Nigeria vs Ghana

Nigeria vs Ghana, Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament, 22 Mar 2026

Result

Nigeria (20 ov) 159/5
Ghana (10.4 ov) 23

Nigeria won by 136 runs

Full scorecard

Nigeria — 1st innings

159/4 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
L Piety b G Essoun 23 17 2 1 135.29
V Igbinedion * retired hurt 18 27 3 0 66.67
MK Amusa b Kate Awuah 36 39 4 0 92.31
S Sunday c A Amuzu b G Quaicoe 6 6 1 0 100.00
C Chukwuonye * not out 43 27 4 1 159.26
E Sandy c Elizabeth Annor b E Bakiweyem 6 5 1 0 120.00
S Etim * not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (b 5, lb 3, w 18, nb 1) 27
Total 4 wkts, 20 ov 159

Did not bat H Mbam, A Adekunle, U Peace, F Effiong

Fall of wickets 1-50 (L Piety, 5.2 ov), 2-86 (S Sunday, 11.4 ov), 3-125 (MK Amusa, 16.6 ov), 4-141 (E Sandy, 18.6 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
Kate Awuah 4 0 33 1 8.25 3 0
E Sagoe 2 0 21 0 10.50 2 0
G Essoun 4 0 39 1 9.75 5 1
R Adotei 4 0 16 0 4.00 0 0
G Quaicoe 3 0 13 1 4.33 6 0
Rashidatu Salia 2 0 24 0 12.00 1 0
E Bakiweyem 1 0 5 1 5.00 1 0

Ghana — 2nd innings

T 160 23 (10.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Kate Awuah b MK Amusa 1 2 0 0 50.00
Rashidatu Salia b U Peace 0 2 0 0 0.00
A Amuzu c A Adekunle b U Peace 7 23 1 0 30.43
J Kokam c C Chukwuonye b F Effiong 5 13 0 0 38.46
Elizabeth Annor b U Peace 0 3 0 0 0.00
R Adotei run out (MK Amusa/S Etim) 1 1 0 0 100.00
G Quaicoe b H Mbam 0 1 0 0 0.00
Miriam Ehsun b H Mbam 1 5 0 0 20.00
G Essoun lbw b F Effiong 1 7 0 0 14.29
E Sagoe * not out 0 4 0 0 0.00
E Bakiweyem b H Mbam 0 3 0 0 0.00
Extras (w 7) 7
Total 10 wkts, 10.4 ov 23

Fall of wickets 1-1 (Rashidatu Salia, 0.3 ov), 2-1 (Kate Awuah, 1.1 ov), 3-13 (A Amuzu, 6.2 ov), 4-13 (Elizabeth Annor, 6.5 ov), 5-14 (R Adotei, 6.6 ov), 6-14 (J Kokam, 7.2 ov), 7-15 (Miriam Ehsun, 8.1 ov), 8-20 (G Essoun, 9.2 ov), 9-21 (G Quaicoe, 10.1 ov), 10-23 (E Bakiweyem, 10.4 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
U Peace 4 1 9 3 2.25 0 0
MK Amusa 3 0 5 1 1.67 0 0
F Effiong 2 0 2 2 1.00 1 0
H Mbam 1.4 0 7 3 4.20 6 0

Nigeria — 1st innings · 20 overs

Runs per over peak 18
Over 1 Kate Awuah • 2 1 wd • 1 2 7 runs
Over 2 E Sagoe wd • • 4 • wd 4 4 14 runs
Over 3 Kate Awuah 4 • wd wd • 4b 2 6 18 runs
Over 4 G Essoun wd 1 • 1 1lb • wd • 5 runs
Over 5 R Adotei 1 1 • • • • 2 runs
Over 6 G Essoun 4 W wd • • • 4nb 1 11 runs 1 wkt
Over 7 R Adotei 1 • • 1 • • 2 runs
Over 8 G Quaicoe 2wd • 1 1 1lb • wd • 6 runs
Over 9 R Adotei 4 • 1 • 1 1 7 runs
Over 10 G Quaicoe 3wd 2 1 • • • W 6 runs 1 wkt
Over 11 E Sagoe • • 1 2 4 • 7 runs
Over 12 G Quaicoe 1 • • W • 1 2 runs 1 wkt
Over 13 Kate Awuah • • 1 • 1lb 1 3 runs
Over 14 Rashidatu Salia 1 • 2 2 1 wd 6 13 runs
Over 15 R Adotei 1b 2 • 1 2 • 6 runs
Over 16 G Essoun 1 • • 1 4 • 6 runs
Over 17 Kate Awuah • 4 4 2 • W 10 runs 1 wkt
Over 18 Rashidatu Salia 4 1 4 • • 2 11 runs
Over 19 E Bakiweyem • 1 • • wd 3 W 5 runs 1 wkt
Over 20 G Essoun 2 2 4 2 wd wd 2 4 18 runs

Ghana — 2nd innings · 11 overs

Runs per over peak 6
Over 1 U Peace 1 • W • • • 1 run 1 wkt
Over 2 MK Amusa W • • 2 • • 2 runs 1 wkt
Over 3 U Peace • • • 4 • 2 6 runs
Over 4 MK Amusa 1 • • 1 • • 2 runs
Over 5 U Peace • • • • • • 0 runs
Over 6 MK Amusa • 1 • • • • 1 run
Over 7 U Peace 1 W • • W W 1 run 3 wkt
Over 8 F Effiong • W • • • 1 1 run 1 wkt
Over 9 H Mbam W • wd • wd wd • wd • 1 5 runs 1 wkt
Over 10 F Effiong • W wd • • • • 1 run 1 wkt
Over 11 H Mbam W wd • • wd W 2 runs 2 wkt

Run progression

Nigeria 159 Ghana 22 wicket
0 40 80 120 0 3 6 9 12 15 18

Overs

Partnerships

Nigeria — 1st innings

1 50 L Piety 23 · V Igbinedion 15
2 28 MK Amusa 12 · V Igbinedion 3
3 8 S Sunday 6 · MK Amusa 2
4 39 MK Amusa 18 · C Chukwuonye 18
5 16 C Chukwuonye 9 · E Sandy 6
6 18 C Chukwuonye 16

Ghana — 2nd innings

1 1 Rashidatu Salia 0 · Kate Awuah 1
2 0 A Amuzu 0 · Kate Awuah 0
3 12 A Amuzu 7 · J Kokam 5
4 0 Elizabeth Annor 0
5 0 R Adotei 0
6 0 J Kokam 0
7 1 Miriam Ehsun 1
8 5 G Essoun 1
9 1 E Sagoe 0 · G Quaicoe 0
10 2 E Bakiweyem 0

Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.

Match details

Format T20
Ground Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos, Lagos
Season 2025/26
Toss Nigeria won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires N Ngqubuka-Dyam, Rajesh Pillai
Match referee Tonye Timinadi

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