Ivory Coast record lowest ever Men’s T20I total

Ivory Coast suffers massive defeat in their second T20I match

Newcomers Ivory Coast faced a crushing 264-run defeat in their second T20I match against Nigeria during the Africa Sub-Regional qualifiers. The Ivorians were bowled out for a record-breaking low score of 7 runs, the lowest yet recorded in men's T20Is.

Match summary

• Nigeria's teenaged opener Selim Salau scored the first T20I century for the country with 112 off 53 balls.
• Ivory Coast managed to claim three wickets, with Pamba Konan Dimitri taking two of them.
• Nigeria's bowlers were relentless, not conceding a single extra or misfield in the 7.3 overs it took to dismiss the Ivorian side.
• Opener Quattara Katienefoa Mohamad scored the highest for Ivory Coast with 4 runs off 6 balls.
• The match saw seven ducks and three scores of 1 from the Ivorian batsmen.

Records broken

• The 7-run total broke the previous lowest T20I score record of 10, shared by Mongolia against Singapore and the Isle of Man against Spain.
• In the women's game, the unwanted record is shared by the Maldives (6 against Bangladesh) and Mali (6 against Rwanda).

Cricket in Francophone Africa

• Rwanda has made significant strides in promoting cricket in Francophone Africa, with the Gahanga Cricket Ground becoming a regional hub.
• The Ivorian cricket scene is still in its infancy, with the Federation Ivoirienne de Cricket running four domestic competitions featuring a handful of senior men's sides and junior/school teams.
• Cameroon has begun to make progress in cricket, while Mali and Ivory Coast still have a long way to go.