Nigerian roots: a home-grown Nigerian international.
6/5v Sierra Leone, 2021
1stNigerian T20I hat-trick
2020U19 World Cup
Nigeria’s best T20I bowling figures.
His 6 for 5 was, at the time, the best bowling in men’s T20I history.
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Selim Salau
Men · Batter
Lagos, 2024
Nigerian roots: a home-grown Nigerian international.
112v Ivory Coast
271/4Team record
2024Qualifier C
Nigeria’s highest T20I score.
Hit 112 in a national-record 271 for 4 in Lagos on 24 November 2024.
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Christabel Chukwuonye
Women · U19 captain
All-rounder
Nigerian roots: a home-grown Nigerian international.
2027World Cup qualified
3/13v Brazil, Kwibuka
21Runs in the 2026 final
Captained the U19 girls to the 2027 World Cup.
Also Player of the Match in the Kwibuka bronze-medal win over Brazil in June 2026.
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Lucky Piety
Women · Batter
Nigeria women
Nigerian roots: a home-grown Nigerian international.
70v Malawi, 2024
KigaliVenue
RecordHighest WT20I score
Nigeria women’s highest T20I score.
Scored 70 against Malawi in Kigali on 7 June 2024.
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Lillian Udeh
Women · Bowler
Nigeria women
Nigerian roots: a home-grown Nigerian international.
6/7v Rwanda, 2024
RecordBest WT20I bowling
KigaliVenue
Nigeria women’s best T20I bowling.
Took 6 for 7 against Rwanda in Kigali on 4 June 2024.
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Favour Eseigbe
Women · Captain
Nigeria women
Nigerian roots: a home-grown Nigerian international.
2026Kwibuka bronze
19*v Brazil
CCaptain
Captain of the women’s team at Kwibuka 2026.
Hit the winning runs, unbeaten on 19, against Brazil in the bronze-medal match.
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Usen Peace
Women · U19 bowler
Nigeria U19
Nigerian roots: a home-grown Nigerian international.
3Wickets in the final
2026Africa champions
2027World Cup
Spearheaded the attack in the 2026 U19 Africa final.
Took 3 wickets as Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by 4 runs.
Record-breakers of the past
Nigeria’s highest individual score in the long-running series with Ghana is 166, made by E. Henshaw in 1982 and equalled by B. Olufawo in 2001. The best bowling is 7 for 65 by W. S. King against the Gold Coast in 1952, and the highest team total is 397 for 7 declared against the Gold Coast in 1932. In the World Cricket League era, Dotun Olatunji scored 127 against Ghana and 125 not out against Botswana in Gaborone in April 2013.
Captain Sylvester Okpe is the leading figure in the men’s team. Peter Aho holds Nigeria’s best T20I bowling figures (6 for 5) and Selim Salau its highest T20I score (112).
Who holds Nigeria’s cricket records?
Men: Selim Salau (112), Peter Aho (6/5). Women: Lucky Piety (70), Lillian Udeh (6/7). The highest men’s team total is 271 for 4 against Ivory Coast in 2024.
Who are Nigeria’s older cricket record holders?
In matches against Ghana, E. Henshaw (1982) and B. Olufawo (2001) both scored 166, and W. S. King took 7 for 65 against the Gold Coast in 1952. Dotun Olatunji hit 127 against Ghana in the 2013 World Cricket League.
