Sierra Leone national cricket team

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Sierra Leone
AssociationSierra Leone Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainLansana Lamin
CoachSolomon Fatoma
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
ICC regionAfrica
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 61st 61st (24 Nov 2021)
International cricket
First international21 March 2004 v Botswana at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Nigeria at University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos; 19 October 2021
Last T20Iv  Cameroon at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 7 November 2021
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 10 3/7 (0 ties, 0 no result)
This year[4] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)
As of 1 January 2022

The Sierra Leone national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Republic of Sierra Leone in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1]

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 been full T20I matches.[6]

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.[7]

History[]

They made their international debut 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 had a 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.[8]

19 October 2021
12:00
Scorecard
Nigeria 
99 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
100/4 (20 overs)
Isaac Okpe 36 (27)
Miniru Kpaka 4/11 (4 overs)
Lansana Lamin 28* (26)
Sesan Adedeji 2/14 (2 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets
University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos
Umpires: Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Nga)
Player of the match: Miniru Kpaka (Sle)
  • Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Sierra Leone.

Records[]

International Match Summary — Sierra Leone[9]

Last updated 7 November 2021

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 10 3 7 0 0 19 October 2021

Twenty20 International[]

T20I record versus other nations[9]

Records complete to T20I #1401. Last updated 7 November 2021.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Associate Members
 Botswana 1 0 1 0 0 2 November 2021
 Cameroon 1 1 0 0 0 7 November 2021 7 November 2021
 Mozambique 1 1 0 0 0 5 November 2021 5 November 2021
 Nigeria 6 1 5 0 0 19 October 2021 19 October 2021
 Tanzania 1 0 1 0 0 3 November 2021

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "T20I matches - 2021 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ Sierra Leone joining date
  6. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Nepal, Netherlands gain in annual rankings update".
  8. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Records / Sierra Leone / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Records / Sierra Leone / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Records / Sierra Leone / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Records / Sierra Leone / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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