KEN vs NIG Dream11 Prediction Today Match, 17th T20I, Pearl of Africa T20I Series, 2025
Article Summary: This article provides a comprehensive match preview for the KEN vs NIG 17th T20I in the Pearl of Africa T20I Series. It includes a detailed Entebbe Cricket Oval pitch report, complete head-to-head records, player stats, a Probable Playing XI with integrated recent and career stats, and fantasy cricket tips to help you build your Kenya vs Nigeria Dream11 team.
Match Details
| Match | Kenya vs Nigeria, 17th T20I |
| Series | Pearl of Africa T20I Series, 2025 |
| Date | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| Time | 12:00 PM IST |
| Venue | Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe |
Match Preview
Kenya and Nigeria face off in what is a crucial match for both sides in the Pearl of Africa T20I Series. Kenya will be buoyed by a thrilling last-ball victory against Namibia A, where they defended their total to win by just 3 runs. Despite a tough tournament with only one win in five games, that victory will have injected some much-needed confidence. Historically, Kenya has dominated this fixture and will look to leverage that psychological advantage.
Nigeria, on the other hand, is having a tournament to forget. They are currently winless after five matches, with their most recent defeat being a 53-run loss to the UAE. The team has struggled in all departments and will need a monumental effort from their key players like Isaac Okpe and Prosper Useni to challenge the Kenyan side. Given the current form and historical data, Kenya starts as the firm favourite.
Pitch Report
Venue: Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe
The Entebbe Cricket Oval pitch report indicates a balanced surface that offers opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers. In 19 T20Is at this venue, the team batting first has won 12 times, suggesting that posting a score on the board is advantageous. While the scores have been competitive, recent trends show that pace bowlers tend to find more success, especially in the later stages of the match.
Venue Statistics (T20I):
- Total Matches: 19
- Batting First Won: 12
- Bowling First Won: 6
- Pace Wickets (Last 10 T20I): 71
- Spin Wickets (Last 10 T20I): 56
Head-to-Head Record (Complete)
- Total Matches: 13
- Kenya Won: 10
- Nigeria Won: 3
- This Series: KEN 1/5, NIG 0/5
- At this Venue: KEN 3/4, NIG 1/4
Head-to-Head Top Performers (Batting)
| Player | Matches | Runs | Avg | 50/100 |
| SI Runsewe | 9 | 186 | 20.75 | 2/0 |
| SO Ngoche | 12 | 147 | 29.4 | 0/0 |
| Selim Salau | 6 | 133 | 22.16 | 0/0 |
| OE Olaleye | 8 | 127 | 18.14 | 0/0 |
| P Useni | 11 | 121 | 20.16 | 0/0 |
| S Singh | 9 | 120 | 15 | 0/0 |
| I Danladi | 6 | 114 | 28.5 | 0/0 |
| RR Patel | 8 | 105 | 21 | 1/0 |
| VD Adewoye | 10 | 95 | 13.57 | 0/0 |
| P Sharma | 6 | 88 | 14.66 | 0/0 |
| IO Okpe | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0/0 |
| DM Gondaria | 2 | 70 | 70 | 0/1 |
| SA Okpe | 8 | 68 | 13.6 | 0/0 |
| P Aho | 8 | 63 | 21 | 0/0 |
| Mohameed Taiwo | 10 | 59 | 14.75 | 0/0 |
| Tanzeel Sheikh | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0/0 |
| S Gill | 1 | 23 | – | 0/0 |
| LN Oluoch | 7 | 23 | 11.5 | 0/0 |
| JS Kundi | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0/0 |
| F Mutua | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0/0 |
| AE Isesele | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0/0 |
| GM Mwendwa | 4 | 6 | – | 0/0 |
| Vishil Patel | 2 | 2 | – | 0/0 |
Head-to-Head Top Performers (Bowling)
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets |
| Vraj Patel | 11 | 41 | 18 |
| SO Ngoche | 12 | 39 | 14 |
| SA Okpe | 8 | 21.2 | 12 |
| P Useni | 11 | 30.4 | 11 |
| Mohameed Taiwo | 10 | 33.2 | 10 |
| PK Langat | 7 | 16 | 8 |
| P Aho | 8 | 23.5 | 7 |
| GM Mwendwa | 4 | 13 | 6 |
| F Mutua | 4 | 13.2 | 6 |
