By ABIODUN ADEWALE
Nigeria began its pursuit of a 2024 ICC T20 World Cup spot with a win over Mozambique on Thursday in the Africa Sub-Region B qualifiers at the Gahanga Cricket Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda.
The Yellow Greens won their opening game against the Mozambicans by eight wickets, after making 87 runs in 13.5 overs and dropping two wickets in the process, while Mozambique recorded 86 runs in 20 overs and dropped eight wickets.
Nigeria won the toss of the match and elected to field first, thereby chasing the Mozambicans score in the second innings.
Analyzing the result, a cricket enthusiast and journalist, Seun Ajidagba, credited the Yellow Greens for making a light work of their opponents.
“If you have restricted your opponents to 86 runs in 20 overs, it means that you bowled very well. We put our opponents to bat first, and they scored 86 runs, so, the job was minimally cut out for our boys, they only needed to surpass Mozambique’s runs to win,” Ajidagba stated.
Credit: PUNCH.
