Nigeria’s search for its first victory at the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers continues after losing its fourth game to UAE by 5 wickets.
However, the record-breaking partnership between Sesan Adedeji and Chimezie Onwuzilike lit up the stadium with 89 runs.
Onwuzilike fell short of his half-ton ending on 46 runs but Adedeji will not be denied his half-century after hitting 51 runs off 48 balls, making him the first Nigerian player to hit a half-century in T-20 internationals.
The pair also highlights as the highest 4th wicket partnership in the tournament so far.
But tomorrow, Nigeria will relish a chance against Ireland when they battle the European side in their fifth game of the competition.
UAE after losing their previous game against Jersey returned to the winning ways when they rode on an excellent bowling performance and opener Zawar Farid’s quick half-century to put it past Nigeria at Abu Dhabi’s Tolerance Oval in a Group B match.
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The win, UAE’s third in five games, put them level on points at the top of the table with Canada and Oman, but both of them have played fewer games than the home side and have a better net run rate. For Nigeria, it was a fourth loss in as four matches.