Team Nigeria has won her first game in the ongoing International Cricket Council ICC Women’s T20 World Cup qualifiers against Sierra Leone, in Gaborone
Nigeria defeated her West African rivals by five wickets in the game played at the Botswana Cricket Oval.
Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat first.
The team’s best performer in Aminata Kamara with 28 runs in 36 balls was not enough for the side as they settled for 102 runs in 20 overs for the loss of nine wickets.
Nigeria came on to chase their opponents in the second innings, scoring 103 runs in 16 overs for the loss of five wickets.
Nigeria’s captain Blessing Etim, declared as the `Man of the Match’ with her 27 runs in 31 balls, including two boundary hits, underlined the team’s performance.
On his part, the Coach of the team, Onome Oghenekevwe, said the team’s trainings had proved productive.
Nigeria will battle Namibia today, in her second game, before facing Uganda on Saturday and Cameroon on September 13, all in group B.
