NIG vs GAM Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 3rd T20 Match
By Aditya - Tue, Oct 20, 2026Last Updated on Oct 20, 2026 04:08 PM
Nigeria vs Gambia Cricket Match Previews
ICC Men T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026
NGA 262/1 (20)
GM 102/10 (17.2)
Nigeria won by 160 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallou Thorpe* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chima Akachukwu* | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Ridwan Abdulkareem | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Last Wicket:Modou Bojang b Chima Akachukwu 0(3) - 102/10 in 17.2 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Nigeria vs Gambia
Nigeria — Innings 1 (262/1 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selim Salau not out | 105 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 181.03 | |
| Isaac Danladi c Abubacarr Kuyateh b David Demba | 86 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 179.17 | |
| Isaac Okpe not out | 56 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 350 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 12 | Total: 15 | |||||
| Total | 262 | 1 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Peter Aho, Chima Akachukwu (c), Sylvester Okpe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Ali Rahmon (wk), Mohameed Taiwo, Vincent Adewoye, Kenneth Boniface | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abubacarr Kuyateh | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Musa Jobarteh | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 |
| Andre Jarju | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18 |
| Modou Bojang | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Aniru Conteh | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Fallou Thorpe | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Frank Campbell | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| David Demba | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 19.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Selim Salau & Isaac Danladi | 197 | 100 |
| Selim Salau & Isaac Okpe | 65 | 20 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Danladi | 16.4 | 197 |
Gambia — Innings 2 (102/10 in 17.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammed Manga (wk) b Mohameed Taiwo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aniru Conteh c Ali Rahmon b Peter Aho | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Campbell b Ridwan Abdulkareem | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 125 | |
| Abubacarr Kuyateh (c) lbw b Isaac Okpe | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 | |
| Andre Jarju c Mohameed Taiwo b Ridwan Abdulkareem | 39 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 102.63 | |
| Mustapha Suwareh b Sylvester Okpe | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pa Assan Faye st Ali Rahmon b Sylvester Okpe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Demba c Peter Aho b Sylvester Okpe | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 237.5 | |
| Modou Bojang b Chima Akachukwu | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Musa Jobarteh b Ridwan Abdulkareem | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Fallou Thorpe not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 7 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 3 | Total: 12 | |||||
| Total | 102 | 10 wkts, 17.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohameed Taiwo | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Aho | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Isaac Okpe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Adewoye | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Chima Akachukwu | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Kenneth Boniface | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Ridwan Abdulkareem | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Sylvester Okpe | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammed Manga & Aniru Conteh | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Campbell & Aniru Conteh | 2 | 5 |
| Frank Campbell & Abubacarr Kuyateh | 19 | 11 |
| Frank Campbell & Andre Jarju | 40 | 30 |
| Andre Jarju & Mustapha Suwareh | 8 | 22 |
| Andre Jarju & Pa Assan Faye | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Jarju & David Demba | 14 | 18 |
| Modou Bojang & David Demba | 16 | 5 |
| Modou Bojang & Musa Jobarteh | 3 | 6 |
| Modou Bojang & Fallou Thorpe | 0 | 3 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammed Manga | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2 | Aniru Conteh | 1.2 | 2 |
| 3 | Abubacarr Kuyateh | 3.1 | 21 |
| 4 | Frank Campbell | 8.1 | 61 |
| 5 | Mustapha Suwareh | 11.5 | 69 |
| 6 | Pa Assan Faye | 11.6 | 69 |
| 7 | Andre Jarju | 14.6 | 83 |
| 8 | David Demba | 15.5 | 99 |
| 9 | Musa Jobarteh | 16.5 | 102 |
| 10 | Modou Bojang | 17.2 | 102 |
NIG vs GAM Match Prediction, ICC Men T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026, Nigeria vs Gambia Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
NIG vs GAM (Nigeria vs Gambia) Match Details
| Match | Nigeria vs Gambia (NIG vs GAM) |
| League | ICC Men T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026 |
| Date | Tuesday, 20th October 2026 |
| Time | 06:30 PM (IST) - 01:00 PM (GMT) |
NIG vs GAM Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
NIG vs GAM Match Venue: Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2, Abuja, Nigeria
NIG vs GAM Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers
NIG vs GAM Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Abuja, NG will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 29°C on the match day with 60% humidity and 1.5 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2 Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 50%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
NIG vs GAM (Nigeria vs Gambia) Playing 11
Nigeria vs Gambia (NIG vs GAM) Match Preview
NIG vs GAM Match Preview: Nigeria will lock horns against Gambia in ICC Men T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026 on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 06:30 PM IST.
