2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier
The 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier is the tournament played as part of 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualification
Twelve regional qualifiers are being held by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with 62 teams competing during 2018 in five regions – Africa (3 groups), Americas (2), Asia (2), East Asia Pacific (2) and Europe (3). The top 25 sides from these will then contest five regional finals in 2019, with eight teams then going on to compete in the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, along with the six lowest ranked sides from the ICC T20I Championship.[1]
The first African sub-regional qualifier (North-Western sub region) was held in Nigeria, others group to be staged later in Botswana and Rwanda.[2][3] The top two teams in each group advance to the regional finals tournament, which will determine two African entrants to the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 mens' matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Finals will be played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[4]
From the North-Western sub region group, both Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the Africa Regional Finals.[5] Simon Ateak of Ghana was named the player of the tournament in the North-Western group.[6] The second group, the Eastern sub region, started on 7 July 2018.[7] Both Kenya and Uganda qualified for the Africa Regional Finals from the Eastern sub region group.[8][9] Uganda's Riazat Ali Shah was named the player of the tournament for the Eastern group.[10]
The Regional Finals are scheduled to be held in Uganda in May 2019.[11]
Teams
| North-Western Sub-regional Group | Southern Sub-regional Group | Eastern Sub-regional Group |
|---|---|---|
North-Western sub region
| Dates | 14–21 April 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |
 |
| Champions |
 |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Player of the series |
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| Most runs | Chimezie Onwuzulike (234) |
| Most wickets |
Mohameed Taiwo (9) Abu Kamara (9) |
The North-Western sub region group was held in Nigeria from 14 to 21 April 2018.[12]
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +2.467 | Advance to 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Regional Finals |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.690 | |
 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –0.230 | |
 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.776 | |
(H) Host, (Q) Qualified to next stage
Fixtures
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Chimezie Onwuzulike 54 (34) Abu Kamara 2/23 (3 overs) |
Lansana Lamin 17 (20) Mohameed Taiwo 3/14 (3.1 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
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Rexford Bakum 44 (33) Andre Jarju 2/29 (3 overs) |
P Faye 55 (46) David Pereira 2/16 (2 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ademola Onikoyi 75 (51) Basiru Jaye 2/26 (4 overs) |
P Faye 29 (16) Daniel Gim 2/16 (3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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Simon Ateak 57 (42) Richard Tommy 2/21 (3 overs) |
Lansana Lamin 28 (25) Isaac Aboagye 2/28 (4 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mbye Dumbuya 20 (29) Abu Kamara 3/17 (4 overs) |
Abu Kamara 26* (17) P Faye 1/7 (1 over) |
- Gambia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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Rexford Bakum 64 (51) Aniru Conteh 2/28 (2 overs) |
Basiru Jaye 11 (10) Mark Bawa 5/17 (4 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Daniel Gim 30 (29) Richard Tommy 2/6 (2 overs) |
Edward Ngegba 39 (30) Oluseye Olympio 1/7 (1 over) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat
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Chimezie Onwuzulike 90 (70) Ismaila Tanba 1/16 (2 overs) |
Andre Jarju 22 (28) Sylvester Okpe 4/7 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ismaila Tanba 18 (20) Edward Ngegba 3/10 (4 overs) |
Edward Ngegba 29* (28) Abubacarr Kuyateh 1/6 (2 overs) |
- Gambia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
Eastern sub region
| Dates | 7–14 July 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |
 |
| Champions |
 |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Player of the series |
 |
| Most runs | Dinesh Nakrani (320) |
| Most wickets | Irfan Afridi (13) |
The Eastern sub region group was held in Rwanda from 7 to 14 July 2018.[12][13]
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.924 | Advance to 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Regional Finals |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.725 | |
 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.429 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4.887 | |
(H) Host, (Q) Qualified to next stage
Fixtures
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
v |
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Abhik Patwa 56 (25) Eric Dusabemungu 2/28 (4 overs) |
Eric Niyomugabo 43 (21) Salum Ally 2/12 (3 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ronak Patel 66* (45) Harsh Ramaiya 2/22 (4 overs) |
Muhammad Zafar Khan 33 (31) Irfan Afridi 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Alex Obanda 63 (22) Clinton Rububagumya 2/35 (3 overs) |
Eric Niyomugabo 43 (24) Shem Ngoche 4/23 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v |
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Dinesh Nakrani 74 (44) Yvan Mitari 2/45 (4 overs) |
Eric Niyomugabo 13 (7) Irfan Afridi 5/12 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Roger Mukasa 38 (39) Kassim Mussa 3/15 (2 overs) |
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Alex Obanda 108 (61) Jitin Singh 1/19 (2 overs) |
Salum Ally 48 (26) Nehemiah Odhiambo 2/28 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v |
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Jatin Chandubhai 79 (49) Eric Dusabemungu 2/28 (4 overs) |
Eric Niyomugabo 26 (22) Aaryan Premji 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
Southern sub region
| Dates | 28 October–3 November 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | TBA |
| Host(s) |
 |
| Participants | 8 |
The Southern sub region group will be held in Botswana from 28 October to 3 November 2018.[12]
Teams
The following teams are scheduled to compete in the sub-region qualifier.[12][15]
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Advance to 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Regional Finals |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
(H) Host
Regional Finals
| Dates | 17–26 May 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | TBA |
| Host(s) |
|
| Participants | 6 |
The Regional Finals are scheduled to be held in Uganda from 17 to 26 May 2019.[11]
| Qualified Teams | |
|---|---|
| North-Western sub-region | |
| |
| Eastern sub-region | |
| |
| Southern sub-region | TBD |
| TBD | |
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Qualify to 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
References
- ↑ "The journey to the men's ICC World T20 Australia 2020 set to begin in Argentina". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "The road to 2020 World T20 begin in Argentina". Cricbuzz. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Bostwana to host 6-Nation Southern African sub-regional Qualifiers for ICC World T20". Cricbuzz. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Ghana and Nigeria advance to Africa finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ↑ "Simon Ateak named Player of the Tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ↑ "Kigali welcomes East Africa for ICC World T20 Africa B Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Classy Kenya cruise into Africa finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Cricket Cranes defeat Kenya to finish T20 Qualifiers on a high". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ↑ "Rwanda sets the standard for Africa in World T20 Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Uganda to host ICC Men's World T20 Africa Region Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "West Africa all set for World T20 Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Rwanda To Host EAC 2018 World Cricket Qualifiers". KT Press. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ↑ "Tanzania upset Uganda, Rwanda show courage". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ "Fiji to host men's ICC World T20 Regional Qualifier as journey to Australia 2020 continues". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2018.