Nigerian cricketer
Sylvester Okpe
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Full name | Sylvester Ameh Okpe |
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Born | (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 24) |
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Batting | Right-handed |
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Bowling | Right-arm off break |
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T20I debut (cap 7) | 20 May 2019 v Kenya |
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Last T20I | 12 July 2024 v Kenya |
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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.
Career
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.[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]
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