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

166/8 (20 ov)

122/7 (20 ov)
Nigeria won by 44 runs
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Player of the match
Joshua Asia,
Nigeria
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 leg bye,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 bye,
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 wide,
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, no run,
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 2 runs,
End of over 1 (6 runs)
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run,
Karabo Modise b S Okpe 1 (5) Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run, b S Okpe,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 2 (0 runs)
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, Four,
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
End of over 3 (10 runs)
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 3 runs,
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, 5 no ball,
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 5 (10 runs)
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
End of over 6 (2 runs)
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Vinoo Balakrishnan c I Danladi b S Okpe 20 (18) Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run, c I Danladi b S Okpe,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
End of over 7 (4 runs)
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, Four,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 3 runs,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 bye,
End of over 8 (9 runs)
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, Six,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 9 (7 runs)
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Monroux Kasselman c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem 15 (15) Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run, c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, 2 runs,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,
End of over 10 (10 runs)
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Four,
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, no run,
End of over 11 (13 runs)
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
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,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
End of over 12 (4 runs)
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
End of over 13 (2 runs)
Karabo Motlhanka b J Asia 22 (32) Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run, b J Asia,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
End of over 14 (2 runs)
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
End of over 15 (4 runs)
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Thatayaone Tshose c P Aho b J Asia 3 (10) Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run, c P Aho b J Asia,
Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run,
Dhruv Maisuria c S Chilemanya b J Asia 0 (2) Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run, c S Chilemanya b J Asia,
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,
End of over 16 (1 runs)
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 wide,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
End of over 17 (4 runs)
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
End of over 18 (4 runs)
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 bye,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 leg bye,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, Four,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,
End of over 19 (8 runs)
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 2 runs,
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 bye,
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, Six,
End of over 20 (14 runs)
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 leg bye,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 bye,
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 wide,
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, no run,
Peter Aho to Karabo Modise, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 2 runs,
End of over 1 (6 runs)
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run,
Karabo Modise b S Okpe 1 (5) Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Modise, no run, b S Okpe,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 2 (0 runs)
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
Peter Aho to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, Four,
Peter Aho to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
End of over 3 (10 runs)
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 3 runs,
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, Four,
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Prosper Useni to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, 5 no ball,
Prosper Useni to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 5 (10 runs)
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
Isaac Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run,
End of over 6 (2 runs)
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Vinoo Balakrishnan c I Danladi b S Okpe 20 (18) Sylvester Okpe to Vinoo Balakrishnan, no run, c I Danladi b S Okpe,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
End of over 7 (4 runs)
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, Four,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 3 runs,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 bye,
End of over 8 (9 runs)
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, Six,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Sylvester Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
End of over 9 (7 runs)
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run,
Monroux Kasselman c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem 15 (15) Ridwan Abdulkareem to Monroux Kasselman, no run, c S Chilemanya b Ridwan Abdulkareem,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, 2 runs,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,
End of over 10 (10 runs)
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Four,
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, Six,
Isaac Okpe to Tharindu Perera-I, no run,
End of over 11 (13 runs)
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
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,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
End of over 12 (4 runs)
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 wide,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Karabo Motlhanka, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
End of over 13 (2 runs)
Karabo Motlhanka b J Asia 22 (32) Joshua Asia to Karabo Motlhanka, no run, b J Asia,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
End of over 14 (2 runs)
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Thatayaone Tshose, 1 run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, no run,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
Ridwan Abdulkareem to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
End of over 15 (4 runs)
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Thatayaone Tshose c P Aho b J Asia 3 (10) Joshua Asia to Thatayaone Tshose, no run, c P Aho b J Asia,
Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run,
Dhruv Maisuria c S Chilemanya b J Asia 0 (2) Joshua Asia to Dhruv Maisuria, no run, c S Chilemanya b J Asia,
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,
End of over 16 (1 runs)
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 wide,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, no run,
End of over 17 (4 runs)
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, no run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 1 run,
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, no run,
Joshua Asia to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Joshua Asia to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
End of over 18 (4 runs)
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 bye,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 leg bye,
Peter Aho to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, Four,
Peter Aho to Katlo Piet, no run,
End of over 19 (8 runs)
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 2 runs,
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 bye,
Isaac Okpe to Jack Richards, 1 run,
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 2 runs,
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, 1 wide,
Isaac Okpe to Katlo Piet, Six,
End of over 20 (14 runs)