Nigeria vs Botswana Full Commentary, 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final, 2 October, 2025

COMPLETED / 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final / Takashinga Sports Club

Nigeria
Nigeria
Botswana
Botswana

122/7 (20 ov)

Nigeria won by 44 runs

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Player of the match
Joshua Asia, Nigeria
  • 1lb
    0.1

    Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 leg bye,

  • 1b
    0.2

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 bye,

  • 1wd
    0.3

    Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 wide,

  • 0
    0.3

    Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, no run,

  • 1
    0.4

    Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 run,

  • 0
    0.5

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 2
    0.6

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 2 runs,

  • 0
    1.1

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run,

  • w
    1.2

    Karabo Modise b S Okpe 1 (5) Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run, b S Okpe,

  • 0
    1.3

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    1.4

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    1.5

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    1.6

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    2.1

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 4
    2.2

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

  • 1
    2.3

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

  • 0
    2.4

    Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 4
    2.5

    Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, Four,

  • 1
    2.6

    Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 1
    3.1

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    3.2

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 0
    3.3

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 4
    3.4

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

  • 0
    3.5

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 3
    3.6

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 3 runs,

  • 4
    4.1

    Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

  • 0
    4.2

    Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 1
    4.3

    Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

  • 0
    4.4

    Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    4.5

    Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 5nb
    4.6

    Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, 5 no ball,

  • 0
    4.6

    Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    5.1

    Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

  • 0
    5.2

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    5.3

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    5.4

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    5.5

    Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 0
    5.6

    Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 1
    6.1

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • w
    6.2

    Vinoo Balakrishnan c I Danladi b S Okpe 20 (18) Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run, c I Danladi b S Okpe,

  • 1
    6.3

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.4

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    6.5

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 1
    6.6

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 4
    7.1

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, Four,

  • 0
    7.2

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 0
    7.3

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 1
    7.4

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 3
    7.5

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 3 runs,

  • 1b
    7.6

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 bye,

  • 6
    8.1

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, Six,

  • 0
    8.2

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 0
    8.3

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 1
    8.4

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 0
    8.5

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    8.6

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    9.1

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 1
    9.2

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    9.3

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • w
    9.4

    Monroux Kasselman c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem 15 (15) Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run, c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem,

  • 2
    9.5

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, 2 runs,

  • 6
    9.6

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,

  • 1
    10.1

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 4
    10.2

    Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Four,

  • 1
    10.3

    Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, 1 run,

  • 1
    10.4

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 6
    10.5

    Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,

  • 0
    10.6

    Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, no run,

  • 1wd
    11.1

    Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,

  • 0
    11.1

    Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    11.2

    Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • w
    11.3

    Tharindu Perera-I st S Chilemanya b J Asia 19 (7) Joshua Asia to Tharindu Perera-I, no run, st S Chilemanya b J Asia,

  • 0
    11.4

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 1
    11.5

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,

  • 1
    11.6

    Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    12.1

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    12.2

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    12.3

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1wd
    12.4

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,

  • 0
    12.4

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    12.5

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    12.6

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • w
    13.1

    Karabo Motlhanka b J Asia 22 (32) Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run, b J Asia,

  • 0
    13.2

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 1
    13.3

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    13.4

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 0
    13.5

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 1
    13.6

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.1

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 0
    14.2

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 1
    14.3

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.4

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 2
    14.5

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,

  • 1
    14.6

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    15.1

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 1
    15.2

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • w
    15.3

    Thatayaone Tshose c P Aho b J Asia 3 (10) Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run, c P Aho b J Asia,

  • 0
    15.4

    Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run,

  • w
    15.5

    Dhruv Maisuria c S Chilemanya b J Asia 0 (2) Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run, c S Chilemanya b J Asia,

  • 0
    15.6

    Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 1
    16.1

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    16.2

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 0
    16.3

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 1wd
    16.4

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 wide,

  • 1
    16.4

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.5

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    16.6

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 0
    17.1

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 0
    17.2

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 1
    17.3

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    17.4

    Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 1
    17.5

    Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 2
    17.6

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,

  • 1b
    18.1

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 bye,

  • 0
    18.2

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 1lb
    18.3

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 leg bye,

  • 1
    18.4

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 1wd
    18.5

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,

  • 4
    18.5

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, Four,

  • 0
    18.6

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 2
    19.1

    Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 2 runs,

  • 1
    19.2

    Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 1b
    19.3

    Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 bye,

  • 1
    19.4

    Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 2
    19.5

    Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,

  • 1wd
    19.6

    Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,

  • 6
    19.6

    Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, Six,

  • 1lb
    0.1

    Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 leg bye,

  • 1b
    0.2

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 bye,

  • 1wd
    0.3

    Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 wide,

  • 0
    0.3

    Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, no run,

  • 1
    0.4

    Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 run,

  • 0
    0.5

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 2
    0.6

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 2 runs,

  • 0
    1.1

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run,

  • w
    1.2

    Karabo Modise b S Okpe 1 (5) Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run, b S Okpe,

