The Ivory Coast national cricket team represents the country of Ivory Coast in international cricket. It is administered by the Ivory Coast Cricket Federation. Ivory Coast has been a member of Africa Cricket Association since 2022. They were granted associate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in July 2022.
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| Association | Fédération Ivoirienne de Cricket | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Dosso Issiaka | |||||||||
| Coach | Kone Sekou | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2022) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Sierra Leone at Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja; 23 November 2024 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Saint Helena at Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja; 28 November 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 28 November 2024 | ||||||||||
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Ivory Coast and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
History
Associate membership (2022–present)
Ivory Coast was made an associate member of the ICC in July 2022, making its T20I debut 2 years later against Sierra Leone in the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.
23 November 2024 14:15 Scorecard |
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George Ngegba 72* (44) Kone Aziz 1/29 (4 overs) | Mimi Alex 5 (3) George Ngegba 5/12 (3.4 overs) |
Sierra Leone won by 168 runs Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja Umpires: Arno Jacobs (SA) and Andrew Louw (Nam) Player of the match: George Ngegba (Sle) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
- First ever T20I match for Ivory Coast.
In their second qualifier match, Ivory Coast was bowled out for a mere seven runs against Nigeria, setting a new world record for the lowest total in a men's T20 International.
24 November 2024 14:15 Scorecard |
Nigeria 271/4 (20 overs) | v | |
Selim Salau 112 (53) Pamba Dimitri 1/45 (4 overs) | Ouattara Mohamed 4 (6) Prosper Useni 3/0 (1.3 overs) |
Nigeria won by 264 runs Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and David Odhiambo (Ken) Player of the match: Selim Salau (Nga) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Selim Salau became the first player for Nigeria to score a century in men's T20Is.
- Ivory Coast's total (7) was the lowest team total in men's T20Is.
Squad
The following squad was announced for the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.
- Dosso Issiaka (c)
- Mimi Alex
- Kone Aziz
- Dje Claude
- Pamba Dimitri
- Ouattara Djakaridja
- Ladji Ezechiel
- Konan Felix
- Maiga Ibrahim (wk)
- Ouattara Issouf
- Ouattara Mohamed
- Kone Nagnama
- Assouan Roger
- Kouakou Wilfried
Records
International Match Summary — Ivory Coast
Last updated 28 November 2024
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 |
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #2993. Last updated 28 November 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 November 2024 | |
| Eswatini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 November 2024 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 November 2024 | |
| Saint Helena | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2024 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | |
See also
- List of Ivory Coast Twenty20 International cricketers
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