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Peter Aho
The Nigerian fast bowler whose 6 for 5 against Sierra Leone once stood as a world record in men’s T20 internationals.
- 6/5v Sierra Leone
- 1stNigerian T20I hat-trick
- 2021T20I debut
- 2020U19 World Cup squad
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Six for five
On 24 October 2021, at the University of Lagos Cricket Oval, fast bowler Peter Aho took 6 wickets for 5 runs against Sierra Leone. At the time they were the best bowling figures in the history of men’s Twenty20 internationals, and in the same spell he became the first Nigerian to take a five-wicket haul and a hat-trick in a T20 international.
From the U19 World Cup
Born on 2 March 2003, Aho was part of the under-19 team that qualified for the 2020 ICC Under-19 World Cup, Nigeria’s first World Cup. He made his T20 international debut against Kenya on 11 September 2021 at the Uganda Tri-Nation Series, and a month later wrote his name into the record books at home in Lagos.
He was then named in Nigeria’s squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Rwanda.
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Quick answers
Peter Aho: quick answers
What is Peter Aho famous for?
Taking 6 wickets for 5 runs against Sierra Leone in Lagos on 24 October 2021, then the best figures in men’s T20 international history, including Nigeria’s first T20I hat-trick.
How old is Peter Aho?
He was born on 2 March 2003.