Samantha Agazuma
Samantha Agazuma (born 14 July 1994) is a Nigerian cricketer[1] and the current captain of the Nigeria women's cricket team.[2] Agazuma first began to play cricket as a student at Ambrose Alli University.[3]
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| Born | 14 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 2) | 26 January 2019 v Rwanda | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 11 June 2021 v Namibia | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||
In January 2019, Agazuma was named in Nigeria's squad for their first ever Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches, against Rwanda.[4] Agazuma made her WT20I debut on 26 January 2019, for Nigeria against Rwanda at the National Stadium in Abuja, but only scored one run.[5] In May 2019, Agazuma was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe.[6][7] In September 2019, Agazuma was named captain of the Nigerian team for the first time, for the return leg of their bilateral tour against Rwanda.[8][9] In May 2021, Agazuma was again named as the captain of the Nigerian team, this time for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[10][11]
References
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- "Women set to take centre stage in Africa Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Action hots up in Harare as Namibia cruise into final". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Nigeria women to tour Rwanda for return leg of bilateral T20I series". Emerging cricket. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Cricket: Bilateral series between Rwanda, Nigeria kick off in Kigali". The New Times. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Nigeria announce final Women's squad list for Kwibuka tournament in Rwanda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Samantha Agazuma to lead Nigeria in the Kwibuka T20 tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 31 May 2021.