Nigeria’s senior men’s national cricket team, the YellowGreens, continued their solid campaign in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C with a dominant nine-wicket victory over Zambia on Wednesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Oval 1 in Abuja.
Having been put in to bowl after Zambia won the toss, the hosts delivered a disciplined performance with the ball, restricting the visitors to 142 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs.
Ismail Kara offered the only major resistance for Zambia, blazoning an enterprising 82 off 44 deliveries. However, slow left-arm spinner Abdullahi Ismail led the Nigerian attack with immense control, claiming figures of 3 for 9 in his four-over spell to stymie any late surge.
In response, Nigeria made light work of the 143-run target, reaching 146 for 1 in just 14.5 overs.
Dynamic opener Isaac Danladi was the standout performer, earning Player of the Match honours
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