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Apart from being gentlemen’s game, cricket is also the game of uncertainties. Cricket has brought major entertainment for the fans and game has reached in almost every corner of the world. There are always moments wherein history has been seen created by players on the cricket field. Such an history was created during the T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier Group C match between Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Nigeria blew away the Ivory Coast for a mere score of just seven runs which also recorded as the lowest-ever total in any T20I match. The disappointing record of previously jointly held by Mongolia and Isle of Man, who were wrapped up for 10 runs.
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Masterclass from Selim Salau !
Centurion Selim Salau lit up the field with a stunning 112 runs off 53 balls against Côte d'Ivoire, driving Nigeria to a historic win! 🇳🇬🏏
Nigeria’s performance set a new record for one of the highest margin victories by runs in T20I history!… pic.twitter.com/iCpg02yr50
Batting in the T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier Group C match, Nigeria put up a massive total of 271/4. Batter Selim Salau played an innings of 121 runs from 53 and smashed the opposition bowlers to all the parts of the ground. The latter smashed 13 fours and two sixes during his stay at the crease. Apart from Salau, Isaac Okpe played an innings of 65 runs from 23 balls, which helped the Nigerian team put up a big first innings.
Chasing down the target, Ivory Coast team never looked in the game from the start of the match. None of the batters were able to reach double digits and six out of 11 players were dismissed without troubling the scorers. In the end, Ivory Coast got wrapped up for a score of just seven runs in 7.3 overs and Nigeria won the match by a margin of 264 runs.
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