On Sunday, Ivory Coast set an unfortunate record for the lowest total in T20 international history by being bowled out for just seven runs against Nigeria in Lagos. This beat the previous record of 10 runs, held by the Isle of Man 2023 and Mongolia September 2023.
Nigeria chose to bat first in the T20 World Cup sub-regional Africa qualifier, amassing 271/4 in 20 overs. Highlights included Selim Salau's 112 runs off 53 balls and Isaac Okpe's unbeaten 65 runs from 23 balls, featuring six sixes and three fours.
Ivory Coast's opener, Ouattara Mohamed, scored the highest for his team with just four runs. Their innings ended in 7.3 overs without a single boundary, with six players dismissed for zero runs. Nigeria triumphed by 264 runs, though this was not a record margin, with Zimbabwe having previously beaten Gambia by 290 runs.
This match was part of the qualification process for the men's 2026 T20 World Cup.
