26/07Result

15th Match, Pearl of Africa T20I Series at Entebbe, Jul 26 2025

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUAE
141/5
NigeriaNigeriaNGA
88 (18.5/20 ov)

U.A.E. won by 53 runs

Player of the Match

Ethan D'SouzaUnited Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Muhammad Zohaib
c Olaleye b Aho
50
48
5
0
104.16
A Sharma
b SA Okpe
23
17
2
1
135.29
EC D'Souza
retired out
34
29
4
0
117.24
Muhammad Waseem (c)
c Useni b Runsewe
1
4
0
0
25
Asif Khan
not out
22
16
2
0
137.5
R Chopra †
c Isesele b Jimoh
1
3
0
0
33.33
D Parashar
not out
5
4
0
0
125
Extras
5 (lb 1, nb 1, w 3)
TOTAL
141/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.05)
Did not bat: Haider Ali, Akif Raja, Zuhaib Zubair, Matiullah Khan
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Aryansh Sharma, 7.1 ov), 2-97 (Muhammad Zohaib, 14.3 ov), 3-100 (Muhammad Waseem, 15.2 ov), 4-121 (Ethan D'Souza, 17.2 ov), 5-124 (Rahul Chopra, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
P Aho 3 0 25 1 8.33 2 0
P Useni 1 0 8 0 8 0 0
IO Okpe 3 0 32 0 10.66 1 1
SA Okpe 4 0 20 1 5 0 0
AA Jimoh 3 0 14 1 4.66 0 0
I Danladi 4 0 27 0 6.75 0 0
SI Runsewe 2 0 14 1 7 0 0

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
P Aho	3	25	1	8.33	2	0
P Useni	1	8	0	8	0	0
IO Okpe	3	32	0	10.66	1	1
SA Okpe	4	20	1	5	0	0
AA Jimoh	3	14	1	4.66	0	0
I Danladi	4	27	0	6.75	0	0
SI Runsewe	2	14	1	7	0	0

Nigeria Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
4s
6s
SR
S Chilemanya †
b Haider Ali
6
11
1
0
54.54
SI Runsewe
lbw b Haider Ali
21
22
2
1
95.45
I Danladi
c Parashar b Haider Ali
6
9
0
0
66.66
OE Olaleye
c Matiullah Khan b Parashar
1
7
0
0
14.28
AE Isesele
c Muhammad Zohaib b D'Souza
9
15
0
0
60
DNA Ankrah
b Haider Ali
24
17
2
1
141.17
AA Jimoh
st †Chopra b Zuhaib Zubair
7
7
1
0
100
P Useni
c Akif Raja b D'Souza
2
3
0
0
66.66
SA Okpe (c)
c Sharma b D'Souza
2
2
0
0
100
IO Okpe
c Muhammad Waseem b D'Souza
3
11
0
0
27.27
P Aho
not out
6
9
0
0
66.66
Extras
1 (b 1)
TOTAL
88 all out (18.5 Overs, RR: 4.67)
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Solomon Chilemanya, 5.2 ov), 2-30 (Sulaimon Runsewe, 5.4 ov), 3-33 (Isaac Danladi, 7.3 ov), 4-35 (Olayinka Olaleye, 8.2 ov), 5-67 (David Ankrah, 12.6 ov), 6-69 (Akhere Isesele, 13.4 ov), 7-77 (Abdulrahman Jimoh, 14.6 ov), 8-77 (Prosper Useni, 15.1 ov), 9-80 (Sylvester Okpe, 15.5 ov), 10-88 (Isaac Okpe, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
Akif Raja 2 0 16 0 8 0 0
Matiullah Khan 2 0 5 0 2.5 0 0
Haider Ali 4 0 16 4 4 0 0
D Parashar 3 0 21 1 7 0 0
Zuhaib Zubair 4 0 17 1 4.25 0 0
EC D'Souza 2.5 0 9 4 3.17 0 0
Asif Khan 1 0 3 0 3 0 0

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ
Akif Raja	2	16	0	8
Matiullah Khan	2	5	0	2.5
Haider Ali	4	16	4	4
D Parashar	3	21	1	7
Zuhaib Zubair	4	17	1	4.25
EC D'Souza	2.5	9	4	3.17
Asif Khan	1	3	0	3

Match Details

Entebbe Cricket Oval

Series

Pearl of Africa T20I Series 2025

Toss

United Arab Emirates , elected to bat first

Match days

26 July 2025 (20-over match)

Umpires

James BamuleseSimon Kintu

Reserve Umpire

Isaac Oyieko

Match Referee

Owen Chirombe

Points

United Arab Emirates 2, Nigeria 0

Pearl of Africa T20I Series News

Bangladesh's quiet match-winner Taijul Islam delivers once again
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Shanto praises 'healthy competition' within bowling unit after series win
Bangladesh captain highlighted the bowlers' consistency and competitiveness as central to the series victory against Pakistan
Masood leaves captaincy future to PCB but calls for 'structural' changes
After a series loss to Bangladesh, Pakistan captain urged his side to reflect on recurring failures and address the "root causes" behind their slide in Tests
Taijul takes six as Bangladesh complete 2-0 sweep
Rizwan's 94 went in vain as Pakistan fell 78 short of their target of 437
Stats - Bangladesh deepen Pakistan's Test misery
Stats highlights from Bangladesh's Test series win against Pakistan

Nigeria INNINGS		R	B
S Chilemanya	bowled	6	11
SI Runsewe	lbw	21	22
I Danladi	caught	6	9
OE Olaleye	caught	1	7
AE Isesele	caught	9	15
DNA Ankrah	bowled	24	17
AA Jimoh	stumped	7	7
P Useni	caught	2	3
SA Okpe	caught	2	2
IO Okpe	caught	3	11
P Aho	not out	6	9
EXTRAS	(b 1)
TOTAL	88 (all out; 18.5 ovs)

U.A.E. BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Akif Raja	2.0	16	0	8
Matiullah Khan	2.0	5	0	2.5
Haider Ali	4.0	16	4	4
D Parashar	3.0	21	1	7
Zuhaib Zubair	4.0	17	1	4.25
EC D'Souza	2.5	9	4	3.17
Asif Khan	1.0	3	0	3

Nigeria 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	27	SI Runsewe	S Chilemanya
2nd	3	SI Runsewe	I Danladi
3rd	3	OE Olaleye	I Danladi
4th	2	OE Olaleye	AE Isesele
5th	32	DNA Ankrah	AE Isesele
6th	2	AA Jimoh	AE Isesele
7th	8	AA Jimoh	P Useni
8th	0	SA Okpe	P Useni
9th	3	IO Okpe	SA Okpe
10th	8	IO Okpe	P Aho

Pearl of Africa T20I Series

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
UGA	6	6	0	12	1.458
UAE	6	4	2	8	2.032
KENYA	6	2	4	4	-0.855
NGA	6	0	6	0	-2.734
NAM-A	0	0	0	0	0
UGA-A	0	0	0	0	0

United Arab Emirates Innings

Nigeria Innings

Entebbe Cricket Oval

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Match days

Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Bangladesh's quiet match-winner Taijul Islam delivers once again

Shanto praises 'healthy competition' within bowling unit after series win

Masood leaves captaincy future to PCB but calls for 'structural' changes

Taijul takes six as Bangladesh complete 2-0 sweep

Stats - Bangladesh deepen Pakistan's Test misery