Ivory Coast national cricket team

Ivory Coast
	Flag of Ivory Coast
Association	Fédération Ivoirienne de Cricket
Personnel
Captain	Dosso Issiaka
Coach	Kone Sekou
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (2022)
ICC region	Africa
Twenty20 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
T20Is
T20Is	Played
Total	5
This year	5
T20I first kit	T20I second kit
	As of 28 November 2024

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]

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

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

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
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.^[5]

24 November 2024
14:15
Scorecard

Nigeria 271/4 (20 overs)	v	Ivory Coast 7 (7.3 overs)
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.^[6]
Ivory Coast's total (7) was the lowest team total in men's T20Is.^[7]

Squad

The following squad was announced for the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.^[8]

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^[9]

Last updated 28 November 2024

Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Playing Record
Twenty20 Internationals	5	0	5	0	0	23 November 2024

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations^[9]

Records complete to T20I #2993. Last updated 28 November 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match
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

References

^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^ "Three new countries receive ICC Membership status". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "All out for seven - Ivory Coast set men's T20I record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
^ "Cricket: Nigeria extends good run at World Cup Qualifier". Premium Times. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Ivory Coast record lowest ever Men's T20I total". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Les éléphants du cricket" [The elephants of cricket]. Fédération Ivoirienne de Cricket (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Facebook.
^ ^a ^b "Records / Ivory Coast / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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[Cricinfo_T20I_Records-1] "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.

[Cricinfo_2024_T20I_Records-2] "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.

[3] "Three new countries receive ICC Membership status". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

[status-4] "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[5] "All out for seven - Ivory Coast set men's T20I record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2024.

[6] "Cricket: Nigeria extends good run at World Cup Qualifier". Premium Times. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[7] "Ivory Coast record lowest ever Men's T20I total". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[8] "Les éléphants du cricket" [The elephants of cricket]. Fédération Ivoirienne de Cricket (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Facebook.

[T20I-9] "Records / Ivory Coast / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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