Nigeria cricket team stats and records

Data through 27 September 2026Last updated 27 September 2026

In the data, Nigeria won 54 of 109 matches between 2014 and 2026 (50.9% of matches with a result). Their best format by win rate is T20Is: 49 wins and 47 defeats (51.0%). Sulaimon Runsewe has scored the most runs for them in the data (1,545).

Matches

109

2014–2026

Won

Lost

Win %

50.9%

matches with a result

Tied / drawn / NR

0 / 0 / 3

Nigeria results by format

Results by format
Format	Played	Won	Lost	NR	Win %	Years
T20Is	98	49	47	2	51.0%	2019–2026
List A	9	3	5	1	37.5%	2014–2017
Other T20	2	2	0	0	100.0%	2018–2018

Win percentage by year

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Nigeria: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
Year	Win %
2017	50.0
2019	25.0
2021	29.4
2022	100.0
2023	73.3
2024	52.2
2025	52.4
2026	42.9

Years with at least 3 matches with a result.

Nigeria head to head

Record against each opponent (5+ matches)
Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Other
vs Sierra Leone	14	13	1	0
vs Kenya	14	3	11	0
vs Uganda	13	0	13	0
vs Rwanda	12	9	2	1
vs Ghana	7	7	0	0
vs Botswana	6	5	1	0
vs Namibia	5	1	4	0
vs Tanzania	5	1	3	1

Highest and lowest totals by Nigeria

Highest totals
Team	Score	Overs	Against	Date	Result
Nigeria	271/4	20	Ivory Coast	24 Nov 2024	Won
Nigeria	225/9	50	Tanzania	13 Mar 2014	Lost
Nigeria	221/7	20	Eswatini	4 Dec 2022	Won
Nigeria	205/3	40.4	Cayman Islands	9 Mar 2014	Won
Nigeria	185/2	20	St Helena	23 Nov 2024	Won

Lowest all-out totals
Team	Score	Overs	Against	Date	Result
Nigeria	39	23.5	Oman	22 May 2016	Lost
Nigeria	51	28.3	Ghana	8 Apr 2017	Lost
Nigeria	58	13.3	United Arab Emirates	21 Jul 2025	Lost
Nigeria	67	14	Tanzania	20 Nov 2021	Lost
Nigeria	71	19.5	Oman	23 Oct 2019	Lost

Biggest wins

Largest victories (rain-rule results excluded)
Winner	Margin	Against	Format	Date	Ground
Nigeria	264 runs	Ivory Coast	T20I	24 Nov 2024	Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval
Nigeria	118 runs	Eswatini	T20I	4 Dec 2022	Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre
Nigeria	118 runs	St Helena	T20I	23 Nov 2024	University of Lagos Cricket Oval
Nigeria	91 runs	Sierra Leone	ODM	10 Apr 2017	Willowmoore Park C Field
Nigeria	91 runs	Ghana	T20I	26 Sep 2026	Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval
Nigeria	10 wickets	Botswana	T20I	12 Dec 2024	Gahanga International Cricket Stadium
Nigeria	9 wickets	Sierra Leone	T20I	23 Oct 2021	University of Lagos Cricket Oval
Nigeria	9 wickets	Sierra Leone	T20I	8 Oct 2023	Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval

Heaviest defeats

Largest defeats (rain-rule results excluded)
Winner	Margin	Against	Format	Date	Ground
Oman	181 runs	Nigeria	ODM	22 May 2016	FB Fields
Tanzania	148 runs	Nigeria	ODM	7 Apr 2017	Willowmoore Park
Namibia	117 runs	Nigeria	T20I	28 Sep 2025	Harare Sports Club
Namibia	93 runs	Nigeria	T20I	23 Jun 2026	Namibia Cricket Ground
Namibia	90 runs	Nigeria	T20I	20 Jun 2026	Namibia Cricket Ground
Jersey	10 wickets	Nigeria	ODM	27 May 2016	Farmers Cricket Club Ground
Zimbabwe	10 wickets	Nigeria	T20I	20 Mar 2024	Achimota Senior Secondary School A Field
Uganda	9 wickets	Nigeria	T20I	27 Nov 2023	United Cricket Club Ground

