The Sierra Leone national cricket team represents Sierra Leone in men's international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002Sierra Leone joining date and an associate member in 2017.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Sierra Leone and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.
History The history of cricket in Sierra Leone dates back to the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate when it was introduced by the British. In 1887, a Sierra Leone team played a two-day match against a team from the West India Regiments. International cricket dates from the 1930s when Sierra Leone began to play Gambia. In 1967 the West African Championships were created with former British colonies Nigeria and Ghana also sending teams. Starting in 1991, the Sierra Leone Civil War caused a decline in cricketing activity, with the country's main ground Kingtom Oval used as a refugee camp.
Sierra Leone was a member of the West Africa Cricket Council which became a member of the ICC in 1976 and fielded the West Africa cricket team, before being dissolved in 2003. The Cricket Sierra Leone became an affiliate member of the ICC in its own right in 2002 and made its debut at an ICC tournament at the 2004 African Affiliates Championship, where they finished last out of the eight teams. They returned at the equivalent tournament in 2006, Division Three of the African region of the World Cricket League, where they showed major improvement, this time finishing as runners-up to Mozambique, and only just missing out on promotion to Division Two.
T20I status (2019-present) Sierra Leone gained T20I status in 2019 and played their first match against Nigeria in 2021, securing a narrow win.
In 2021 Sierra Leone was among five teams excluded from the ICC T20I Championship for failing to play enough fixtures in the relevant period, an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Sierra Leone in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics. Updated as of 17 December 2023.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Lansana Lamin Right-handed Right-arm medium Alusine Turay Right-handed Right-arm leg break Aruna Kainessie Right-handed Yegbeh Jalloh Right-handed Right-arm medium Ibrahim Sesay Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders George Edward Ngegba Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Chernoh Bah Right-handed Right-arm medium Abass Gbla Right-handed Right-arm medium Miniru Kpaka Right-handed Right-arm medium Ibrahim Kamara Right-handed Right-arm medium John Lassayo Right-handed Right-arm off break Wicket-keeper John Bangura Right-handed Spin Bowler Raymond Coker Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Pace Bowlers George Sesay Right-handed Right-arm medium Samuel Conteh Right-handed Right-arm medium
Records International Match Summary — Sierra Leone
Last updated 27 September 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 65 20 45 0 0 19 October 2021
Twenty20 International
Highest team total: 189/2 v. Ivory Coast on 23 November 2024 at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos Highest individual score: 78*, Alusine Turay v. Ghana on 17 December 2023 at Willowmoore Park, Benoni Best individual bowling figures: 5/16, Abass Gbla v. Nigeria on 26 October 2021 at University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #4150. Last updated 27 September 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 6 1 5 0 0 2 November 2021 15 December 2023 4 3 1 0 0 7 November 2021 7 November 2021 2 2 0 0 0 5 December 2022 5 December 2022 1 1 0 0 0 6 December 2022 6 December 2022 8 4 4 0 0 5 December 2022 5 December 2022 2 2 0 0 0 23 November 2024 23 November 2024 5 0 5 0 0 7 December 2023 2 2 0 0 0 9 December 2023 9 December 2023 2 1 1 0 0 5 November 2021 5 November 2021 15 1 14 0 0 19 October 2021 19 October 2021 9 1 8 0 0 6 October 2023 10 October 2023 1 1 0 0 0 26 November 2024 26 November 2024 2 0 2 0 0 3 November 2021 2 0 2 0 0 9 September 2026 4 1 3 0 0 6 December 2025 13 December 2025
See also List of Sierra Leone Twenty20 International cricketers Sierra Leone women's national cricket team
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