7 all out! Ivory Coast record lowest men’s T20 cricket international score

In an international cricket match, Ivory Coast set a world record by scoring just 7 runs. The team was bowled out for a mere 7 runs in the African qualifiers for the 2026 T20 World Cup against Nigeria. This marks the lowest score ever recorded in international T20 cricket.

Previously, the record for the lowest score in international T20 cricket was held by Mongolia. Just two months ago, Mongolia was bowled out for only 10 runs in a match against Singapore.

In Sunday’s match in Lagos, Nigeria batted first and posted an impressive 271 runs for 4 wickets. Opener Selim Salau scored 112 runs off 53 balls, and Sulaimon Ransiuwi made 50 runs off 29 balls. Isaac Okpe remained unbeaten on 65 runs.

Chasing a target of 272 runs, Ivory Coast's batsmen were dismissed for just 7 runs in 7.3 overs. The highest scorer for Ivory Coast was opener Ouattara Mohammed, who made 4 runs off 6 balls. The scores for Ivory Coast's batsmen in this match were 4, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0*.

Nigeria’s left-arm spinner Isaac Danladi and Prosper Useni both took three wickets each. Peter Aho took two wickets, and Sylvester Okpe claimed one wicket.