Most runs for Nigeria

Top 10 run scorers for the team in the data
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100s
Sulaimon Runsewe	Nigeria	86	1,545	20.06	98.0	80	0
I Danladi	Nigeria	63	1,417	25.76	117.4	80	0
Selim Salau	Nigeria	39	908	23.28	109.0	112	1
IO Okpe	Nigeria	82	871	13.20	103.3	65	0
SA Okpe	Nigeria	66	840	16.47	102.7	45	0
JO Adedeji	Nigeria	50	796	18.51	80.6	68	0
VD Adewoye	Nigeria	46	516	13.23	126.5	49	0
AA Onikoyi	Nigeria	31	452	16.14	90.9	52	0
P Useni	Nigeria	46	445	13.91	143.5	37	0
O Olaleye	Nigeria	28	389	15.56	80.7	46	0

Most wickets for Nigeria

Top 10 wicket takers for the team in the data
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
IO Okpe	Nigeria	92	89	20.43	6.30	5/25
P Aho	Nigeria	63	70	17.19	6.16	6/5
SA Okpe	Nigeria	78	67	19.93	5.82	5/9
R Abdulkareem	Nigeria	50	58	14.03	6.23	6/22
P Useni	Nigeria	58	51	18.22	6.38	4/14
Mohameed Taiwo	Nigeria	47	40	21.55	6.39	4/13
I Danladi	Nigeria	37	34	15.62	5.86	4/22
Joshua Asia	Nigeria	23	30	11.17	4.72	4/11
C Udekwe	Nigeria	24	26	16.77	5.80	3/12
VD Adewoye	Nigeria	24	25	18.52	7.87	5/11

Grounds where Nigeria played most

Most-used grounds
Ground	Played	Won	Lost
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium	17	8	8
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval	16	16	0
Entebbe Cricket Oval	12	1	11
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1	11	10	1
University of Lagos Cricket Oval	6	5	1
Sikh Union Club Ground	5	2	3
Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre	5	1	4
Namibia Cricket Ground	4	0	4

Latest Nigeria matches in the data

Most recent matches in the data
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
27 Sep 2026	Nigeria 136 (19.4 ov) Sierra Leone 65 (19 ov)	Nigeria won by 71 runs	Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval
26 Sep 2026	Nigeria 146/5 (20 ov) Ghana 55 (13 ov)	Nigeria won by 91 runs	Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval
21 Sep 2026	Ghana 91/9 (20 ov) Nigeria 95/2 (13 ov)	Nigeria won by 8 wickets	Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval
23 Jun 2026	Namibia 220/5 (20 ov) Nigeria 127/9 (20 ov)	Namibia won by 93 runs	Namibia Cricket Ground
21 Jun 2026	Nigeria 76 (15 ov) Hong Kong 77/4 (14.4 ov)	Hong Kong won by 6 wickets	Namibia Cricket Ground
20 Jun 2026	Namibia 194/3 (20 ov) Nigeria 104 (16 ov)	Namibia won by 90 runs	Namibia Cricket Ground
18 Jun 2026	Nigeria 126 (19.4 ov) Hong Kong 127/2 (16.2 ov)	Hong Kong won by 8 wickets	Namibia Cricket Ground
14 Dec 2025	Nigeria 157/5 (20 ov) Rwanda 117/9 (20 ov)	Nigeria won by 40 runs	Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
13 Dec 2025	Nigeria 156/4 (20 ov) Rwanda 75 (15.1 ov)	Nigeria won by 81 runs	Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
12 Dec 2025	Nigeria 152/7 (20 ov) Zambia 126 (18.4 ov)	Nigeria won by 26 runs	Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1

Competitions

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier (6)

Frequently asked questions

How many matches have Nigeria won?

54 of 109 matches in the data (2014–2026): 49 of 98 T20Is, 3 of 9 List A, 2 of 2 Other T20.

What is Nigeria's highest total?

271/4 against Ivory Coast on 24 Nov 2024.

What is Nigeria's lowest total?

39 all out against Oman on 22 May 2016.

What is Nigeria's biggest win?

By 264 runs against Ivory Coast (T20I, 24 Nov 2024).

Who has taken the most wickets for Nigeria?

IO Okpe, with 89 wickets in the data.

Coverage: Cricsheet data only (from the early 2000s). Matches against Afghanistan are not included.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.