Nigeria (NIG) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Selim Salau and Isaac Danladi will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Miracle Akhigbe will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Sylvester Okpe and Vincent Adewoye will strengthen the middle order for Nigeria.
Wicketkeeper
- Ali Rahmon will do the Wicket Keeping for Nigeria.
Spin Bowlers
- Sylvester Okpe will take care of the spin bowling of the team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Ridwan Abdulkareem and Peter Aho will lead the pace attack of his team.
Gambia (GAM) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Modou Bojang and Fallou Thorpe will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Frank Campbell will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Ismaila Tamba and David Demba will strengthen the middle order for Gambia.
- Ismaila Tamba will lead the Gambia as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Ousman Bah and Abubacarr Kuyateh will lead the pace attack of his team.
Nigeria vs Gambia (NIG vs GAM) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
NIG vs GAM 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 Bowl first.
NIG vs GAM ICC Men T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026 Match Expert Advice: Sylvester Okpe will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Ridwan Abdulkareem will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
NIG vs GAM Head to Head
NIG vs GAM Head to Head Records: Nigeria vs Gambia have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Nigeria have won 0 whereas Gambia have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| NIG Won | 0 |
| GAM Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - ICC Men T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.559 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | Nigeria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.130 | 8 | WWWW |
| 3 | Zambia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.302 | 4 | WWLL |
| 4 | Lesotho | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.781 | 2 | LLLW |
| 5 | Mozambique | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.792 | 2 | LLWL |
| 6 | Gambia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -5.756 | 0 | LLLL |
| 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 | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
NIG - W W W WGAM - L L L L
NIG vs GAM 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.
NIG vs GAM Winning Prediction
- Nigeria team has the upper hand over Gambia team. So try to pick more players from Nigeria
NIG vs GAM Small League Must Picks:
NIG - Sylvester Okpe [451 points], Ridwan Abdulkareem [382 points]GAM - Ismaila Tamba [29 points], Frank Campbell [14 points]
NIG vs GAM Grand League Risky Picks:
NIG - Elochukwu Ndubudem [0 points], Mohameed Taiwo [0 points]GAM - David Demba [0 points], Fallou Thorpe [0 points]
Nigeria (NIG) Key Players
- Miracle Akhigbe [20, (9, 1W), 9, ]
- Peter Aho [1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, ]
- Isaac Okpe [(14, 1W), (12, 1W), 5,]
- Isaac Danladi [PTs: 226, CR: 7.5]
- Ridwan Abdulkareem [PTs: 382, CR: 9.0]
- Sylvester Okpe [1, (DNB, 2W), (4, 1W), (12, 1W),]
Gambia (GAM) Key Players
- Andre Jarju [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Aniru Conteh [PTs: 11, CR: 9.0]
- Frank Campbell [PTs: 14, CR: 7.5]
- Ismaila Tamba [PTs: 29, CR: 7.5]
NIG vs GAM Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Modou Bojang [PTs: 0, CR: 9.9]
- Aniru Conteh [PTs: 11, CR: 9.0]
- Frank Campbell [PTs: 14, CR: 7.5]
- Ismaila Tamba [PTs: 29, CR: 7.5]
- Miracle Akhigbe [PTs: 71, CR: 8.0]
- Isaac Danladi [PTs: 226, CR: 7.5]
- Ridwan Abdulkareem [PTs: 382, CR: 9.0]
- Sylvester Okpe [PTs: 451, CR: 9.0]
NIG vs GAM Injury / Unavailability
Nigeria Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Gambia Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
NIG vs GAM Live Stream
Where can I see NIG vs GAM Live Score?
You can see NIG vs GAM Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
NIG vs GAM match will be live telecast on FanCode.
NIG vs GAM Cricket Match Highlights
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Nigeria vs Gambia (NIG vs GAM) Squads
Nigeria (NIG) Squad: Ali Rahmon(WK), Kenneth Boniface, Abdullahi Ismail, Isaac Okpe, Sylvester Okpe, Vincent Adewoye, Chima Akachukwu, Mohameed Taiwo, Peter Aho, Miracle Akhigbe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Selim Salau(WK), Elochukwu Ndubudem, Isaac Danladi
Gambia (GAM) Squad: Modou Bojang, Musa Jobarteh, Muhammed Manga, Pa Assan Faye, Andre Jarju, Abubacarr Kuyateh, Aniru Conteh, Ousman Bah, Frank Campbell, Mustapha Suwareh, Ismaila Tamba(C), Fallou Thorpe, David Demba
NIG vs GAM 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.
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