# Nigeria women's national cricket team

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.

## History

Nigeria Women made their international debut at the 2011 ICC Africa Women's T20 Tournament in Uganda. The team lost their first game, against Kenya, by ten wickets, but rebounded to win their next match, against Sierra Leone, by six wickets. They lost their remaining three matches (against Namibia, Tanzania, and Uganda), finishing fifth out of six teams overall. 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.
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. 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.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Nigeria were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.

## 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 |
| Batters |||||
| Salome Sunday | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Esther Sandy | 25 | Right-handed | | |
| Victory Igbinedion | 19 | Right-handed | | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Lucky Piety | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Blessing Etim | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Favour Eseigbe | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Vice-captain |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Sarah Etim | 25 | Right-handed | | |
| Abigail Igbobie | 22 | Right-handed | | |
| Spin Bowler |||||
| Adeshola Adekunle | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers |||||
| Peculiar Agboya | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rukayat Abdulrasak | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rachael Samson | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Christabel Chukwuonye | 16 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lillian Udeh | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Usen Peace | 16 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |

## Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Nigeria Women
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 |

### Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 179/5 v. Malawi on 7 June 2024 at Gahanga B Ground, Kigali.
* Highest individual score: 70, Lucky Piety v. Malawi on 7 June 2024 at Gahanga B Ground, Kigali.
* Best individual bowling figures: 6/7, Lillian Udeh v. Rwanda on 4 June 2024 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.
| 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 |
| 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
Records complete to WT20I #1918. Last updated 8 June 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| ICC Full members ||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 | |
| ICC Associate members ||||||||
| Botswana | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2021 | 10 June 2021 |
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 April 2022 | 1 April 2022 |
| Kenya | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 June 2021 | 11 June 2023 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2024 | 7 June 2024 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | 6 May 2019 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2021 | 8 March 2024 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 January 2019 | 26 January 2019 |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2021 | 9 September 2021 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 May 2019 | |
| Uganda | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2021 | 16 June 2023 |