| Nigeria | |
| Association: | Nigeria Cricket Federation |
| Captain: | Samantha Agazuma |
| Icc Status: | Associate member |
| Icc Member Year: | 2002 |
| Icc Region: | Africa |
| Wt20i Rank: | 29th |
| Wt20i Rank Best: | 29th (22 Dec 2022) |
| First Wmatch: | v. at Kampala; 16 Dec 2011 |
| First Wt20i: | v. at National Stadium, Abuja; 26 Jan 2019 |
| Most Recent Wt20i: | v. at Gahanga B Ground, Kigali; 8 June 2024 |
| Num Wt20is: | 71 |
| Num Wt20is This Year: | 17 |
| Wt20i Record: | 37/32 (1 tie, 1 no result) |
| Wt20i Record This Year: | 10/6 (0 ties, 1 no result) |
| Asofdate: | 8 June 2024 |
The Nigeria women's national cricket team represents the country of 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.[1] The team lost their first game, against Kenya, by ten wickets,[2] but rebounded to win their next match, against Sierra Leone, by six wickets.[3] They lost their remaining three matches (against Namibia, Tanzania, and Uganda), finishing fifth out of six teams overall.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[8] Nigeria were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[9]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Salome Sunday | Right-handed | ||||
| Esther Sandy | Right-handed | ||||
| Victory Igbinedion | Right-handed | ||||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Lucky Piety | Right-handed | ||||
| Blessing Etim | Right-handed | Captain | |||
| Favour Eseigbe | Right-handed | Vice-captain | |||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Sarah Etim | Right-handed | ||||
| Abigail Igbobie | Right-handed | ||||
| Spin Bowler | |||||
| Adeshola Adekunle | Right-handed | ||||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Peculiar Agboya | Right-handed | ||||
| Rukayat Abdulrasak | Right-handed | ||||
| Rachael Samson | Right-handed | ||||
| Christabel Chukwuonye | Right-handed | ||||
| Lillian Udeh | Right-handed | ||||
| Usen Peace | Right-handed | ||||
International Match Summary — Nigeria Women[10] Last updated 8 June 2024
| Playing Record | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 71 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 26 January 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Nigeria Women[14]
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salome Sunday | 1,031 | 25.14 | 2019–2024 | |
| Blessing Etim | 634 | 14.08 | 2019–2024 | |
| Lucky Piety | 547 | 20.25 | 2021–2024 | |
| Favour Eseigbe | 431 | 10.26 | 2019–2024 | |
| Esther Sandy | 398 | 10.45 | 2019–2024 |
Most T20I wickets for Nigeria Women[15]
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favour Eseigbe | 45 | 14.88 | 2019–2024 | |
| Racheal Samson | 43 | 16.51 | 2019–2024 | |
| Lillian Udeh | 40 | 11.12 | 2022–2024 | |
| Peculiar Agboya | 34 | 12.79 | 2019–2024 | |
| Adeshola Adekunde | 31 | 12.96 | 2023–2024 |
T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to WT20I #1918. Last updated 8 June 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full members | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 | |||
| ICC Associate members | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2021 | 10 June 2021 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 September 2021 | 13 September 2021 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 March 2022 | 29 March 2022 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2022 | 10 June 2022 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 April 2022 | 1 April 2022 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 June 2021 | 11 June 2023 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2024 | 7 June 2024 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | 6 May 2019 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2021 | 8 March 2024 | ||
| 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 January 2019 | 26 January 2019 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2021 | 9 September 2021 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 May 2019 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2021 | 16 June 2023 | ||