| RR Patel | 8 | 20 | 6 |
| IO Okpe | 8 | 23 | 5 |
| LN Oluoch | 7 | 19 | 4 |
| JS Kundi | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Vishil Patel | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| VD Adewoye | 10 | 10.2 | 3 |
| S Gill | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| P Sharma | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| S Singh | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| I Danladi | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Player Venue Stats (Complete)
Top Players At This Venue (Runs)
| Player | Matches | Runs | Avg | 50/100 |
| RR Patel | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 1/0 |
| DM Gondaria | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 1/0 |
| P Aho | 11 | 98 | 24 | 0/0 |
| SO Ngoche | 12 | 81 | 13 | 0/0 |
| P Sharma | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0/0 |
| S Gill | 5 | 69 | 17.25 | 0/0 |
| P Useni | 11 | 68 | 13.6 | 0/0 |
| I Danladi | 5 | 65 | 13 | 0/0 |
| Mohameed Taiwo | 10 | 91 | 12.2 | 0/0 |
| SI Runsewe | 9 | 49 | 7 | 0/0 |
| OE Olaleye | 8 | 48 | 7.66 | 0/0 |
| Tanzeel Sheikh | 9 | 40 | 8.71 | 0/0 |
| VD Adewoye | 9 | 40 | 5.71 | 0/0 |
| S Singh | 9 | 39 | 7.8 | 0/0 |
| IO Okpe | 5 | 35 | 8.75 | 0/0 |
| S Chilemanya | 3 | 32 | 10.66 | 0/0 |
| JS Kundi | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0/0 |
| SA Okpe | 5 | 30 | 7.5 | 0/0 |
| AE Isesele | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0/0 |
| LN Oluoch | 4 | 26 | 8.66 | 0/0 |
| DNA Ankrah | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0/0 |
| Selim Salau | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0/0 |
| F Mutua | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0/0 |
| Vishil Patel | 2 | 12 | – | 0/0 |
| AA Jimoh | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0/0 |
| PK Langat | 9 | 5 | – | 0/0 |
| Vraj Patel | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0/0 |
Top Players At This Venue (Wickets)
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets |
| SO Ngoche | 12 | 39 | 12 |
| P Useni | 11 | 28 | 11 |
| PK Langat | 9 | 17.2 | 9 |
| Vraj Patel | 10 | 34 | 8 |
| SA Okpe | 5 | 16 | 7 |
| P Aho | 11 | 33.5 | 7 |
| S Gill | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Mohameed Taiwo | 10 | 29 | 5 |
| DM Gondaria | 5 | 8.5 | 3 |
| JS Kundi | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Vishil Patel | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| LN Oluoch | 4 | 7.1 | 2 |
| AA Jimoh | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| IO Okpe | 5 | 11.5 | 2 |
| F Mutua | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| SI Runsewe | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| VD Adewoye | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Probable Playing XI with Player Stats
Kenya
- Dhiren Gondaria (RHB/RMF)
- T20I Stats: 19m – 363r – 24.2 avg – 1f – 4w
- Recent Form: 18+1w, 17+2w, 2+0w, 4+0w, 45, 23, 4, 28, 25+1w
- Pushkar Sharma (LHB/LMF)
- T20I Stats: 23m – 335r – 17.63 avg – 5w
- Recent Form: 7, 42, 3, 4+0w, 15, 9+1w, 43, 0+1w
- Sukhdeep Singh (RHB/WK)
- T20I Stats: 47m – 584r – 18.25 avg – 1f
- Recent Form: 6, 2, 11, 12, 19, 0, 26, 37, 13
- Rakep Patel (RHB/ROB)
- T20I Stats: 87m – 1732r – 29.35 avg – 9f – 1h – 37w
- Recent Form: 37, 6, 8, 58+0w, 1, 6, 12, 23*, 63
- Sachin Gill (RHB/RMF)
- T20I Stats: 11m – 182r – 27 avg – 9w
- Recent Form: 1+1w, 10+0w, 5, 30+1w, 5+2w, 23*+1w, 13+1w, 2w, 21
- Jasraj Kundi (RHB/RAM)
- T20I Stats: 17m – 149r – 12.41 avg – 3w
- Recent Form: 15, 4, 1, 14+0w, 1+3w, 0+0w, 0+0w, 21+0w
- Tanzeel Sheikh (RHB/RAM)
- T20I Stats: 23m – 184r – 13.14 avg – 2w
- Recent Form: 7, 4, 0, 6, 26, 4, 10, 48
- Lucas Oluoch (RHB/LFM)
- T20I Stats: 88m – 362r – 13.92 avg – 67w
- Recent Form: 14+1w, 2+0w, 31*+2w, 8+1w, 5+0w, 24+4w, 0w, 7, 2w
- Shem Ngoche (RHB/LAO)
