Ivory Coast national cricket team

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.[3]

Ivory Coast
Flag of Ivory Coast
AssociationIvory Coast Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainDosso Issiaka
CoachKone Sekou
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (2022)
ICC regionAfrica
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Sierra Leone at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos; 23 November 2024
Last T20Iv  Sierra Leone at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos; 23 November 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[1] 1 0/1 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[2] 1 0/1 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 23 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.[4]

History

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Associate membership (2022–present)

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Ivory Coast were made an associate member of the ICC in July 2022, making it's T20I debut 2 years later against Sierra Leone in the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.

23 November 2024
14:15
Scorecard
Sierra Leone  
189/2 (20 overs)
v
  Ivory Coast
21 (10.4 overs)
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
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
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

Squad

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The following squad was announced for the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.[5]

  • 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

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International Match Summary — Ivory Coast[6]

Last updated 23 November 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 1 0 1 0 0 23 November 2024

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[6]

Records complete to T20I #2974. Last updated 23 November 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Associate Members
  Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 24 November 2024
  Sierra Leone 1 0 1 0 0 23 November 2024

References

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  1. ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "Three new countries receive ICC Membership status". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Les éléphants du cricket" [The elephants of cricket]. Fédération Ivoirienne de Cricket (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Facebook.
  6. ^ a b "Records / Ivory Coast / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.