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2018–19 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier
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The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was the tournament played as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.[1]
Twelve regional qualifiers were held by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with 62 teams[n 1] 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 progressed to five Regional Finals in 2019, with seven teams then going on to compete in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier,[2][n 2] along with the six lowest ranked sides from the ICC T20I Championship.[2]
The first African sub-regional qualifier (North-Western sub region) was held in Nigeria, with the two other groups staged in Botswana and Rwanda.[3][4] The top two teams in each group advanced to the regional finals tournament, which will determine two African entrants to the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Finals were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[5]
From the North-Western sub region group, both Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the Africa Regional Finals.[6] Simon Ateak of Ghana was named the player of the tournament in the North-Western group.[7] The second group, the Eastern sub region, started on 7 July 2018.[8] Both Kenya and Uganda qualified for the Africa Regional Finals from the Eastern sub region group.[9][10] Uganda's Riazat Ali Shah was named the player of the tournament for the Eastern group.[11] From the Southern sub region group, Botswana and Namibia qualified for the Africa Regional Finals.[12]
The Regional Finals were held in Uganda in May 2019.[13][14] Namibia and Kenya both progressed to the T20 World Cup Qualifier after finishing first and second respectively in the Regional Finals.[15] In July 2019, the ICC suspended Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events.[16] As a result of their suspension, the ICC confirmed that Nigeria would replace them in the T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[17]
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North-Western sub region
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The North-Western sub region group was held in Nigeria from 14 to 21 April 2018.[18]
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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.
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Eastern sub region
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The Eastern sub region group was held in Rwanda from 7 to 14 July 2018.[19]
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
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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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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.
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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) |
Abhik Patwa 47 (36) Riazat Ali Shah 2/20 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Southern sub region
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The Southern sub region group was held in Botswana from 28 October to 3 November 2018.[21] Zambia, initially listed as an entrant, withdrew before the tournament draw was released.[22]
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Sohail Akhtar 25 (38) Zhivago Groenewald 5/1 (4 overs) |
Pikky Ya France 44* (23) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
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Andrew Yon 81 (48) Sohail Akhtar 1/10 (4 overs) |
Junain Hansrod 27 (34) Scott Crowie 2/8 (3 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
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Junain Hansrod 31 (37) Sarfaraj Patel 3/21 (4 overs) |
Sarfaraj Patel 34* (33) Haris Rashid 2/30 (3.5 overs) |
- Lesotho won the toss and elected to field.
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Andrew Yon 54 (53) Gershom Ntambalika 3/14 (2 overs) |
Donnex Kansonkho 41 (51) Scott Crowie 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
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Scott Crowie 63* (31) Riaz Suleman 2/31 (4 overs) |
Maaz Khan 51 (27) Phillip Stroud 3/10 (2.2 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
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Lo-handre Louwrens 100 (49) Filipe Cossa 2/30 (3 overs) |
Damiao Couana 28 (36) Tangeni Lungameni 5/16 (4 overs) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tangeni Lungameni (Nam) took a hat-trick.[23]
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Sohail Akhtar 21 (18) Mohamed Abdulla 6/12 (4 overs) |
Muhammad Khurram 35* (27) Haris Rashid 1/10 (2 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
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Filipe Cossa 59 (29) Mthimkhulu Leporoporo 5/24 (4 overs) |
Sameer Patel 36 (28) Filipe Cossa 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
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Vinoo Balakrishnan 46 (30) Hamza Patel 1/9 (1 over) |
Sami Sohail 56 (49) Adithiya Rangaswamy 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Sami Sohail 42* (48) Filipe Cossa 3/7 (4 overs) |
Imran Ismail 31 (15) Sami Sohail 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
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Lo-handre Louwrens 84 (48) Ts'episo Chaoana 2/37 (4 overs) |
Sameer Patel 13 (20) Zhivago Groenewald 3/6 (4 overs) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Sami Sohail 39 (40) Sarfaraj Patel 2/15 (3 overs) |
Chachole Tlali 58 (52) Mahammed Patel 3/5 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
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Jordi Henry 23 (29) Filipe Cossa 3/11 (4 overs) |
Damiao Couana 52 (37) Jordi Henry 1/27 (2 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
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Damiao Couana 63 (39) Haris Rashid 4/23 (4 overs) |
Shehzad Patel 78 (54) Filipe Cossa 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Regional Finals
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The Regional Finals were held in Uganda from 20 to 24 May 2019,[24][25] with the top two sides progressing to the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[26] Originally, the finals were scheduled to start on 19 May, but all three fixtures were washed out, with the matches rescheduled for the tournament's reserve day.[27][28] Ahead of the final day of fixtures, Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria were all in contention of finishing in the top two places and progressing to the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[29] However, all of the matches on the last day were washed out,[30] therefore Namibia and Kenya both progressed to the T20 World Cup Qualifier after finishing first and second respectively in the Regional Finals.[31]
In August 2019, the ICC confirmed that Nigeria had also progressed to the T20 World Cup Qualifier, after Zimbabwe had been suspended from taking part in international cricket tournaments in the previous month.[32]
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
- Pushpak Kerai, Eugene Ochieng (Ken), Abiodun Abioye, Rasheed Abolarin, Vincent Adewoye, Joshua Ayannaike, Isaac Danladi, Ademola Onikoyi, Isaac Okpe, Sylvester Okpe, Chimezie Onwuzulike, Leke Oyede and Ovais Yousof (Nga) all made their T20I debuts.
- Nigeria played their first men's T20I match.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Isaac Aboagye, Michael Aboagye, Daniel Anefie, David Ankrah, Simon Ateak, Vincent Ateak, Frank Baaleri, Kofi Bagabena, Rexford Bakum, Julius Mensah, Lakmal Perera (Gha), Stephan Baard, Karl Birkenstock, Niko Davin, Gerhard Erasmus, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green, Zhivago Groenewald, Tangeni Lungameni, Bernard Scholtz, JJ Smit and Christi Viljoen (Nam) all made their T20I debuts.
- Ghana and Namibia both played their first men's T20I match.
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
- Zephania Arinaitwe, Emmanuel Isaneez, Hamu Kayondo, Deusdedit Muhumuza, Roger Mukasa, Dinesh Nakrani, Frank Nsubuga, Arnold Otwani, Riazat Ali Shah, Henry Ssenyondo, Charles Waiswa (Uga), Vinoo Balakrishnan, Inzimamul Master, Nabil Master, Karabo Modise, Mmoloki Mooketsi, James Moses, Karabo Motlhanka, Reginald Nehonde, Tharindu Perera, Adithiya Rangaswamy and Thatayaone Tshose (Bot) all made their T20I debuts.
- Botswana and Uganda both played their first men's T20I match.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
- Godfred Bakiweyem and James Vifah (Gha) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhruv Maisuria (Bot), Chima Akachukwu and Mohameed Taiwo (Nga) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
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Niko Davin 37* (19) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zain Abbasi and Tshepo Phaswana (Bot) both made their T20I debuts.
- Christi Viljoen (Nam) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[34]
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rogers Olipa (Uga) and Sachin Bhudia (Ken) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Fred Achelam and Brian Masaba (Uga) both made their T20I debuts.
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Notes
- The United Arab Emirates initially qualified to the Asia Regional Final, but later automatically progressed to the qualifier tournament as the host.
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