BOT vs NIG Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - Match 14

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BOT vs NIG Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Botswana vs Nigeria Cricket Match Previews

ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025

BW 122/7 (20)

NGA 166/8 (20)

Nigeria won by 44 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Jack Benjamin Richards* 7120058.333333333333336
Katlo Piet222011110
BowlersOMRWECO
Peter Aho* 402406
Isaac Okpe302809.33

Last Wicket: Dhruvkumar Maisuria c Solomon Chilemanya b Joshua Asia 0(2) - 92/7 in 15.5 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Nigeria won by 44 runs
Nigeria Innings 166-8 (20 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sulaimon Runsewe
retd hurt
5
7
1
0
71.43
Solomon Chilemanya (wk)
c Dhruvkumar Maisuria b Boemo Kgosiemang
2
3
0
0
66.67
Isaac Danladi
b Dhruvkumar Maisuria
19
22
2
0
86.36
Sesan Adedeji
b Dhruvkumar Maisuria
41
43
3
0
95.35
Sylvester Okpe (c)
c Karabo Motlhanka b Thatayaone Tshose
7
4
1
0
175.00
Vincent Adewoye
b Tharindu Perera
42
18
4
3
233.33
Prosper Useni
c Tharindu Perera b Boemo Kgosiemang
21
11
0
1
190.91
Isaac Okpe
c Thatayaone Tshose b Tharindu Perera
11
7
0
1
157.14
Ridwan Abdulkareem
not out
4
3
0
0
133.33
Peter Aho
b Boemo Kgosiemang
6
2
0
1
300.00
Extras
8
 (b 0, lb 6, w 2, nb 0, p 0)
Total
166
 (8 wkts, 20 Ov)
Did not Bat
Joshua Asia
Fall of Wickets
3-1 (Solomon Chilemanya, 0.5), 45-2 (Isaac Danladi, 8.4), 62-3 (Sylvester Okpe, 9.6), 123-4 (Sesan Adedeji, 15.6), 123-5 (Vincent Adewoye, 16.1), 150-6 (Isaac Okpe, 18.3), 160-7 (Prosper Useni, 19.4), 166-8 (Peter Aho, 19.6)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Boemo Kgosiemang
4
0
26
3
0
1
6.50
Tharindu Perera
4
0
27
2
0
1
6.80
Thatayaone Tshose
4
0
29
1
0
0
7.20
Dhruvkumar Maisuria
4
0
31
2
0
0
7.80
Katlo Piet
2
0
22
0
0
0
11.00
Botlhe Keganne
2
0
25
0
0
0
12.50
Powerplays
Overs
Runs
Mandatory
0.1-6
32
Botswana Innings 122-7 (20 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Karabo Modise
b Sylvester Okpe
1
5
0
0
20.00
Vinoo Balakrishnan
c Isaac Danladi b Sylvester Okpe
20
18
3
0
111.11
Karabo Motlhanka (c)
b Joshua Asia
22
32
2
0
68.75
Monroux Kasselman (wk)
c Solomon Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem
15
15
1
1
100.00
Tharindu Perera
st Solomon Chilemanya b Joshua Asia
19
7
1
2
271.43
Thatayaone Tshose
c Peter Aho b Joshua Asia
3
10
0
0
30.00
Katlo Piet
not out
22
20
1
1
110.00
Dhruvkumar Maisuria
c Solomon Chilemanya b Joshua Asia
0
2
0
0
0.00
Jack Benjamin Richards
not out
7
12
0
0
58.33
Extras
13
 (b 4, lb 2, w 6, nb 1, p 0)
Total
122
 (7 wkts, 20 Ov)
Did not Bat
Botlhe Keganne , Boemo Kgosiemang
Fall of Wickets
6-1 (Karabo Modise, 1.2), 37-2 (Vinoo Balakrishnan, 6.2), 58-3 (Monroux Kasselman, 9.4), 81-4 (Tharindu Perera, 11.3), 85-5 (Karabo Motlhanka, 13.1), 92-6 (Thatayaone Tshose, 15.3), 92-7 (Dhruvkumar Maisuria, 15.5)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Peter Aho
4
0
24
0
0
3
6.00
Sylvester Okpe (c)
4
1
19
2
0
0
4.80
Prosper Useni
1
0
10
0
1
0
10.00
Isaac Okpe
3
0
28
0
0
1
9.30
Ridwan Abdulkareem
4
0
24
1
0
1
6.00
Joshua Asia
4
0
11
4
0
1
2.80
Powerplays
Overs
Runs
Mandatory
0.1-6
36
Match Info
Match
BW vs NGA, 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025
Date
Toss
Nigeria won the toss and opt to bat
Time
Venue
Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Botswana Squad
Playing
Karabo Modise, Vinoo Balakrishnan, Karabo Motlhanka (c), Monroux Kasselman (wk), Tharindu Perera, Thatayaone Tshose, Katlo Piet, Jack Benjamin Richards, Dhruvkumar Maisuria, Botlhe Keganne, Boemo Kgosiemang
Bench
Reginald Nehonde, Abednico Motshegetsi, Losika Makgale, Boemo Khumalo
Support Staff
Nigeria Squad
Playing
Sulaimon Runsewe, Solomon Chilemanya (wk), Isaac Danladi, Sesan Adedeji, Sylvester Okpe (c), Vincent Adewoye, Isaac Okpe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Prosper Useni, Peter Aho, Joshua Asia
Bench
Selim Salau, David Ankrah, Abdulrahman Jimoh, Chiemelie Udekwe
Support Staff

