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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>John Bangura has been labelled as the best batman for Sierra Leone in the ongoing ICC U19 Africa Division 2 World Cup qualifiers in Abuja, Nigeria following his outstanding performance against the host nation on Monday.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Kingtom-based cricket prospect has been showered with praises by the Chairman of the Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA), veterans and current senior cricketers and fans for being able to carry the nation on his shoulder to stay long on the crease despite losing the match against Nigeria by 11 runs.<\/p>\n

Little John as he is fondly called, earned respect from his opponent for his blistering 87 runs, not out in 118 balls, proven to be one of West Africa\u2019s best batman in the tournament, and as well as demonstrating that he deserves to be the captain of the Sierra Leone national Men\u2019s U19 cricket squad.His remarkable innings were applauded by the chairman of the Board, Francis Trevor Samura as he capped a remarkable match for himself and his teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never been so impressed with John Bangura\u2019s masterclass batting performance clustered with resilience, patience and unshakeable determination to ensure Sierra Leone wins this tournament like the way I am currently\u201d.\u201cJohn has set a new record in the history of this competition. 166 runs in three matches with 3 not outs is a great batting spell which must be commended and other players to follow as an example\u201d, the chairman noted.<\/p>\n

Nigeria top group B after their victory against Sierra Leone in the nail-biting match<\/p>\n

The Nigerians won the toss and elected to bat. Paul Pam and Selim Saliu opened the batting order for Nigeria, putting up a fantastic partnership with a total score of 100 runs. Sierra Leone breaks it by dismissing Pam in the 27th over. The Junior Patriot were able to limit the host to 184 runs, all out in 47.4 overs.<\/p>\n

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