14/12Result

3rd place play-off, West Africa Trophy at Abuja, Dec 14 2025

Zambia won by 20 runs

Player of the Match

Soyeb PendiZambia

Match Centre

Match Details

Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja

Series

West Africa Trophy 2025

Toss

Sierra Leone , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Soyeb Pendi

Series result

Zambia won the 3rd place play-off

Match number

T20I no. 3642

Season

2025/26

Match days

14 December 2025 (20-over match)

Scorecard Summary

ZAMBIA 145/6(20 OVERS)

Jakir Patel34 (28)
Joyeb Chand38 (39)

Abass Gbla2/24 (4)
John Lassayo2/9 (3)

SIERRA LEONE 125(20 OVERS)

Lansana Lamin33 (23)
Yegbeh Jalloh45 (44)

Soyeb Pendi3/17 (4)
Ayaz Dadabhai2/16 (4)

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SLE: 125/10 (21 runs required, RR: 6.25)

John Lassayo2 (3b)

Aslam Bera3-0-23-2
Ayaz Dadabhai4-0-16-2

19.6

Aslam Bera to Brima Ansumana, OUT,

Brima Ansumana b Aslam Bera 12 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 120

19.5

Aslam Bera to Brima Ansumana, 2 runs,

19.4

Aslam Bera to Brima Ansumana, 2 runs,

19.3

Aslam Bera to Brima Ansumana, 2 runs,

19.2

Aslam Bera to Lassayo, 1 run,

19.1

Aslam Bera to Brima Ansumana, 1 run,

West Africa Trophy News

'One of the best nights of my life' - Wildermuth, Renshaw revel in Heat's record chase
"A lot of goosebumps, but it's an incredible effort," the other centurion Renshaw said
Renshaw, Wildermuth tons waltz Heat to record BBL chase
Heat and Scorchers combined to hit the most sixes in a BBL match and Heat's chase was the third-highest in T20s overall
Malhotra, George fifties set up India vs Pakistan final
The bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to 138 in rain-reduced semi-final, before Malhotra and George added 114*
Subhan, Minhas star as Pakistan set up U-19 final with India
Subhan's four wickets helped Pakistan bowl Bangladesh out for 121, with Minhas then anchoring the chase with an unbeaten 69
Pant to lead Delhi, Kohli to play first two matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy
The squad for the first two games also includes Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini, vice-captain Ayush Badoni, Priyansh Arya and Nitish Rana

Sierra Leone INNINGS		R	B
Y Jalloh	bowled	45	44
J Bangura	caught	15	11
L Lamin	caught	33	23
R Coker	run out	6	10
AB Kamara	caught	0	1
A Gbla	bowled	3	6
Ibrahim Kpaka	run out	2	3
C Bah	caught	1	3
Mohamed Turay	bowled	0	6
Brima Ansumana	bowled	12	10
J Lassayo	not out	2	3
EXTRAS	(lb 5, w 1)
TOTAL	125 (all out; 20 ovs)

Zambia BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ayaz Dadabhai	4.0	0	16	2	4
Soyeb Pendi	4.0	1	17	3	4.25
Javid Patel	2.0	0	18	0	9
Aslam Bera	3.0	0	23	2	7.66	(1w)
JV Chand	4.0	0	27	1	6.75
Muhammad Asim	3.0	0	19	0	6.33

Sierra Leone 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	18	Y Jalloh	J Bangura
2nd	54	L Lamin	Y Jalloh
3rd	28	Y Jalloh	R Coker
4th	1	AB Kamara	Y Jalloh
5th	4	A Gbla	Y Jalloh
6th	3	A Gbla	Ibrahim Kpaka
7th	0	A Gbla	C Bah
8th	1	C Bah	Mohamed Turay
9th	4	C Bah	Brima Ansumana
10th	12	J Lassayo	Brima Ansumana

West Africa Trophy

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NGA	9	8	1	16	1.702
RWN	9	6	3	12	0.731
Zamb	9	3	6	6	-0.532
SLE	9	1	8	2	-2.044

Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja

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Toss

Player Of The Match

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ZAMBIA 145/6(20 OVERS)

SIERRA LEONE 125(20 OVERS)

END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SLE: 125/10 (21 runs required, RR: 6.25)

'One of the best nights of my life' - Wildermuth, Renshaw revel in Heat's record chase

Renshaw, Wildermuth tons waltz Heat to record BBL chase

Malhotra, George fifties set up India vs Pakistan final

Subhan, Minhas star as Pakistan set up U-19 final with India

Pant to lead Delhi, Kohli to play first two matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SLE: 125/10 (21 runs required, RR: 6.25)