Abiola Joshua Ayannaike (born 10 May 1993) is a Nigerian

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er, who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman. He is the current captain of the Nigeria cricket team.

Career

Ayannaike played in the

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tournament, playing in all six matches for Nigeria, scoring 58 runs. In April 2018, he was part of Nigeria's squad in the North-Western group of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. In September 2018, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the

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. He made his Twenty20 debut for Nigeria in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. He was the leading run-scorer for Nigeria in the tournament, with 75 runs in four matches. In May 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the

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of the

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tournament in Uganda. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Nigeria against Kenya on 20 May 2019. In October 2021, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Final of the

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tournament in Rwanda.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayannaike, Joshua 1993 births Living people Nigerian cricketers Nigeria Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Lagos