  • 0
    1.3

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    1.4

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    1.5

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    1.6

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    2.1

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 4
    2.2

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

  • 1
    2.3

    Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

  • 0
    2.4

    Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 4
    2.5

    Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, Four,

  • 1
    2.6

    Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 1
    3.1

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    3.2

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 0
    3.3

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 4
    3.4

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

  • 0
    3.5

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 3
    3.6

    Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 3 runs,

  • 4
    4.1

    Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,

  • 0
    4.2

    Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 1
    4.3

    Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

  • 0
    4.4

    Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    4.5

    Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 5nb
    4.6

    Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, 5 no ball,

  • 0
    4.6

    Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    5.1

    Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,

  • 0
    5.2

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    5.3

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    5.4

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    5.5

    Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 0
    5.6

    Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,

  • 1
    6.1

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • w
    6.2

    Vinoo Balakrishnan c I Danladi b S Okpe 20 (18) Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run, c I Danladi b S Okpe,

  • 1
    6.3

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.4

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    6.5

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 1
    6.6

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 4
    7.1

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, Four,

  • 0
    7.2

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 0
    7.3

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 1
    7.4

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 3
    7.5

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 3 runs,

  • 1b
    7.6

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 bye,

  • 6
    8.1

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, Six,

  • 0
    8.2

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 0
    8.3

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • 1
    8.4

    Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 0
    8.5

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    8.6

    Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    9.1

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,

  • 1
    9.2

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    9.3

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,

  • w
    9.4

    Monroux Kasselman c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem 15 (15) Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run, c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem,

  • 2
    9.5

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, 2 runs,

  • 6
    9.6

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,

  • 1
    10.1

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 4
    10.2

    Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Four,

  • 1
    10.3

    Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, 1 run,

  • 1
    10.4

    Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 6
    10.5

    Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,

  • 0
    10.6

    Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, no run,

  • 1wd
    11.1

    Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,

  • 0
    11.1

    Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    11.2

    Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • w
    11.3

    Tharindu Perera-I st S Chilemanya b J Asia 19 (7) Joshua Asia to Tharindu Perera-I, no run, st S Chilemanya b J Asia,

  • 0
    11.4

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 1
    11.5

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,

  • 1
    11.6

    Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    12.1

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    12.2

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 0
    12.3

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1wd
    12.4

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,

  • 0
    12.4

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,

  • 1
    12.5

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,

  • 0
    12.6

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • w
    13.1

    Karabo Motlhanka b J Asia 22 (32) Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run, b J Asia,

  • 0
    13.2

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 1
    13.3

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    13.4

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 0
    13.5

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 1
    13.6

    Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.1

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 0
    14.2

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,

  • 1
    14.3

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.4

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 2
    14.5

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,

  • 1
    14.6

    Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    15.1

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 1
    15.2

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • w
    15.3

    Thatayaone Tshose c P Aho b J Asia 3 (10) Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run, c P Aho b J Asia,

  • 0
    15.4

    Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run,

  • w
    15.5

    Dhruv Maisuria c S Chilemanya b J Asia 0 (2) Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run, c S Chilemanya b J Asia,

  • 0
    15.6

    Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 1
    16.1

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    16.2

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 0
    16.3

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 1wd
    16.4

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 wide,

  • 1
    16.4

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.5

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    16.6

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 0
    17.1

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 0
    17.2

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 1
    17.3

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,

  • 0
    17.4

    Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,

  • 1
    17.5

    Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 2
    17.6

    Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,

  • 1b
    18.1

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 bye,

  • 0
    18.2

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 1lb
    18.3

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 leg bye,

  • 1
    18.4

    Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 1wd
    18.5

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,

  • 4
    18.5

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, Four,

  • 0
    18.6

    Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,

  • 2
    19.1

    Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 2 runs,

  • 1
    19.2

    Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 1b
    19.3

    Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 bye,

  • 1
    19.4

    Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,

  • 2
    19.5

    Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,

  • 1wd
    19.6

    Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,

  • 6
    19.6

    Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, Six,

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