BOTSWANA vs NIGERIA, 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final
BOTSWANA vs NIGERIA, 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final: match overview
BOTSWANA and NIGERIA met in the 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final of ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 at Takashinga Sports Club, Harare on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Result: Nigeria won by 44 runs.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 5th Place Play-off 1st Semi-Final, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025
- Teams
- BOTSWANA vs NIGERIA
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- Thursday, October 2, 2025
- Start time
- 01:00 PM local (07:30 GMT)
- Status
- Nigeria won by 44 runs