- T20I Stats: 103m – 566r – 12.57 avg – 120w
- Recent Form: 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 0w
- Vraj Patel (LHB/LAO)
- T20I Stats: 58m – 11r – 3.66 avg – 78w
- Recent Form: 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 0w
- Peter Langat (RHB/RAM)
- T20I Stats: 38m – 6r – 41w
- Recent Form: 0w, 1w, 9w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w
Bench:
- Gerard Mwendwa (RHB/RMF)
- T20I Stats: 27m – 16r – 16 avg – 28w
- Recent Form: 0w, 0w, 5w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w
- Francis Mutua (RHB/RAM)
- T20I Stats: 19m – 28r – 5.6 avg – 22w
- Recent Form: 2, 1+1w, 11*+1w, 6+1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w
- Vishil Patel (RHB/LB)
- T20I Stats: 18m – 14r – 4.66 avg – 29w
- Recent Form: 0w, 6+2w, 10+0w, 2*+2w, 2*+1w, 0w, 0w, DNB
Nigeria
- Sulaimon Runsewe (RHB)
- T20I Stats: 71m – 1244r – 20.39 avg – 7f – 2w
- Recent Form: 21+1w, 7, 0, 14, 5, 5, 3, 0, 25*
- Solomon Chilemanya (RHB/WK)
- T20I Stats: 4m – 41r – 10.25 avg
- Recent Form: 6, 17, 9, 6,
- Olayinka Olaleye (RHB)
- T20I Stats: 29m – 411r – 17.12 avg
- Recent Form: 1, 7, 14, 9, 34, DNB, 7
- Akhere Isesele (RHB/RFM)
- T20I Stats: 19m – 127r – 9.76 avg – 3w
- Recent Form: 9, 8, 2, 17+0w, 4*, 7, 1+0w, 10+1w
- Isaac Danladi (LHB/LAO)
- T20I Stats: 53m – 863r – 20.06 avg – 1f – 35w
- Recent Form: 6+0w, 9, 17, 11+0w, 26+0w, 13+0w, 32+0w, 20+0w
- Sylvester Okpe (C) (RHB/ROB)
- T20I Stats: 77m – 560r – 13.65 avg – 65w
- Recent Form: 2+1w, 5+0w, 4+1w, 27+0w, 17+1w, 2+4w, 0w, 0w
- Isaac Okpe (RHB/RAM)
- T20I Stats: 92m – 900r – 14.28 avg – 2f – 79w
- Recent Form: 3+0w, 26*+0w, 0+1w, 7+0w, 3+0w, 5+1w, 3+2w
- Prosper Useni (LHB/LAM)
- T20I Stats: 51m – 354r – 14.75 avg – 40w
- Recent Form: 2+0w, 17+1w, 6+1w, 8, 0+1w, 36+0w, 8+1w, 9*
- David Ankrah (RHB/RAM)
- T20I Stats: 2m – 1r – 1 avg – 2w
- Recent Form: 24, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w
- Peter Aho (RHB/RMF)
- T20I Stats: 58m – 242r – 12.1 avg – 68w
- Recent Form: 6+1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w
- Abdulrahman Jimoh (RHB/RAM)
- T20I Stats: 3m – 5r – 2.5 avg – 2w
- Recent Form: 7+1w, 1w, 0w, (YODI – 1w, 2+0w, 15+1w, 9+0w, 17+2w)
Bench:
- Vincent Adewoye (RHB/RAM)
- T20I Stats: 38m – 267r – 10.68 avg – 11w
- Recent Form: 9, 2, 0w, 2*, 2, 34
- Selim Salau (RHB)
- T20I Stats: 23m – 591r – 26.86 avg – 1h
- Recent Form: 24, 0, 22, 21, DNB, 39
- Mohameed Taiwo (LHB/LFM)
- T20I Stats: 59m – 134r – 7.44 avg – 45w
- Recent Form: 1+2w, 0, 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 0w
Powerplay & Death Overs Bowlers
Kenya
- Powerplay Bowlers: Sachin Gill, Peter Langat, Vraj Patel, Lucas Oluoch
- Death Overs Bowlers: Peter Langat, Lucas Oluoch, Sachin Gill, Dhiren Gondaria
Nigeria
- Powerplay Bowlers: Peter Aho, Prosper Useni, Isaac Okpe, Abdulrahman Jimoh
- Death Overs Bowlers: Abdulrahman Jimoh, Peter Aho, Isaac Okpe, Prosper Useni
Fantasy Cricket Tips
Captain / Vice-Captain Picks
- Safe Picks:
- Sachin Gill: A key all-rounder for Kenya who can contribute with both bat and ball.
- Isaac Okpe: Nigeria’s premier all-rounder, consistently among the points for his dual role.
- Muhammad Waseem: (Note: A UAE player listed, can be a differential if playing other contests from the series).
- High Risk, High Reward:
- Lucas Oluoch: A wicket-taking bowler who can also add valuable lower-order runs.
- Rakep Patel: Kenya’s most experienced batter, capable of a match-winning innings.
- Prosper Useni: A vital cog in Nigeria’s bowling attack who can pick up crucial wickets.
Kenya vs Nigeria Dream11 Team
Wicket-Keepers: S Singh
Batters: R Patel
All-Rounders: D Gondaria, S Okpe (C), I Danladi, P Useni, S Gill (VC)
Bowlers: S Ngoche, M Abdulmumuni (likely Abdulrahman Jimoh), P Aho, V Patel
Substitutes: I Okpe, L Oluoch, S Chilemanya, P Sharma
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