List of Nigeria Twenty20 International cricketers

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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]

Contents

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

Bowling

Fielding

List of players

Statistics are correct as of 27 July 2025. [3] [4] [5]
Nigeria T20I cricketers
General Batting Bowling Fielding Ref
No.NameFirstLastMat Runs HS Avg 50 100 Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St
1Abiodun Abioye20192019500*006032/2629.0020 [6]
2Rasheed Abolarin20192021103320*16.500016693/816.0020 [7]
3Vincent Adewoye201920253524441*10.6000194114/1823.63100 [8]
4 Joshua Ayannaike 2019202120129336.780081 [9]
5Isaac Danladi20192025448048021.7210510293/216.41190 [10]
6Isaac Okpe201920256966565*13.85201,107653/818.49160 [11]
7 Sylvester Okpe 201920256649845*13.83001,007585/916.48190 [12]
8Ademola Onikoyi201920232938352*15.951080 [13]
9Chimezie Onwuzulike20192022222355413.821080 [14]
10 Ovais Yousof201920193523317.330000 [15]
11Leke Oyede201920198733910.42004811/1444.0020 [16]
12Chima Akachukwu2019202115693011.5000206102/825.8050 [17]
13 Mohameed Taiwo2019202548143268.4100736344/1322.85170 [18]
14Sesan Adedeji20192024436926820.353021082/1428.37170 [19]
15Daniel Ajekun20192024293443612.74007341/521.5030 [20]
16Daniel Gim201920211782187.45003621/1832.5040 [21]
17Sulaimon Runsewe20192025611,1028020.79702731/412.33412 [22]
18 Gershon Yusuf201920191000.000010 [23]
19 Peter Aho 202120255825144*13.21001,039666/515.51120 [24]
20Odion Isesele20212021500*006011/44104.0020 [25]
21 Mustapha Yusuf202120215331616.50008431/1540.0000 [26]
22Prosper Useni20212025493283714.2600694403/018.42100 [27]
23Olayinka Olaleye202120252634746*16.520060 [28]
24Samuel Mba20212021810540*21.000040 [29]
25 Ashmit Shreshta 20212023223857620.2610182 [30]
26Segun Ogundipe20212021411*006021/922.5000 [31]
27Ridwan Abdulkareem20212024472523913.2600646496/2213.00140 [32]
28Segun Olayinka20212021325248.330010 [33]
29Akhere Isesele2022202519124449.53004141/515.7550 [34]
30Chiemelie Udekwe20222024242711*6.7500421253/1215.9250 [35]
31Joshua Asia202220241632*1.0000222163/510.0640 [36]
32Selim Salau202420242056511229.730140 [37]
33Ifeanyichukwu Uboh202420241011*007831/2137.3320 [38]
34Miracle Akhigbe20242024423147.660010 [39]
35 David Ankrah [a] 202520253242412.00006010 [40]
36Solomon Chilemanya20252025432178.000020 [41]
37Abdulrahman Jimoh202520254177*5.66006131/1019.0000 [42]

Notes

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

References

  1. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 20 January 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. "Six teams looking to keep T20 World Cup dreams alive in Africa final". International Cricket Council . 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. Players / Nigeria / T20I caps – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. "Nigeria / T20I Batting Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. "Nigeria / T20I Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. "Nigeria / Players / Abiodun Abioye". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  7. "Nigeria / Players / Rasheed Abolarin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  8. "Nigeria / Players / Vincent Adewoye". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  9. "Nigeria / Players / Joshua Ayannaike". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  10. "Nigeria / Players / Isaac Danladi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  11. "Nigeria / Players / Isaac Okpe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  12. "Nigeria / Players / Sylvester Okpe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  13. "Nigeria / Players / Ademola Onikoyi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  14. "Nigeria / Players / Chimezie Onwuzulike". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  15. "Nigeria / Players / Ovais Yousof". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  16. "Nigeria / Players / Leke Oyede". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  17. "Nigeria / Players / Chima Akachukwu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  18. "Nigeria / Players / Mohameed Taiwo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  19. "Nigeria / Players / Sesan Adedeji". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  20. "Nigeria / Players / Daniel Ajekun". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  21. "Nigeria / Players / Daniel Gim". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  22. "Nigeria / Players / Sulaimon Runsewe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  23. "Nigeria / Players / Gershon Yusuf". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  24. "Nigeria / Players / Peter Aho". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  25. "Nigeria / Players / Odion Isesele". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  26. "Nigeria / Players / Mustapha Yusuf". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  27. "Nigeria / Players / Prosper Useni". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  28. "Nigeria / Players / Olayinka Olaleye". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  29. "Nigeria / Players / Samuel Mba". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  30. "Nigeria / Players / Ashmit Shreshta". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  31. "Nigeria / Players / Segun Ogundipe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  32. "Nigeria / Players / Ridwan Abdulkareem". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  33. "Nigeria / Players / Segun Olayinka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  34. "Nigeria / Players / Akhere Isesele". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  35. "Nigeria / Players / Chiemelie Udekwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  36. "Nigeria / Players / Joshua Asia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  37. "Nigeria / Players / Selim Salau". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  38. "Nigeria / Players / Ifeanyichukwu Uboh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  39. "Nigeria / Players / Miracle Akhigbe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  40. "Nigeria / Players / David Ankrah". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  41. "Nigeria / Players / Solomon Chilemanya". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  42. "Nigeria / Players / Abdulrahman Jimoh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.