List of Nigeria Twenty20 International cricketers

This is a list of Nigerian Twenty20 International cricketers. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Nigeria and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status. ^[1]

This list comprises all members of the Nigeria cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname. Nigeria played their first T20I match on 20 May 2019 against Kenya at the ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Finals. ^[2]

Key

General ‡ – Captain † – Wicket-keeper First – Year of debut Last – Year of latest game Mat – Number of matches played

Batting Runs – Runs scored in career HS – Highest score Avg – Runs scored per dismissal 50 – Number of half centuries 100 – Number of Centuries * – Batsman remained not out

Bowling Balls – Balls bowled in career Wkt – Wickets taken in career BBI – Best bowling in an innings Ave – Average runs per wicket

Fielding Ca – Catches taken St – Stumpings affected

List of players

Statistics are correct as of 27 July 2025. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Nigeria T20I cricketers

General					Batting					Bowling				Fielding		Ref
No.	Name	First	Last	Mat	Runs	HS	Avg	50	100	Balls	Wkt	BBI	Ave	Ca	St
01	Abiodun Abioye	2019	2019	5	0	0*	–	0	0	60	3	2/26	29.00	2	0	[6]
02	Rasheed Abolarin	2019	2021	10	33	20*	16.50	0	0	166	9	3/8	16.00	2	0	[7]
03	Vincent Adewoye	2019	2025	35	244	41*	10.60	0	0	194	11	4/18	23.63	10	0	[8]
04	Joshua Ayannaike ‡†	2019	2021	20	129	33	6.78	0	0	–	–	–	–	8	1	[9]
05	Isaac Danladi	2019	2025	44	804	80	21.72	1	0	510	29	3/2	16.41	19	0	[10]
06	Isaac Okpe	2019	2025	69	665	65*	13.85	2	0	1,107	65	3/8	18.49	16	0	[11]
07	Sylvester Okpe ‡	2019	2025	66	498	45*	13.83	0	0	1,007	58	5/9	16.48	19	0	[12]
08	Ademola Onikoyi‡	2019	2023	29	383	52*	15.95	1	0	–	–	–	–	8	0	[13]
09	Chimezie Onwuzulike	2019	2022	22	235	54	13.82	1	0	–	–	–	–	8	0	[14]
10	Ovais Yousof	2019	2019	3	52	33	17.33	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	[15]
11	Leke Oyede	2019	2019	8	73	39	10.42	0	0	48	1	1/14	44.00	2	0	[16]
12	Chima Akachukwu	2019	2021	15	69	30	11.50	0	0	206	10	2/8	25.80	5	0	[17]
13	Mohameed Taiwo	2019	2025	48	143	26	8.41	0	0	736	34	4/13	22.85	17	0	[18]
14	Sesan Adedeji	2019	2024	43	692	68	20.35	3	0	210	8	2/14	28.37	17	0	[19]
15	Daniel Ajekun	2019	2024	29	344	36	12.74	0	0	73	4	1/5	21.50	3	0	[20]
16	Daniel Gim	2019	2021	17	82	18	7.45	0	0	36	2	1/18	32.50	4	0	[21]
17	Sulaimon Runsewe	2019	2025	61	1,102	80	20.79	7	0	27	3	1/4	12.33	41	2	[22]
18	Gershon Yusuf	2019	2019	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0	[23]
19	Peter Aho	2021	2025	58	251	44*	13.21	0	0	1,039	66	6/5	15.51	12	0	[24]
20	Odion Isesele	2021	2021	5	0	0*	–	0	0	60	1	1/44	104.00	2	0	[25]
21	Mustapha Yusuf	2021	2021	5	33	16	16.50	0	0	84	3	1/15	40.00	0	0	[26]
22	Prosper Useni	2021	2025	49	328	37	14.26	0	0	694	40	3/0	18.42	10	0	[27]
23	Olayinka Olaleye	2021	2025	26	347	46*	16.52	0	0	–	–	–	–	6	0	[28]
24	Samuel Mba	2021	2021	8	105	40*	21.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	4	0	[29]
25	Ashmit Shreshta †	2021	2023	22	385	76	20.26	1	0	–	–	–	–	18	2	[30]
26	Segun Ogundipe	2021	2021	4	1	1*	–	0	0	60	2	1/9	22.50	0	0	[31]
27	Ridwan Abdulkareem	2021	2024	47	252	39	13.26	0	0	646	49	6/22	13.00	14	0	[32]
28	Segun Olayinka	2021	2021	3	25	24	8.33	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0	[33]
29	Akhere Isesele	2022	2025	19	124	44	9.53	0	0	41	4	1/5	15.75	5	0	[34]
30	Chiemelie Udekwe	2022	2024	24	27	11*	6.75	0	0	421	25	3/12	15.92	5	0	[35]
31	Joshua Asia	2022	2024	16	3	2*	1.00	0	0	222	16	3/5	10.06	4	0	[36]
32	Selim Salau	2024	2024	20	565	112	29.73	0	1	–	–	–	–	4	0	[37]
33	Ifeanyichukwu Uboh	2024	2024	10	1	1*	–	0	0	78	3	1/21	37.33	2	0	[38]
34	Miracle Akhigbe	2024	2024	4	23	14	7.66	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0	[39]
35	David Ankrah [a]	2025	2025	3	24	24	12.00	0	0	6	0	–	–	1	0	[40]
36	Solomon Chilemanya†	2025	2025	4	32	17	8.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	0	[41]
37	Abdulrahman Jimoh	2025	2025	4	17	7*	5.66	0	0	61	3	1/10	19.00	0	0	[42]

Notes

1. David Ankrah also played four Twenty20 International matches for Ghana. Only his record for Nigeria is given above.

References

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