Sylvester Okpe of Nigeria and Marcus Thurgate of Japan during the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 15th Place Play-Off match between Nigeria and Japan
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by International Cricket Council & Cricket World Saturday 1 February 2020
Nigeria finished off their maiden ICC U19 Cricket World Cup campaign with an historic first win after beating Japan by eight wickets at the Ibbies Oval.
After bowling out Japan for 115, the Nigerians reached the score with relative ease off 22.4 overs.
With this victory, the west Africans will finish 15th on the overall tournament table while Japan, their fellow debutant associate member nation, taking 16th in the standings.