 Flag of Sierra Leone | ||||||||||
| Association | Sierra Leone Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | George Edward Ngegba | |||||||||
| Coach | Solomon Fatoma | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2002) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v Gambia, 1927[3] | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Nigeria atUniversity of Lagos Cricket Oval,Lagos; 19 October 2021 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Zambia at Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1,Abuja; 14 December 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 14 December 2025 | ||||||||||
TheSierra Leone national cricket team representsSierra Leone in men'sinternational cricket. They became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002[6] and anassociate member in 2017.[1]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Sierra Leone and otherICC members since 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[7]
The history of cricket in Sierra Leone dates back to theSierra Leone Colony and Protectorate when it was introduced by the British. In 1887, a Sierra Leone team played a two-day match against a team from theWest India Regiments.[8] International cricket dates from the 1930s when Sierra Leone began to playGambia. In 1967 the West African Championships were created with former British coloniesNigeria andGhana also sending teams.[3] Starting in 1991, theSierra Leone Civil War caused a decline in cricketing activity, with the country's main ground Kingtom Oval used as a refugee camp.[9]
Sierra Leone was a member of theWest Africa Cricket Council which became a member of the ICC in 1976 and fielded theWest Africa cricket team, before being dissolved in 2003. TheSierra Leone Cricket Association became an affiliate member of the ICC in its own right in 2002 and made its debut at an ICC tournament at the2004 African Affiliates Championship, where they finished last out of the eight teams. They returned at the equivalent tournament in 2006, Division Three of theAfrican region of theWorld Cricket League, where they showed major improvement, this time finishing as runners-up toMozambique, and only just missing out on promotion to Division Two.
Sierra Leone gainedT20I status in 2019 and played their first matchagainst Nigeria in 2021, securing a narrow win.[10]
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Isaac Okpe 36 (27) Miniru Kpaka 4/11 (4 overs) |
Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets University of Lagos Cricket Oval,Lagos Umpires: Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Nga) Player of the match: Miniru Kpaka (Sle) |
In 2021 Sierra Leone was among five teams excluded from theICC T20I Championship for failing to play enough fixtures in the relevant period, an effect of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11]
This lists all the players who have played for Sierra Leone in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed initalics.Updated as of 17 December 2023.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Lansana Lamin | 40 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Alusine Turay | 18 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Aruna Kainessie | 25 | Right-handed | ||
| Yegbeh Jalloh | 25 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Ibrahim Sesay | 18 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| George Edward Ngegba | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Captain |
| Chernoh Bah | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Abass Gbla | 28 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Miniru Kpaka | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Ibrahim Kamara | 33 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| John Lassayo | 22 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| John Bangura | 20 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowler | ||||
| Raymond Coker | 18 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| George Sesay | 19 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Samuel Conteh | 22 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
International Match Summary — Sierra Leone[12]
Last updated 14 December 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 48 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 |
T20I record versus other nations[12]
Records complete to T20I #3642. Last updated 14 December 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Botswana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 November 2021 | 15 December 2023 |
 Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 November 2021 | 7 November 2021 |
 Eswatini | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2022 | 5 December 2022 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2022 | 6 December 2022 |
 Ghana | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2022 | 5 December 2022 |
 Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | 23 November 2024 |
 Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 December 2023 | |
 Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 December 2023 | 9 December 2023 |
 Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 November 2021 | 5 November 2021 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 | 19 October 2021 |
 Rwanda | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 October 2023 | 10 October 2023 |
 Saint Helena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 November 2024 | 26 November 2024 |
 Tanzania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 November 2021 | |
| Zambia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2025 | 13 December 2025 |
