By Ijeoma Okigbo
Nigeria recorded her third victory against Sierra Leone on Matchday 7, beating fellow West African rivals by 68 runs at the second West Africa Trophy tournament.
The third round of matches commenced at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Thursday with a spirited Zambian team enduring a 23-run victory against Rwanda.
Rwanda had defeated the team in their first two meetings in the tournament but failed to record third win against the side.
Meanwhile, the second game of the day saw Nigeria win the toss and elected to bat first.
The Patriots were clumsy with the fielding, leaking unnecessary runs as the Nigerian batters capitalised on their errors to score 171/7 in 20 overs.
Danladi Isaac’s 64 runs off 35 balls was instrumental to Nigeria’s run score on the board.
In the chase, Sierra Leone fell short by 68 runs as only Abubakar Kamara’s could contribute 29 runs off 25 balls —-the best batting performance for the Patriots.
Nigeria limited their visitors to 103/10 in 19.3 overs, winning by 68 runs.
Nigeria to face Zambia on Friday. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Joseph Edeh