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BOT vs NIG (Botswana vs Nigeria) Match Details

Match Botswana vs Nigeria (BOT vs NIG)
League ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025
Date Thursday, 2nd October 2025
Time 01:00 PM (IST) - 07:30 AM (GMT)

BOT vs NIG Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

BOT vs NIG Match Venue: Takashinga Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe

BOT vs NIG Pitch Report: This is a batting pitch, a total of 38 matches have been played on this pitch, in which the team batting first has won 23 matches and the team bowling first has won 15 matches. The average score on this pitch is 156. Batting first after winning the toss would be the right decision.

BOT vs NIG Weather Report: Weather in Harare, ZW is clean. The temperature is expected to around 8°C on the match day with 92% humidity and 3.4 km/h wind speed. And the Visiblity is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

BOT vs NIG (Botswana vs Nigeria) Playing 11

Botswana (BOT) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Karabo Modise, 2. Vinoo Balakrishnan, 3. Karabo Motlhanka(C), 4. Manroux Kasselman(WK), 5. Boemo Kgosiemang, 6. Tharindu Perera-I, 7. Boemo Khumalo, 8. Thatayaone Tshose, 9. Mmoloki Mooketsi, 10. Dhruv Maisuria, 11. Katlo Piet

Nigeria (NIG) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Sulaimon Runsewe(WK), 2. Solomon Chilemanya, 3. Sesan Adedeji, 4. Isaac Danladi, 5. Sylvester Okpe(C), 6. Vincent Adewoye, 7. Isaac Okpe, 8. Ridwan Abdulkareem, 9. Prosper Useni, 10. Peter Aho, 11. Joshua Asia

Botswana vs Nigeria (BOT vs NIG) Match Preview

BOT vs NIG Match Preview: Botswana is set to take on Nigeria in ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 on Thursday, 02 October 2025 at 01:00 PM IST.

Botswana (BOT) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Karabo Motlhanka and Manroux Kasselman will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Reginald Nehonde will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Vinoo Balakrishnan and Tharindu Perera-I will strengthen the middle order for Botswana.
  • Karabo Motlhanka will lead the Botswana as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Manroux Kasselman will do the Wicket Keeping for Botswana.

Pace Bowlers

  • Mmoloki Mooketsi and Katlo Piet will lead the pace attack of his team.

Nigeria (NIG) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Sulaimon Runsewe and Selim Salau will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Sesan Adedeji will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Isaac Danladi and Sylvester Okpe will strengthen the middle order for Nigeria.
  • Sylvester Okpe will lead the Nigeria as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Wicketkeeper

  • Selim Salau will do the Wicket Keeping for Nigeria.

Spin Bowlers

  • Sylvester Okpe will take care of the spin bowling of the team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Pace Bowlers

  • Peter Aho and Chiemelie Udekwe will lead the pace attack of his team.

