Nigerian cricketer
Joshua Ayannaike
Full name Abiola Joshua Ayannaike
Born (1993-05-10 ) 10 May 1993 (age 31) Lagos , Nigeria Batting Right-handed Role Wicket-keeper batsman National side T20I debut (cap 4 ) 20 May 2019 v Kenya Last T20I 20 November 2021 v Tanzania
Abiola Joshua Ayannaike (born 10 May 1993) is a Nigerian cricketer , who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman.[ 1] He is the current captain of the Nigeria cricket team .[ 2]
Career
Ayannaike played in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament,[ 3] playing in all six matches for Nigeria, scoring 58 runs.[ 4]
In April 2018, he was part of Nigeria's squad in the North-Western group of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[ 5] In September 2018, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup .[ 6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Nigeria in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[ 7] He was the leading run-scorer for Nigeria in the tournament, with 75 runs in four matches.[ 8]
In May 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[ 9] [ 10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Nigeria against Kenya on 20 May 2019.[ 11]
In October 2021, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[ 12]
References
^ "Joshua Ayannaike" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 27 May 2016 .
^ "Nigerian men's cricket captain Joshua Ayannaike speaks to Emerging Cricket" . Emerging Cricket . Retrieved 14 October 2020 .
^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Jersey v Nigeria at St Martin, May 27, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 27 May 2016 .
^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, 2016 - Nigeria: Batting and bowling averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 October 2020 .
^ "ICC World Twenty20 Africa Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Nigeria: Batting and bowling averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 September 2018 .
^ "Yellow Greens Departs the Shores of the Country for Africa T20 Cup in South South Africa" . Nigeria Cricket . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
^ "Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at Paarl, Sep 14 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 September 2018 .
^ "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Nigeria: Batting and bowling averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 16 September 2018 .
^ "Team Nigeria set for the ICC T-20 World Cup Africa finals in Uganda" . Nigeria Cricket . Retrieved 15 May 2019 .
^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 18 May 2019 .
^ "4th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
^ "N.C.F announces 14 man squad for T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Rwanda" . Nigeria Cricket Federation . Retrieved 29 October 2021 .
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