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Joshua Ayannaike
Nigerian cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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