Nigeria U19 Cricket Team (Junior Yellow Greens) beats Tanzania by 35 runs to qualify for 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa

Nigeria U19 Cricket Team (Junior Yellow Greens) beats Tanzania by 35 runs to qualify for 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa

. Nigeria’s Segun Ogundipe scores 62 runs to win Player Of The Match award.
 
. Nigeria U-19 Cricket Team Promoted to World Division 1



The Under-19 Cricket Team of Nigeria, Junior Yellow Greens, has continued in their winning streak in the ongoing International Cricket Council Under- 19 World Cup Qualifier, Africa Division Two in Potchefstroom, South Africa, beating Tanzania by 35 runs in the keenly contested first semi-finals of the qualifier earning them a Division 1 position in world cricket which also means a slot in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup – the first time Nigeria will ever participate in an event of this magnitude alongside, India, England, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa and other big names in world Cricket.

Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat taking early wickets in the innings to put the Nigeria batting side under intense pressure in the 50 overs match. The last two partnership of the Nigerian batters, Ifeanyi Uboh and Segun Ogundipe boosted their runs by 80 runs to push Nigeria’s total runs in the first innings to 169 runs (all out) in 46.2 overs.

Nigeria’s Segun Ogundipe scored 62 runs off 68 balls with a strike rate of 91.17 to score the highest runs for his team and also cling Player of The Match award.
In the second innings, Tanzania looked determined targeting 170 runs to win, but were awed by the tenacity of the yellow green’s bowling and fielding who stopped them at 134 runs (all out) in 43.2 overs.

Gokul Das of Tanzania boosted the runs for his team scoring 61 runs off 104 balls with a strike rate of 58.65 before being caught by Nigeria’s Mohameed Taiwo.
Nigeria’s Peter Aho was on top of his bowling taking 4 wickets after bowling his allotted 10 overs conceding 37 runs. Also, Nigeria’s spinning duo, Sylvester Okpe and Isaac Danladi did the clean-up to limit the runs of the Tanzanians while taking wickets to seal Nigeria’s victory. Okpe (who is also the captain of the team) took 2 wickets after bowling 10 overs and conceding 20 runs while Danladi took 3 wickets after bowling the last wicket in his total 4.2 overs, conceding just 8 runs.
 
Also, Sierra Leone beats Mozambique by 71 runs in the second semi-finals. Nigeria will play finals with Sierra Leone on Tuesday in a battle for supremacy to determine the champion of the 2018 International Cricket Council Under- 19 World Cup QualifierAfrica Division Two.
Charles I. Obasi
Regional Development Officer (South East),
Nigeria Cricket Federation

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