Ivory Coast national cricket team
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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 | |||||||||
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| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Sierra Leone at Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja; 23 November 2024 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Kenya at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone; 30 May 2026 | |||||||||
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| As of 30 May 2026 | ||||||||||
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.[4]
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.[5]
History
[edit]Associate membership (2022–present)
[edit]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.
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Mimi Alex 5 (3) George Ngegba 5/12 (3.4 overs) |
- 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.[6]
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Selim Salau 112 (53) Pamba Dimitri 1/45 (4 overs) |
Ouattara Mohamed 4 (6) Prosper Useni 3/0 (1.3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Selim Salau became the first player for Nigeria to score a century in men's T20Is.[7]
- Ivory Coast's total (7) was the lowest team total in men's T20Is.[8]
Squad
[edit]The following squad was announced for the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.[9]
Tournament history
[edit]T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier
[edit]| T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2024 | Round-robin | 6/6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
 2026 | Round-robin | 7/7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Title | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
Records
[edit]International Match Summary — Ivory Coast[10]
Last updated 30 May 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 |
Twenty20 International
[edit]T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to T20I #3920. Last updated 30 May 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| Botswana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 November 2024 | |
 Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 May 2026 | |
 Eswatini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 November 2024 | |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 May 2026 | |
 Mali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 May 2026 | |
 Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 November 2024 | |
 Rwanda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 May 2026 | |
 Saint Helena | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2024 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ↑ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "T20I matches - 2026 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. 25 November 2024. 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.
- 1 2 "Records / Ivory Coast / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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