Sylvester Okpe (born 7 December 2000) is a Nigerian cricketer.[1][2] A right-handed batsman and an off break bowler, he is a former captain of the Nigeria U19 cricket team,[3] and the current captain of the Nigeria national cricket team.
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| Full name | Sylvester Ameh Okpe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 7) | 20 May 2019 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 July 2024 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn April 2018, he was part of Nigeria's squad in the North-Western group of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[4] In September 2018, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[6]
In March 2019, he was named as the captain of Nigeria's squad for the Africa Division 1 qualifier tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7][8] Nigeria went on to win the competition to qualify for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[9] with Okpe named as the Player of the Tournament.[10] 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.[11][12][13] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Nigeria against Kenya on 20 May 2019.[14]
In October 2019, Okpe was named as the vice-captain of Nigeria's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[15] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Nigeria's squad.[16] He was the leading wicket-taker for Nigeria in the tournament, with five dismissals in five matches.[17]
In December 2019, he was named as the captain of Nigeria's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[18][19]
In October 2021, he was named as the captain of Nigeria's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Sylvester Okpe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria u-19 cricket captain nervous ahead of World cup". Brila. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Africa Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Nigeria: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Yellow Greens Departs the Shores of the Country for Africa T20 Cup in South South Africa". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at Paarl, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Namibia ready to get U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier underway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Flawless Nigeria on brink of history". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "History as Nigeria qualify for first ever World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Africa's future stars shine bright at the U19 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria National Men's Team (Aka Yellow Greens) On The Quest For T-20 World Cup Qualifier Div 1 In Uganda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Team Nigeria set for the ICC T-20 World Cup Africa finals in Uganda". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "4th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "When opportunity meets the prepared; Nigeria T20 World Cup Qualifier preview". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Team preview: Nigeria". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Nigeria: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Official squad list announced for the U-19 world cup". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "How Nigeria's cricket team 'shocked the world'". BBC News. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "N.C.F announces 14 man squad for T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Rwanda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2021.