The 2023 West Africa Trophy was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Nigeria in October 2023.[1] The tournament was played at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos, and featured national teams from Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.[2] For Nigeria and Rwanda, the tournament formed part of their preparations for the Africa World Cup Qualifier.[3]
| Dates | 4 – 15 October 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Nigeria Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Triple round-robin and play-offs |
| Host(s) |  Nigeria |
| Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Rwanda |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Player of the series | Isaac Okpe |
| Most runs | Sulaimon Runsewe (229) |
| Most wickets | Isaac Okpe (17) |
At the final rest day, Nigeria had won each of their first eight matches to secure the top position in the round-robin stage.[4] Nigeria defeated Rwanda in the final by 17 runs to win the first edition of the West Africa Trophy.[5] Nigeria's Isaac Okpe was named player of the tournament.[6]
Squads edit
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Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nigeria
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9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.520 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Rwanda
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9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0.591 | |
| 3 | Ghana
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9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −1.260 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| 4 | Sierra Leone
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9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | −1.668 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]
Fixtures edit
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Daniel Ajekun 28 (42)
Emile Rukiriza 3/13 (3 overs) |
Orchide Tuyisenge 24 (27)
Chiemelie Udekwe 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hamza Khan and Muhammad Nadir (Rwa) both made their T20I debuts.
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Alusine Turay 33 (18)
Obed Harvey 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
- Syed Aqeel Israr (Gha) and Moses Williams (Sle) both made their T20I debuts.
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John Bangura 36 (48)
Isaac Okpe 2/7 (2 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
- Yegbeh Jalloh and Aruna Kainessie (Sle) both made their T20I debuts.
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Hamza Khan 45 (46)
Samson Awiah 2/21 (4 overs) |
Kelvin Awala 23 (14)
Martin Akayezu 4/17 (2 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Ghana 6/1, Rwanda 3/2
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- Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
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Hamza Khan 59 (44)
Alusine Turay 4/29 (4 overs) |
George Ngegba 38* (45)
Kevin Irakoze 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Orchide Tuyisenge 27 (45)
Isaac Okpe 3/30 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
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- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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John Bangura 30 (39)
Emmanuel Sebareme 3/12 (4 overs) |
Hamza Khan 38 (30)
Raymond Coker 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
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Chernoh Bah 15 (13)
Emile Rukiriza 3/21 (3.4 overs) |
Orchide Tuyisenge 21 (16)
Miniru Kpaka 1/14 (3 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
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Rexford Bakum 14 (17)
Kevin Irakoze 3/5 (2 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nurudeen Ibrahim (Gha) made his T20I debut.
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Ademola Onikoyi 26 (26)
Samuel Conteh 4/12 (3.2 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
3rd place play-off edit
Final edit
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Isaac Danladi 44 (47)
Muhammad Nadir 1/10 (4 overs) |
Orchide Tuyisenge 21 (27)
Joshua Asia 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes edit
- ^ Ademola Onikoyi captained Nigeria in the seventeenth match of the series.
References edit
- ^ "Cricket: Nigeria to host 4-nation West African tourney". The Cable. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Cricket: Yellow Greens upbeat ahead West African tourney". Punch Sports. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria Cricket Team extends lead as West Africa Trophy tournament enters crucial stage". Premium Times. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Cricket: Nigeria maintain lead with 8 wins at West African Trophy". The Cable. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria's Yellow Greens are 2023 West African Trophy tour champions". BSN Sports. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Cricket: Nigeria win West Africa Trophy in grand style". Premium Times. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "West Africa Trophy". Nigeria Cricket Association. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Cricket: Rwanda men's team in Nigeria for 2023 West African Tournament". New Times Rwanda. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "West Africa Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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