KEN vs NIG Dream11 Prediction - ICC T20 Qualifier Africa Live Score, Pitch Report, Player Stats for Today’s Match

KEN vs NIG Dream11 Prediction: In the 6th match of the ICC T20 Qualifier Africa 2021, Kenya will be crossing swords with Nigeria on 18 November (Thursday) at the Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre in Kigali. Both these teams are coming into this game after facing quite different results unfold in the ongoing edition of the tournament. Kenya witnessed mixed fortunes on the first day of the competition as they registered an amazing win over Uganda but then lost their second match against Tanzania. On the other hand, things did not start off in an ideal manner for Nigeria as they ended up losing both of their first two matches against Uganda and Tanzania. Thus, it will now be really important for both these sides to come up with a better effort further in this short tournament.

KEN vs NIG Dream11 Prediction for Today Match

Fixture Name: Match 6, Kenya vs Nigeria

Competition: ICC T20 Qualifier Africa

Date: 18 November

Time: 12:45 PM IST

Ground: Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre, Kigali

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ICC T20 Qualifier Africa Pitch Report

The wicket and the conditions at the Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre are expected to offer typical batting-friendly conditions throughout this T20 encounter. There will be some help for the bowlers as well due to the good amount of bounce available on the wicket. Therefore, picking more of batters and all-rounders would be an ideal option from the fantasy cricket point of view.

Team Form Guide:
KEN (recent last): W L L L W
NIG (recent last): L L W W W

KEN Playing 11 (likely)

Rushab Patel
Alex Obanda
Collins Obuya
Shem Ngoche
Gurdeep Singh
Vraj Patel
Irfan Karim
Nelson Odhiambo
Elijah Otieno
Eugene Ochieng
Peter Langat

There are no injury issues in the Kenya camp.
They are unlikely to tinker a lot with their playing combination from the last T20I match.
Shem Ngoche will captain the side.
Irfan Karim will don the wicket-keeping duties.
They will depend a lot upon the likes of Rushab Patel, Alex Obanda and Shem Ngoche to come good as their main batters.
The trio of Nelson Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno and Eugene Maneno will be their important bowlers.

Shem Ngoche Stats in T20I

Kenya captain Shem Ngoche has led his team from the front with some really effective performances both in the batting as well as bowling department. He has played many crucial knocks with the bat and also taken more than 20 wickets in 23 games of his T20I career.

Matches	Runs	Wickets
23	77	27

Collins Obuya Stats in T20I

For Kenya, all-rounder Collins Obuya has been in an impressive form both with the bat and ball in the recent while. Obuya has amassed more than 600 runs and also picked up as many as 22 wickets while having been given enough of opportunities.

Matches	Runs	Wickets
32	677	22

NIG Playing 11 (likely)

Joshua Ayannike
Segun Olayinka
Ashmit Shreshta
Daniel Gim
Peter Aho
Joseph Adedeji
Issac Okpe
Chima Akachukwu
Rasheed Abolarin
Ridwan Abdulkareem
Sylvester Okpe

There are no major injury issues in the Nigeria camp.
Joshua Ayannike will captain the side.
Ashmit Shreshta will don the wicket-keeping gloves.
They will be hoping that the likes of Segun Olayinka, Daniel Gim, Ashmit Shreshta and Joshua Ayannike contribute well in the batting department.
The trio of Rasheed Abolarin, Sylvester Okpe and Chima Akachukwu will form an important part of the bowling attack.

Joseph Adedeji Stats in T20I

For the Nigeria team, Joseph Adedeji is one of the most experienced campaigners in the shortest format of the game. He has the ability to deliver amazingly well both with the bat and ball.

Matches	Runs	Average
6	89	22.25

Ashmit Shreshta Stats in T20

Nigeria wicket-keeper batter Ashmit Shreshta has a fine record in T20 cricket with the bat as he has performed impressively well in the recent while. He has smashed a total of 128 runs having played just 7 T20I matches.

Matches	Runs	Average
7	128	18.28

KEN vs NIG: Who will win today match?

Kenya will depend a lot upon the likes of Rushab Patel, Alex Obanda and Shem Ngoche to come good as their main batters. The trio of Nelson Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno and Eugene Maneno will be their important bowlers. On the other hand, Nigeria team will be hoping that the likes of Segun Olayinka, Daniel Gim, Ashmit Shreshta and Joshua Ayannike contribute well in the batting department. The trio of Rasheed Abolarin, Sylvester Okpe and Chima Akachukwu will form an important part of the bowling attack. Toss will once again remain a crucial factor in this game. According to the KEN vs NIG today match prediction & Kenya vs Nigeria cricket betting tips, KEN are the favourites to win this match.

KEN vs NIG Dream11 Team Prediction

WICKET-KEEPERS: Irfan Karim, Ashmit Shreshta
BATTERS: Gurdeep Singh, Prosper Useni, Ademola Onikoyi
ALL-ROUNDERS: Shem Ngoche, Collins Obuya, Peter Aho
BOWLERS: Elijah Otieno, Sylvester Okpe, Nehemiah Odhiambo