Nigeria thrashed Gambia by 160 runs in the third match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group C at Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2 in Abuja on 20 October 2026. Player of the match Selim Salau hit an unbeaten 105 off 58 balls as Nigeria piled up 262/1, and Gambia were bowled out for 102 in reply.
How It Unfolded
Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat first. Salau struck 12 fours and three sixes in his century, and Isaac Danladi made 86 off 48 balls with seven fours and four sixes before he was caught, the only Nigerian wicket to fall. Isaac Okpe then added a rapid 56 not out off just 16 balls, hitting three fours and six sixes, to take Nigeria to 262/1 from their 20 overs.
David Demba was the only Gambian bowler to take a wicket, finishing with 1/39 from two overs. Aniru Conteh conceded 24 from his two overs, Modou Bojang 29 from two and Frank Campbell 30 from three, all without a wicket.
Chasing 263, Gambia never threatened the target. Andre Jarju top-scored with 39 off 38 balls, including four fours and two sixes. Campbell made 25 off 20 balls and Demba 19 off eight, each hitting two sixes.
Ridwan Abdulkareem led Nigeria's attack with 3/8 from four overs, including a maiden. Sylvester Okpe also took three wickets, for 26 runs in three overs, while Isaac Okpe took 1/1 from his only over and Peter Aho 1/6. Gambia were all out for 102 in 17.2 overs.
What's Next
Three matches into Group C, Uganda won the opening match by 87 runs, Lesotho beat Mozambique by 74 runs in the second and Nigeria won the third by 160 runs. Results and fixtures are on the Group C hub, and the full Oracle call for this match is on its prediction page.
Source: Scorecard and the Oracle call.