BOT vs NIG Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - Match 14
Aditya - October 02, 2025Last Updated on Oct 02, 2025 04:47 PM
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
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Benjamin Richards* | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.333333333333336 |
| Katlo Piet | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 110 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Aho* | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Isaac Okpe | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
Last Wicket: Dhruvkumar Maisuria c Solomon Chilemanya b Joshua Asia 0(2) - 92/7 in 15.5 ov.
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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 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.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| BOT | 0 Won |
| NIG | 0 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | Namibia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.556 | 6 | WWW |
| 2 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.553 | 2 | WLL |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.822 | 2 | LLW |
| 4 | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.613 | 2 | LWL |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.262 | 6 | WWW |
| 2 | Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.013 | 4 | LWW |
| 3 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.394 | 2 | WLL |
| 4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -5.198 | 0 | 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:
NIG - L L WBOT - L L L
BOT vs NIG Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
BOT vs NIG Winning Prediction
- 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 MooketsiNIG - 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?
You can see BOT vs NIG Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
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
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's BOT vs NIG match?
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Q-6, Are there any injury updates for BOT vs NIG today?
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