Samantha Agazuma (born 14 July 1994) is a Nigerian

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er and the current captain of the Nigeria women's cricket team. Agazuma first began to play cricket as a student at

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. In January 2019, Agazuma was named in Nigeria's squad for their first ever

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(WT20I) matches, against Rwanda. Agazuma made her WT20I debut on 26 January 2019, for Nigeria against

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at the

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, but only scored one run. In May 2019, Agazuma was named in Nigeria's squad for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In September 2019, Agazuma was named captain of the Nigerian team for the first time, for the return leg of their bilateral tour against Rwanda. In May 2021, Agazuma was again named as the captain of the Nigerian team, this time for the

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in Rwanda.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agazuma, Samantha 1994 births Living people Nigerian cricketers Nigeria women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Women cricket captains