The 2024 Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Nigeria from 25 February to 3 March 2024. The participating teams were Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. Tanzania competed in the tournament for the first time. Nigeria were the defending champions, having defeated Rwanda in the final of the 2023 edition.
All matches were played at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos. The fourth edition of the tournament provided the Nigerian, Rwandan and Tanzanian teams with preparation for the 2023 Africa Games.
Rwanda won their opening game against tournament favourites Tanzania, while Nigeria also started with a win on the opening day. On day two, Tanzania picked up their first win, defeating Nigeria. Meanwhile, Rwanda secured a second victory after thrashing Sierra Leone by 10 wickets.
At the halfway stage of the tournament, Nigeria, Tanzania were tied on two wins amid one defeat each, after the hosts claimed an important victory against Rwanda. Nigeria and Tanzania maintained momentum with wins in round four.
Tanzania defeated Nigeria for a second time in round five to move clear at the top of the table with only a game against winless Sierra Leone remaining. Tanzania beat Sierra Leone by 92 runs to secure the title. Nigeria defeated Rwanda in the final match of to claim the runner up spot, ahead of their opponents who finished third and Sierra Leone who lost all six of their matches. Perice Kamunya of Tanzania was named player of the tournament.
Squads Blessing Etim (c) Rukayat Abdulrasak Adeshola Adekunle Peculiar Agboya Christabel Chukwuonye Favour Eseigbe Sarah Etim (wk) Victory Igbinedion Abigail Igbobie (wk) Esther Odunayo Lucky Piety Rachael Samson Esther Sandy Salome Sunday Lillian Udeh Marie Bimenyimana (c) Alice Ikuzwe Flora Irakoze (wk) Gisele Ishimwe Henriette Ishimwe Zurufat Ishimwe Rosine Irera Immaculee Muhawenimana Belise Murekatete Josiane Nyirankundineza Marie Tumukunde Sylvia Usabyimana Clarisse Uwase Geovanis Uwase (wk) Merveille Uwase (wk) Fatmata Parkinson (c)Fatu Pessima and Zainab Kamara captained Sierra Leone in the sixth and eleventh matches of the series, respectively. Celina Bull Linda Bull Alice Fillie Aminata Kamara Ann Marie Kamara Zainab Kamara (wk) Janet Kowa Jane Newland Fatu Pessima Hassanatu Sawaneh Theresa Tommy Marie Turay Ramatu Turay (wk) Neema Pius (c) Saum Borakambi Saumu Hussein (wk) Sophia Jerome Perice Kamunya Sheila Kizito Saidat Mbaki (wk) Aisha Mohamed Saum Mtae Hudaa Omary Tabu Omary Agnes Qwele Mwanaidi Swedy Josephine Ulrik Mwanamvua Ushanga
Points table
Fixtures
Notes
References
External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo