Nigeria beat Uganda by one run in Abuja on 25 October 2026, defending 148 in the 15th match of Group C of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier. Isaac Danladi top-scored with 47 off 28 balls and was named player of the match, while Uganda finished on 147/9 despite Riazat Ali Shah's 60.
How It Unfolded
Nigeria won the toss and chose to bat at the Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1. Danladi hit three fours and four sixes in his 47, Ali Rahmon added an unbeaten 35 off 23 balls and Selim Salau made 30 off 24. Nigeria were bowled out for 148, with Joseph Baguma taking 4/21 from his four overs for Uganda and Juma Miyagi returning 2/17.
Uganda's chase was led by Riazat Ali Shah, who struck five sixes in an unbeaten 60 off 36 balls. Alpesh Ramjani made 20 and Olipa Gerald 18, but wickets fell regularly at the other end and Uganda ended one run short. Sylvester Okpe took 2/14 from 2.2 overs, Isaac Okpe 2/18 and Abdullahi Ismail 2/30, with Chima Akachukwu adding 1/22.
The Oracle's Call
The CricMind Oracle locked Uganda as heavy favourites before the toss, at 89% to Nigeria's 11%, so this call was missed. By the Oracle's numbers it was a major upset: Uganda were rated 1300, 10th in the Oracle rankings, against Nigeria's 1071 at 39th, and Nigeria had lost all 13 previous T20I meetings between the sides. Nigeria came into the match having won their last five. See the full Oracle call and every graded pick on the Oracle report card.
What's Next
The series standing after this match lists Nigeria 2, Uganda 0. In the group, Nigeria's earlier wins came by 160 runs in the 3rd match, by nine wickets in the 6th, and by seven wickets in both the 7th and 12th. Uganda won the 1st match by 87 runs, the 5th by five wickets, and the 9th and 10th by 10 wickets each. Follow the group on the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group C hub.
Source: Scorecard and the Oracle call.