Nigeria took on Botswana in the 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 on Thursday, October 2 at the Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe. With a magnificent all-round performance, Nigera defeated Botswana by 44 runs.
Opting to bat first, Nigeria put up a fighting total of 166 runs on the scoreboard, thanks to Vincent Adewoye's breathtaking 42-run knock off just 18 balls. Earlier, Sesan Adedeji also played a decent 41-run knock but took 43 balls to score.
Chasing the target, Botswana batters never looked settle, losing their wickets at a regular interval of time. The scoring rate was also very low, due to which they could only score 122 runs in 20 overs. Joshua Asia was the star bowler for Nigeria, picking up four wickets and conceding only 11 runs.
Both teams are already out of the T20 World Cup qualification race. However, Nigera are still in the race to finish at the fifth place while Botswana will fight for the seventh place now.
Meanwile, Namibia recently defeated Tanzania by 63 runs in the 1st semi-final clash to seal their spot in the final and could meet the winner between Zimbabwe and Kenya. However, with this win, they have already secured their place in the next year's T20 World Cup.
Nigeria Vs Botswana, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional 2025: Toss Update
Nigera won the toss and opted to bat first.
Nigeria Vs Botswana ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025: Playing XIs
Nigeria: Sulaimon Runsewe, Solomon Chilemanya(w), Isaac Danladi, Sesan Adedeji, Sylvester Okpe(c), Vincent Adewoye, Isaac Okpe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Prosper Useni, Peter Aho, Joshua Asia
Botswana: Karabo Modise, Vinoo Balakrishnan, Karabo Motlhanka(c), Monroux Kasselman(w), Tharindu Perera, Thatayaone Tshose, Katlo Piet, Jack Benjamin Richards, Dhruvkumar Maisuria, Botlhe Keganne, Boemo Kgosiemang
Nigeria Vs Botswana ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025: Squads
Nigeria: Sulaimon Runsewe(w), Selim Salau, Isaac Danladi, Prosper Useni, Sylvester Okpe(c), Vincent Adewoye, Isaac Okpe, David Ankrah, Peter Aho, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Abdulrahman Jimoh, Joshua Asia, Chiemelie Udekwe, Solomon Chilemanya, Sesan Adedeji
Botswana: Monroux Kasselman(w), Vinoo Balakrishnan, Karabo Motlhanka(c), Reginald Nehonde, Tharindu Perera, Thatayaone Tshose, Katlo Piet, Jack Benjamin Richards, Dhruvkumar Maisuria, Boemo Kgosiemang, Abednico Motshegetsi, Botlhe Keganne, Losika Makgale, Karabo Modise, Boemo Khumalo
Nigeria Vs Botswana ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025: Live Streaming Info
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 won't be available for telecast on any channels in India. However, one can catch the live streaming of the same on FanCode app and website.
The Nigeria Vs Botswana clash started at 1:00pm IST.
