Chand - 4.1 ov), 3-69 (J Patel - 8.4 ov), 4-82 (Z Patel - 11.3 ov), 5-122 (I Kara - 15.1 ov), 6-126 (S Malama - 16.2 ov), 7-129 (R Lungu - 17.1 ov), 8-138 (A Dadabhai - 19.3 ov), 9-138 (J Zulu - 19.4 ov)
Nigeria InningNIG Inning146/1 (14.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selim Salau | runout (J Chand / Z Patel) | 50 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 128.21 |
runout (J Chand / Z Patel) | ||||||
| Isaac Danladi | Not out | 90 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 191.49 |
Not out | ||||||
| Ali Rahmon(WK) | Not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 2 (b 0, w 1, nb 1, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 146/1 (14.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soyeb Pendi | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Ismail Kara | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Robert Lungu | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Joshep Zulu | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Javid Patel | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 9.13 |
| Zakirhushen Patel | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Ayaz Dadabhai | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Joyeb Chand | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-125 (S Salau - 13.3 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2026-10-21 18:20 PM
Venue
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja
Toss
Zambia elected to bat
Umpires
Tv Umpires
Match Referee


