Nigeria women's national cricket team
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 Nigeria Cricket Federation logo | ||||||||||
| Association | Nigeria Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Samantha Agazuma | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2002) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Kenya at Kampala; 16 December 2011 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v.  Rwanda at National Stadium, Abuja; 26 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v. Rwanda at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos; 28 March 2026 | |||||||||
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| As of 28 March 2026 | ||||||||||
The Nigeria women's national cricket team represents Nigeria in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002.
Nigeria Women made their international debut at the 2011 ICC Africa Women's T20 Tournament in Uganda.[4] The team lost their first game, against Kenya, by ten wickets,[5] but rebounded to win their next match, against Sierra Leone, by six wickets.[6] They lost their remaining three matches (against Namibia, Tanzania, and Uganda), finishing fifth out of six teams overall.[7] In August 2015 Nigeria appeared in an invitation tournament in Dar es Salaam, which featured the Tanzanian national team and a team from India's Mumbai Cricket Association.[8]
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Nigeria women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have the WT20I status.[9] Nigeria made its Twenty20 International debut against Rwanda at Abuja on 26 January 2019. The teams played a five-game series which Nigeria won 3-2.[10]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[11] Nigeria were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[12]
Squad
Updated on 13 March 2024, this lists all the players who played for Nigeria in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||
| Salome Sunday | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Esther Sandy | 26 | Right-handed | ||
| Victory Igbinedion | 20 | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Lucky Piety | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Blessing Etim | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Favour Eseigbe | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Vice-captain |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Sarah Etim | 26 | Right-handed | ||
| Abigail Igbobie | 23 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowler | ||||
| Adeshola Adekunle | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Peculiar Agboya | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rukayat Abdulrasak | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rachael Samson | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Christabel Chukwuonye | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lillian Udeh | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Usen Peace | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Nigeria Women[13]
Last updated 28 March 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 86 | 46 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 26 January 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 179/5 v. Malawi on 7 June 2024 at Gahanga B Ground, Kigali.[14]
- Highest individual score: 70, Lucky Piety v. Malawi on 7 June 2024 at Gahanga B Ground, Kigali.[15]
- Best individual bowling figures: 6/7, Lillian Udeh v. Rwanda on 4 June 2024 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[16]
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Most T20I runs for Nigeria Women[17]
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Most T20I wickets for Nigeria Women[18]
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T20I record versus other nations[13]
Records complete to WT20I #2694. Last updated 28 March 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full members | |||||||
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 | |
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
 Botswana |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2021 | 10 June 2021 |
 Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 |
 Cameroon |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 September 2021 | 13 September 2021 |
 Gambia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 March 2022 | 29 March 2022 |
 Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2022 | 10 June 2022 |
 Ghana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 April 2022 | 1 April 2022 |
| Kenya |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 June 2021 | 11 June 2023 |
 Malawi |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2024 | 7 June 2024 |
 Mozambique |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | 6 May 2019 |
 Namibia |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2021 | 8 March 2024 |
| Rwanda |
28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 26 January 2019 | 26 January 2019 |
 Sierra Leone |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2021 | 9 September 2021 |
 Tanzania |
6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 May 2019 | 5 June 2025 |
 Uganda |
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2021 | 16 June 2023 |