Botswana vs Nigeria (BOT vs NIG) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

BOT vs NIG Match Prediction: Nigeria looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, NIG will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

BOT vs NIG ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 Match Expert Advice: Thatayaone Tshose will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Tharindu Perera-I will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

BOT vs NIG Head to Head

BOT vs NIG Head to Head Records: Botswana vs Nigeria have faced each other in 0 matches in ODI. Out of these 0 games, Botswana have won 0 whereas Nigeria have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
BOT0 Won
NIG0 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
Group A
1Namibia33000+6.5566
WWW
2Kenya31200-1.5532
WLL
3Nigeria31200-1.8222
LLW
4Malawi31200-2.6132
LWL
Group B
1Zimbabwe33000+5.2626
WWW
2Tanzania32100-1.0134
LWW
3Uganda31200+0.3942
WLL
4Botswana30300-5.1980
LLL
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 Schedule

Recent Forms: 500, Cricket, BOT vs NIG

NIG - L L W
BOT - L L L

BOT vs NIG Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

BOT vs NIG Winning Prediction

  1. Nigeria team has the upper hand over Botswana team. So try to pick more players from Nigeria

BOT vs NIG Small League Must Picks:

BOT - Thatayaone Tshose [346 points], Tharindu Perera-I [339 points]
NIG - Sylvester Okpe [451 points], Ridwan Abdulkareem [382 points]

BOT vs NIG Grand League Risky Picks:

BOT - Karabo Modise [51 points], Losika Makgale [94 points]
NIG - Chiemelie Udekwe [0 points], Vincent Adewoye [46 points]

BOT vs NIG Death Over Bowlers:

BOT - Mmoloki Mooketsi
NIG - Peter Aho

Botswana (BOT) Key Players

  • Dhruv Maisuria [PTs: 148, CR: 9]
  • Vinoo Balakrishnan [PTs: 163, CR: 8]
  • Boemo Khumalo [PTs: 192, CR: 6.5]
  • Mmoloki Mooketsi [PTs: 213, CR: 9]
  • Karabo Motlhanka [PTs: 227, CR: 9]
  • Tharindu Perera-I [PTs: 339, CR: 7]
  • Thatayaone Tshose [PTs: 346, CR: 7.5]

Nigeria (NIG) Key Players

  • Sesan Adedeji [PTs: 47, CR: 8.5]
  • Solomon Chilemanya [PTs: 133, CR: 7]
  • Prosper Useni [PTs: 306, CR: 8.5]
  • Peter Aho [PTs: 350, CR: 8]
  • Ridwan Abdulkareem [PTs: 382, CR: 8]
  • Sylvester Okpe [1, (DNB, 2W), (4, 1W), (12, 1W),]

BOT vs NIG Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Sesan Adedeji [PTs: 47, CR: 8.5]
  • Solomon Chilemanya [PTs: 133, CR: 7]
  • Vinoo Balakrishnan [PTs: 163, CR: 8]
  • Karabo Motlhanka [PTs: 227, CR: 9]
  • Prosper Useni [PTs: 306, CR: 8.5]
  • Tharindu Perera-I [PTs: 339, CR: 7]
  • Ridwan Abdulkareem [PTs: 382, CR: 8]
  • Sylvester Okpe [PTs: 451, CR: 9]

BOT vs NIG Injury / Unavailability

Botswana Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Nigeria Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

BOT vs NIG Live Stream

Where can I see BOT vs NIG Live Score?

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BOT vs NIG match will be live telecast on FanCode.

BOT vs NIG Cricket Match Highlights

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Botswana vs Nigeria (BOT vs NIG) Squads

Botswana (BOT) Squad: Reginald Nehonde, Katlo Piet, Karabo Motlhanka(C), Vinoo Balakrishnan, Tharindu Perera-I, Thatayaone Tshose, Mmoloki Mooketsi, Boemo Khumalo, Dhruv Maisuria, Losika Makgale, Boemo Kgosiemang, Karabo Modise, Manroux Kasselman(WK)

Nigeria (NIG) Squad: Sesan Adedeji, Isaac Okpe, Mohammed Taiwo, Sulaimon Runsewe(WK), Sylvester Okpe(C), Vincent Adewoye, Prosper Useni, Abdulrahman Jimoh, Peter Aho, Olayinka Olaleye, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Akhere Isesele, Chiemelie Udekwe, Joshua Asia, Isaac Danladi, Solomon Chilemanya, Selim Salau(WK), David Ankrah

BOT vs NIG Experts Team

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BOT vs NIG SL Team

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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