ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 – Ghana v Nigeria – 1st Innings Recap
After some impressive batting display from the Ghana openers, the team brought a closure to its innings after posting a mediocre total of127 runs with a loss of 9 wickets. The fixture, featuring Ghana and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nigeria-c2970, comes as the 19th game from the
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 (T20) series and was being staged at the Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala, on Thursday, July 14, 2011.
Till now, Ghana has participated in a total 7 matches on the tournament out which the team has earned a single win. The Nigerians, on the other hand, currently stand at the third place on the points table after securing 2 wins from 7 matches.
As for the current fixture, the bout took off after Ghana won the toss and chose to bat. The team opened its day with the opening batsmen Francis Bakiweyem and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Julius-Horlali-Mensah-c69655.
In response, the Nigerians came out with their usual bowling attack featuring Chibuike Iteogu and Oluseye Olympio.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ghana-c2905 innings took off with some stable performance from the openers who accumulated a decent total in the first quarter of the session.
However, the team’s first jolt came in the 6th over of the innings, after Mensah was declared run out by the Nigerian fielder Ramit Gill, in a mismanaged run attempt.
The opener’s run at the pitch came to a close after scoring 20 from 17 balls, including 4 boundaries.
The next Ghana batsman to walk in was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Isaac-Kofi-Otuafo-Aboagye-c64534. The new comer, along with Bakiweyem, proceeded with the innings through a decent partnership.
The pair managed to develop a decent footing on the pitch however the duo’s time at the crease finally came to an end when Aboagye was caught out by Adeleke Oyede off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Olalekan-Awolowo-c80158.
The Nigerians earned their second wicket in the 11th over of the day’s first session. However, more trouble came for the Ghana players as the team lost another wicket in the same over. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Obed-Harvey-c80131 was bowled out by Awolowo on a disappointing naught.
The dominating Nigerian bowling struck again after securing another wicket in the following over as Gill bowled Moses Anfie out on a single.
The fourth loss for the Ghana side came in the 12th over of the day and by then the team had accumulated an ordinary total of 80.
Although the openers had paved a steady start for the batting side, however, Ghana’s consistent loss of wickets brought a decline in the team’s run rate.
The session was again proceeded by Bakiweyem and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lawrence-Ateak-c72295. However the duo could not last long as Ateak (6) made the return by the close of 14th over. The player’s wicket was owned by Gill.
Finally, in the 18th over, Bakiweyem too exited the pitch after delivering a decent knock at the crease. The Ghana opener earned a half century after being caught out by Nigerian wicket keeper Ademola Onikoyi off Kunle Adegbola’s delivery.
Following Bakiweyem’s loss, Ghana lost three more players in the final overs of the innings. The wickets included http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kofi-Stephen-Bagabena-c71620 (4).
As for the Nigerian pacers, Adegbola remained the highest wicker taker with 3, while Awolowo and Gill secured 2 wickets apiece.
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