Hong Kong vs Nigeria, 1st Match
Triangular Series (Namibia) 2026 · T20I · · Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) (Hong Kong 127/2, Nigeria 126).
Match report
Hong Kong (HK) faced Nigeria (NGA) in the 1st Match of Triangular Series (Namibia) 2026, a T20I match, at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek. Play began on Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bowl.
Nigeria made 126 in 19.4 overs, with Selim Salau top-scoring on 41 from 26 balls. Ehsan Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 16. Hong Kong made 127/2 in 16.2 overs, with Anshuman Rath top-scoring on 72 not out from 55 balls. Sylvester Okpe was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 27.
Result: Hong Kong won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining). Anshuman Rath was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Nigeria · 1st innings: 126 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selim Salau | b Ehsan Khan | 41 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 157.69 |
| Isaac Danladi | b Mohammad Waheed | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ali Rahmon | c Anshuman Rath b Ehsan Khan | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Sulaimon Runsewe | b Mohammad Ghazanfar | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Sylvester Okpe | lbw b Yasim Murtaza | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| David Ankrah | c Mohammad Waheed b Yasim Murtaza | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Boniface | b Mohammad Ghazanfar | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Isaac Okpe | b Aizaz Khan | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Chima Akachukwu | lbw b Ehsan Khan | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Peter Aho | b Ehsan Khan | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Abdullahi Ismail | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 12
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasim Murtaza | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Mohammad Waheed | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Nasrulla Rana | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Ehsan Khan | 3.4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4.36 |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Aizaz Khan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
Hong Kong · 1st innings: 127/2 (16.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeshan Ali | c & b Sylvester Okpe | 22 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 110 |
| Anshuman Rath | not out | 72 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 130.91 |
| Babar Hayat | c Sylvester Okpe b Peter Aho | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 123.08 |
| Shiv Mathur | not out | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Hafeez Khan, Aizaz Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mohammad Waheed, Yasim Murtaza, Nasrulla Rana, Shahid Wasif
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullahi Ismail | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter Aho | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| Sylvester Okpe | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Isaac Okpe | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Chima Akachukwu | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Kenneth Boniface | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sulaimon Runsewe | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Latest overs
- Over 17 (HK, Kenneth Boniface): 1 runs, 123/2 – 1 •
- Over 16 (HK, Sulaimon Runsewe): 13 runs, 122/2 – 6 1 4 • 1 1
- Over 15 (HK, Kenneth Boniface): 5 runs, 109/2 – 1 1 • • 1 1 wd
- Over 14 (HK, Peter Aho): 7 runs, 104/2 – • • W 4 1 2
- Over 13 (HK, Isaac Okpe): 12 runs, 97/1 – 1 • 2 1 6 1 wd
- Over 12 (HK, Chima Akachukwu): 5 runs, 85/1 – 1 1 • 1 2 0lb