Kofi Bagabena Explained

Kofi Bagabena
Country:Ghana
Fullname:Kofi Stephen Bagabena
Birth Date:25 November 1988
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:Bowler
International:true
T20idebutdate:20 May
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Namibia
T20icap:7
Lastt20idate:15 October
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:Sierra Leone
Date:17 October 2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/308693.html Cricinfo

Kofi Bagabena (born 25 November 1988) is a Ghanaian cricketer.[1] He was named in Ghana's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Ghana's second fixture, against Vanuatu, on 4 September 2017.[3]

In May 2019, he was named in Ghana's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[4] [5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Namibia on 20 May 2019.[6]

On 16 October 2021, Bagabena became the first Ghanaian cricketer to take a hat-trick in a T20I match, and the second to take a five-wicket haul in T20I cricket, doing so in the match against the Seychelles.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kofi Bagabena . 6 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa . 28 August 2017 . International Cricket Council.
  3. Web site: Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 4 2017 . 6 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. CricketGhana . 1129195676917731328 . 16 May 2019 . We are coming!.
  5. Web site: African men in Uganda for T20 showdown . International Cricket Council . 18 May 2019.
  6. Web site: 5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Full Scorecard of Seychelles vs Ghana 3rd Match, Group A 2021/22 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com. 17 October 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.