Cricket team
The Nigeria women's national cricket team represents the country of Nigeria in international women's cricket . The team is organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation , which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002.
History
Nigeria Women made their international debut at the 2011 ICC Africa Women's T20 Tournament in Uganda.[4] The team lost their first game, against Kenya , by ten wickets,[5] but rebounded to win their next match, against Sierra Leone , by six wickets.[6] They lost their remaining three matches (against Namibia , Tanzania , and Uganda ), finishing fifth out of six teams overall.[7] In August 2015 Nigeria appeared in an invitation tournament in Dar es Salaam , which featured the Tanzanian national team and a team from India's Mumbai Cricket Association .[8]
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Nigeria women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have the WT20I status.[9] Nigeria made its Twenty20 International debut against Rwanda at Abuja on 26 January 2019. The teams played a five-game series which Nigeria won 3-2.[10]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup .[11] Nigeria were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[12]
Squad
Updated on 13 March 2024, this lists all the players who played for Nigeria in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.
Name
Age
Batting style
Bowling style
Notes
Batters
Salome Sunday
22
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
Esther Sandy
25
Right-handed
Victory Igbinedion
18
Right-handed
All-rounders
Lucky Piety
17
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
Blessing Etim
31
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
Captain
Favour Eseigbe
22
Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
Vice-captain
Wicket-keepers
Sarah Etim
24
Right-handed
Abigail Igbobie
22
Right-handed
Spin Bowler
Adeshola Adekunle
16
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Peculiar Agboya
17
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
Rukayat Abdulrasak
19
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
Rachael Samson
22
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
Christabel Chukwuonye
15
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
Lillian Udeh
17
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
Usen Peace
16
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Nigeria Women [13]
Last updated 8 June 2024
Playing Record
Format
M
W
L
T
NR
Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals
71
37
32
1
1
26 January 2019
Twenty20 International
Most T20I runs for Nigeria Women [17]
Player
Runs
Average
Career span
Salome Sunday
1,031
25.14
2019–2024
Blessing Etim
634
14.08
2019–2024
Lucky Piety
547
20.25
2021–2024
Favour Eseigbe
431
10.26
2019–2024
Esther Sandy
398
10.45
2019–2024
Most T20I wickets for Nigeria Women [18]
Player
Wickets
Average
Career span
Favour Eseigbe
45
14.88
2019–2024
Racheal Samson
43
16.51
2019–2024
Lillian Udeh
40
11.12
2022–2024
Peculiar Agboya
34
12.79
2019–2024
Adeshola Adekunde
31
12.96
2023–2024
T20I record versus other nations [13]
Records complete to WT20I #1918. Last updated 8 June 2024.
Opponent
M
W
L
T
NR
First match
First win
ICC Full members
Zimbabwe
2
0
2
0
0
11 May 2019
ICC Associate members
Botswana
5
4
1
0
0
10 June 2021
10 June 2021
Brazil
2
2
0
0
0
9 June 2022
9 June 2022
Cameroon
3
3
0
0
0
13 September 2021
13 September 2021
Gambia
1
1
0
0
0
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Germany
1
1
0
0
0
10 June 2022
10 June 2022
Ghana
2
2
0
0
0
1 April 2022
1 April 2022
Kenya
6
2
4
0
0
8 June 2021
11 June 2023
Malawi
1
1
0
0
0
7 June 2024
7 June 2024
Mozambique
1
1
0
0
0
6 May 2019
6 May 2019
Namibia
5
1
4
0
0
6 June 2021
8 March 2024
Rwanda
25
12
12
1
0
26 January 2019
26 January 2019
Sierra Leone
5
5
0
0
0
9 September 2021
9 September 2021
Tanzania
5
0
4
0
1
8 May 2019
Uganda
7
2
5
0
0
11 September 2021
16 June 2023
See also
References