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THE COUNTRY’S SENIOR MEN’S TEAM, THE YELLOW GREENS PLAYED THEIR FIRST EVER TELEVISED MATCH AS THEY BEGUN THEIR QUALIFICATION CAMPAIGN FOR THE ICC, T-20 WORLD CUP, AUSTRALIA, 2020 AT THE ZAYED CRICKET STADIUM, ABU DHABI.
THEY HOWEVER LOST THE MATCH TO FAMILIAR FOES, JERSEY IN THE GROUP B OPENER
JERSEY WON THE TOSS AND CHOSE TO BAT.THE BRITISH CHANNEL ISLAND MADE THEIR INTENTIONS KNOWN IN THE FIRST OVER OF THE INNINGS AS NICK FERRABY HIT TWO FOURS WITH THE SECOND AND THIRD DELIVERIES OFF ISAAC OKPE.
FERRABY STAY ON THE CREASE WAS SHORT LIVED AS OKPE REEDEMED HIMSELF BOWLING OUT JERSEY’S OPENING BATS MAN WITH THE THIRD BALL OF THE THIRD OVER.
HOWEVER JERSEY’S EFFECTIVE POWER PLAY ENSURED THEY SCORED 184 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 4 WICKETS IN 20 OVERS IN THE FIRST INNINGS.
CHASING 185 RUNS TO WIN THE MATCH, DANIEL AJEKU AND ADELEKE OYEDE OPENED BATTING FOR NIGERIA, THEY SCORED 28 RUNS BETWEEN THEM BEFORE AJEKU WAS BOWLED OUT OFF ELLIOT MILES DELIVERY WITH THE FIRST BALL OF THE FIFTH OVER.
WICKETS FELL REPEATEDLY FOR THE NIGERIAN SIDE AS SESAN ADEDEJI, VINCENT ADEWOYE WERE OUT AT THE END OF THE TENTH OVERS.
18 YEAR OLD SULEIMAN RUNSEWE GAVE A GOOD ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF WITH 15 RUNS FROM 17 DELIVERY TO HELP NIGERIA REACH 115 RUNS AS JERSEY WON THE MATCH BY 69 RUNS.
NIGERIA’S NEXT GAME IS AGAINST CANADA ON MONDAY.
