Nigeria vs Botswana · 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final · ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final · 2025
October 2, 2025 1:00 pm NIG vs BTS Takashinga Sports ClubNigeria won by 44 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Joshua Asia , NIG
4/11
Thursday, 2 October, 1:00 PM | 7:30 AM GMT 
Nigeria won the toss and chose to batWeather:
Clear Sky 19.9°C 25% (Humidity) 10000 meter (visibility) 7.16 miles/hour (wind speed) 0% (clouds)Pitch/ Batting condition: Fast & Bounce / Average
Pace / Spin bowling condition: Pace & Bounce / Average
VenueTakashinga Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
NigeriaL L W L L
Nigeria147/7
L
148/3Kenya 
Sep 30, 2025, KEN won by 7 wickets
Nigeria118/9
L
235/6Namibia 
Sep 28, 2025, NAM won by 117 runs
Nigeria92/1
W
88/10Malawi 
Sep 26, 2025, NIG won by 9 wickets
Nigeria113/9
L
116/4Kenya
Jul 27, 2025, KEN won by 6 wickets
Nigeria88/10
L
141/5United Arab Emirates 
Jul 26, 2025, UAE won by 53 runs
BotswanaL L L L L
Botswana81/6
L
85/2Uganda 
Sep 30, 2025, UGA won by 8 wickets
Botswana89/8
L
259/5Zimbabwe 
Sep 28, 2025, ZIM won by 170 runs
Botswana122/6
L
124/3Tanzania 
Sep 26, 2025, TZN won by 7 wickets
Botswana108/7
L
141/6Uganda
Dec 13, 2024, UGA won by 33 runs.
Botswana49/3
L
51/0Nigeria
Dec 12, 2024, NIG won by 10 wickets
Head to Head (Last 10 matches)
3 - 1
Botswana
NIG won by 10 wickets
Dec 12, 2024, Match 16, Africa Continental Cup
49/3 Botswana
BTS won by 3 wickets
Dec 7, 2024, Match 8, Africa Continental Cup
142/7 Botswana
NIG won by 29 runs.
Dec 5, 2024, Match 3, Africa Continental Cup
156/7 Botswana
NIG won by 77 runs.
Nov 28, 2024, 15th Match, ICC Men's T20 WC Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C
104/10 Botswana
Dec 12, 2024, Match 16, Africa Continental Cup
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium
Nigeria51/0
Botswana49/3
Dec 12, 2024
Dec 7, 2024, Match 8, Africa Continental Cup
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium
Nigeria141/9
Botswana142/7
Dec 7, 2024
Dec 5, 2024, Match 3, Africa Continental Cup
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium
Nigeria185/5
Botswana156/7
Dec 5, 2024
Nov 28, 2024, 15th Match, ICC Men's T20 WC Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C
University Oval
Nigeria181/5
Botswana104/10
Nov 28, 2024
Team Comparison (Last 10 completed matches per team)
Nigeria Recent form
Botswana Recent form
10 Matches Played 10
20% WIN 20%
103 Avg Score 111
147 Highest Score 143
58 Lowest Score 49
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