Nigeria

Mohameed Taiwo

Bowler

Key facts

Age: 24
Born: 3/6/2002
Position: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium

Official profile

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 T20IsNigeria	5	5	4	1	0	2	1	5	91	72	1	1	1	1	2	5	36	11	2	3	5	–	1	–	1	0	0	3	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	4	–	–
2025 T20IsNigeria	5	29	40	3	0	4	4	6	82	72	0	2	0	1	24	4	35	4	2	5	2	–	2	–	9	4	0	1	–	2	1	–	–	–	1	2	4	–	–
2024 T20IsNigeria	20	35	47	3	1	10	5	13	278	280	0	6	5	2	31	17	153	14	3	24	8	–	6	–	8	3	1	10	–	3	2	–	–	–	–	3	10	–	–
2023 T20IsNigeria	11	15	20	1	1	5	3	10	110	132	1	7	2	2	14	10	76	3	0	10	2	1	7	1	3	1	0	6	1	–	3	2	–	–	–	–	10	–	2
2022 T20IsNigeria	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	14	18	0	–	–	–	–	1	10	0	0	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021 T20IsNigeria	9	64	87	1	1	9	5	2	241	168	0	2	4	1	42	9	66	4	2	28	6	–	2	–	33	9	1	–	–	4	–	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
2019 T20IsNigeria	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	41	48	0	–	–	–	–	2	26	1	0	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–
Career7 seasons	53	148	198	9	3	30	18	38	857	790	2	18	12	7	113	48	402	37	9	75	24	1	18	1	54	17	2	23	1	9	6	2	1	1	1	7	30	1	2

Recent innings

5 matches, 2 innings: 5 runs at 5.0, SR 125, HS 5*. 5 wkts at 18.2, best 2/37

Match	Bat	How out	Bowl
v Lesotho24 Oct · T20Is	DNB		1/2 (1)
v Mozambique23 Oct · T20Is	DNB		0/7 (1)
v Gambia20 Oct · T20Is	DNB		1/8 (2)
v Namibia23 June · T20Is	0 (1)	lbw	1/37 (4)
v Namibia20 June · T20Is	5* (3)	not out	2/37 (4)

Game log, 2026 T20Is

Game
Match 12 v LesothoW 65-62 24 Oct	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	6	0	–	–	–	–	1	5	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Match 7 v MozambiqueW 94-93 23 Oct	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	7	6	0	–	–	–	–	1	3	2	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Match 3 v GambiaW 262-102 20 Oct	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	8	12	1	1	–	–	–	1	10	2	1	1	0	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Match 6 v NamibiaL 127-220 23 June	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	37	24	0	–	0	1	1	1	7	3	0	1	2	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	–
Match 3 v NamibiaL 104-194 20 June	5	3	1	0	1	0	2	37	24	0	–	1	–	1	1	11	3	0	1	3	–	–	–	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–

