Ivory Coast scripted history in T20I cricket. But it is a record which they will not be happy. The West African country registered the lowest total in Men’s T20I ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier Group C game against Nigeria. After just 7.3 overs, Ivory Coast were completely bowled out after scoring just 7 runs.
It is safe to say no batters could manage a double-digit score, since the entire team couldn’t cross 2-digits. The opener, OK Mohamed was the highest scorer, scoring 4 runs which is 57% of the runs of the entire side. MC Alex, M Ibrahim, and DKJ Claude scored a solitary run each. And the remaining, 6 players all were dismissed for ducks.
Ivory Coast Scorecard
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It was Nigeria who won the Toss and opted to bat first. They went on to pile up a massive score of 271 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets. Selim Salau hammered a 53-ball 112-run knock before retiring hurt. Sulaimon Runsewe (50 in 29) and Isaac Okpe (65* in 23) then continued their batting charge to help Nigeria amass a massive total for Ivory Coast to chase.
When Ivory Coast came out to bat it was pandemonium, wickets continued to crumble at relative ease. Isaac Danladi and Prosper Useni bagged three wickets each to deal a crushing blow to the opposition.
On the other hand, Nigeria with the 264-run win has made it to the record books. This is now the third-highest win in terms of largest win by runs margin.
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