On Saturday afternoon, the Sierra Leone Senior Men’s Cricket Team opened the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C with a massive 168-run win against Ivory Coast at the NCF Oval 1 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The win has accounted for the country’s highest run score in all ICC-sanctioned tournaments in 15 years.
Regardless of the strength of their opponents, the victory showed improvement in Sierra Leone’s batting style, a conscious departure from its perennial concern.
On Saturday, the Patriots won the toss and elected to bat, posting an impressive 189 runs for losing two wickets in 20 overs.
Newcomer Ivory Coast could barely chase the 190 target; they got squeezed for 21 runs all out in 10.4 overs. Their defeat spoke to the seniority of the Men’s Patriot.
Next, Sierra Leone will take on hard-nut Botswana tomorrow Sunday at NCF Oval 2 in Abuja in the race for the ICC Men’s crown.
