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Abiodun Abioye

Abiodun Abioye

Nigerian cricketer

Abiodun Abioye (born 21 November 1992) is a Nigerian cricketer.[1] He played in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in Jersey.[2]

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He was a member of Nigeria's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup[3] and made his Twenty20 debut for Nigeria in that tournament, on 14 September 2018.[4]

In May 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[5][6] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Nigeria against Kenya on 20 May 2019.[7]

In October 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[8] However, on 24 October 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that his bowling action was found to be illegal. He was suspended from bowling in international cricket matches until an assessment shows that his bowling action is legal.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Abiodun Abioye". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    "ICC World Cricket League Division Five at St Martin, May 21 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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    "Yellow Greens Departs the Shores of the Country for Africa T20 Cup in South South Africa". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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    "Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at Paarl, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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    "Team Nigeria set for the ICC T-20 World Cup Africa finals in Uganda". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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    "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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    "4th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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    "When opportunity meets the prepared; Nigeria T20 World Cup Qualifier preview". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Bowling actions of Kumar, Sole and Abioye found to be illegal". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.


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