Ivory Coast national cricket team
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| Association | Fédération Ivoirienne de Cricket | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Dosso Issiaka | |||||||||
| Coach | Kone Sekou | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2022) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Sierra Leone at Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja; 23 November 2024 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Saint Helena at Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja; 28 November 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 28 November 2024 | ||||||||||
The Ivory Coast national cricket team represents the country of Ivory Coast in international cricket. It is administered by the Ivory Coast Cricket Federation. Ivory Coast has been a member of Africa Cricket Association since 2022. They were granted associate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in July 2022.[3]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Ivory Coast and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[4]
History
[edit]Associate membership (2022–present)
[edit]Ivory Coast was made an associate member of the ICC in July 2022, making its T20I debut 2 years later against Sierra Leone in the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.
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Mimi Alex 5 (3)
George Ngegba 5/12 (3.4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
- First ever T20I match for Ivory Coast.
In their second qualifier match, they got bowled out for a mere 7 against Nigeria, creating a world record.
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Selim Salau 112 (53)
Pamba Dimitri 1/45 (4 overs) |
Ouattara Mohamed 4 (6)
Prosper Useni 3/0 (1.3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Selim Salau became the first player for Nigeria to score a century in men's T20Is.[5]
- Ivory Coast's total (7) was the lowest team total in men's T20Is.[6][7]
Squad
[edit]The following squad was announced for the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.[8]
- Dosso Issiaka (c)
- Mimi Alex
- Kone Aziz
- Dje Claude
- Pamba Dimitri
- Ouattara Djakaridja
- Ladji Ezechiel
- Konan Felix
- Maiga Ibrahim (wk)
- Ouattara Issouf
- Ouattara Mohamed
- Kone Nagnama
- Assouan Roger
- Kouakou Wilfried
Records
[edit]International Match Summary — Ivory Coast[9]
Last updated 28 November 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 |
Twenty20 International
[edit]T20I record versus other nations[9]
Records complete to T20I #2993. Last updated 28 November 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Botswana |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 November 2024 | |
 Eswatini |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 November 2024 | |
 Nigeria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 November 2024 | |
| Saint Helena |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2024 | |
| Sierra Leone |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Three new countries receive ICC Membership status". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Nigeria extends good run at World Cup Qualifier". Premium Times. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "All out for seven - Ivory Coast set men's T20I record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Ivory Coast record lowest ever Men's T20I total". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Les éléphants du cricket" [The elephants of cricket]. Fédération Ivoirienne de Cricket (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ a b "Records / Ivory Coast / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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