Splits, T20Is

Split
LossesResult	26	5.1	7.0	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.6	0.7	21.0	16.9	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	4.0	0.9	7.6	0.8	0.2	1.9	0.6	–	0.2	–	2.1	0.5	0.1	0.1	–	0.3	0.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.5	–	–
WinsResult	26	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.8	11.9	13.5	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.9	7.9	0.6	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.8	–	–	0.1	0.1	–	–	–	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.1
Regular seasonStage · won 26 of 52	52	2.8	3.8	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.7	16.3	14.7	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	2.1	0.9	7.4	0.7	0.2	1.4	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.0
FinalsStage · won 0 of 1	1	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	11.0	24.0	0.0	–	0.0	–	2.0	1.0	18.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	–	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	2.0	–	–
KenyaOpponent · won 3 of 11	11	7.7	9.7	0.5	0.2	0.9	0.5	1.0	23.5	18.7	0.0	0.5	0.5	–	5.6	1.0	8.4	0.7	0.3	2.7	0.4	–	0.5	–	2.3	1.1	0.0	0.1	–	0.4	0.1	–	–	–	–	0.4	0.6	–	–
UgandaOpponent · won 0 of 11	11	3.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.4	20.3	17.5	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	2.6	1.0	8.4	0.8	0.3	1.9	0.5	–	0.1	–	2.2	0.5	0.1	0.2	–	0.3	0.3	–	–	–	0.1	–	0.4	–	–
BotswanaOpponent · won 4 of 5	5	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.6	5.6	8.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.6	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	–	0.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	–	0.2	–	–	–	–	–	0.2	0.2	0.2	–
GhanaOpponent · won 4 of 4	4	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.8	15.3	18.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.8	1.0	9.8	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.3	–	0.3	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	–	–	0.3	0.3	–	–	–	–	1.8	–	0.3
RwandaOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	1.8	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	16.0	18.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	–	0.0	1.0	10.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	–	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.5	–	–
NamibiaOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	5.0	2.7	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.3	1.0	27.3	18.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	1.3	1.0	6.7	2.3	0.0	1.0	1.7	–	0.7	–	0.3	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	0.3	–	–	–	1.0	–	–
Sierra LeoneOpponent · won 3 of 3	3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.3	9.7	16.0	0.3	–	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	10.7	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	–	–	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	–	–	0.3	0.3	–	–	–	–	1.3	–	0.3
TanzaniaOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	1.3	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.3	16.3	14.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	–	2.7	1.0	7.3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.7	–	1.0	–	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	0.3	–	–	0.3	–	–
CameroonOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	14.0	18.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
EswatiniOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	17.0	6.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GambiaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	8.0	12.0	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	1.0	10.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–
Ivory CoastOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
LesothoOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	2.0	6.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–
MozambiqueOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	7.0	6.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
St HelenaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	15.0	12.0	0.0	1.0	–	–	–	1.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–
United Arab EmiratesOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	1.0	2.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Entebbe Cricket OvalGround · won 1 of 11	11	7.9	10.5	0.4	0.1	0.9	0.5	0.5	23.1	16.4	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.1	5.4	0.9	6.6	0.7	0.3	2.4	0.5	–	0.4	–	3.6	1.0	0.1	0.1	–	0.4	0.1	–	–	–	0.1	0.2	0.4	–	–
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali CityGround · won 5 of 11	11	0.8	1.4	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.5	11.4	13.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.8	7.8	0.6	0.1	1.1	0.3	–	0.3	–	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.5	–	0.2	0.2	–	–	–	–	0.1	0.4	–	–
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, LagosGround · won 7 of 8	8	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.3	8.0	12.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.8	7.4	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	–	0.3	0.3	–	–	–	–	1.3	–	0.3
Sikh Union Club Ground, NairobiGround · won 2 of 5	5	5.2	6.4	0.4	0.2	0.8	0.2	1.2	24.2	22.0	0.0	0.4	0.6	–	4.0	1.0	10.6	1.2	0.2	2.4	0.4	–	0.4	–	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.2	–	0.2	–	–	–	–	–	0.2	1.0	–	–
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2, AbujaGround · won 4 of 4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.8	6.0	11.0	0.3	0.3	–	–	–	1.0	7.5	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.0	–	0.3	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.3	0.5	–	–
Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre, Kigali, Kigali CityGround · won 0 of 3	3	2.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	23.0	20.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.3	2.3	1.0	9.3	0.0	0.3	2.3	0.7	–	–	–	0.7	0.7	0.0	–	–	0.7	–	–	–	0.3	–	0.3	0.3	–	–
Achimota Senior Secondary School B Field, AccraGround · won 1 of 2	2	6.0	5.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	9.5	9.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	–	3.5	1.0	4.5	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	–	1.5	–	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Namibia Cricket Ground, WindhoekGround · won 0 of 2	2	2.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	37.0	24.0	0.0	–	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	9.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	–	–	–	0.5	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	0.5	–	–	–	1.5	–	–
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, AbujaGround · won 2 of 2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	12.0	6.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	2.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
United Cricket Club Ground, WindhoekGround · won 1 of 2	2	1.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	13.5	9.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.5	1.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	–	1.0	–	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	–	–	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kyambogo Cricket Oval, KampalaGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	25.0	24.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	13.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–
Lugogo Cricket Oval, KampalaGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	16.0	24.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2, Abuja, LagosGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	15.0	12.0	0.0	1.0	–	–	–	1.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–

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