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]
North-Western Sub-regional Group | Southern Sub-regional Group | Eastern Sub-regional Group |
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Dates | 14 – 21 April 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
Cricket format | T20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Host(s) | Nigeria |
Champions | Ghana |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 12 |
Player of the series | Simon Ateak |
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.[18]
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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Ghana (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +2.467 | Advance to 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Regional Finals |
Nigeria (H,Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.690 | |
Sierra Leone | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –0.230 | |
Gambia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.776 |
(H) Host, (Q) Qualified to next stage
14 April 2018 |
Nigeria |
v |
Sierra Leone |
Chimezie Onwuzulike 54 (34) |
Lansana Lamin 17 (20) |
Nigeria won by 88 runs |
14 April 2018 |
Ghana |
v |
Gambia |
Rexford Bakum 44 (33) |
P Faye 55 (46) |
Ghana won by 58 runs |
15 April 2018 |
Nigeria |
v |
Gambia |
Ademola Onikoyi 75 (51) |
P Faye 29 (16) |
Nigeria won by 55 runs |
15 April 2018 |
Ghana |
v |
Sierra Leone |
Simon Ateak 57 (42) |
Lansana Lamin 28 (25) |
Ghana won by 31 runs |
17 April 2018 |
Gambia |
v |
Sierra Leone |
Mbye Dumbuya 20 (29) |
Abu Kamara 26* (17) |
Sierra Leone won by 8 wickets |
17 April 2018 |
Nigeria |
v |
Ghana |
Dotun Olatunji 46 (30) |
Simon Ateak50* (57) |
Ghana won by 7 wickets |
18 April 2018 |
Ghana |
v |
Gambia |
Rexford Bakum 64 (51) |
Basiru Jaye 11 (10) |
Ghana won by 109 runs |
18 April 2018 |
Nigeria |
v |
Sierra Leone |
Daniel Gim 30 (29) |
Edward Ngegba 39 (30) |
Nigeria won by 6 runs |
20 April 2018 |
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20 April 2018 |
Nigeria |
v |
Gambia |
Chimezie Onwuzulike 90 (70) |
Andre Jarju 22 (28) |
Nigeria won by 88 runs |
21 April 2018 |
Gambia |
v |
Sierra Leone |
Ismaila Tanba 18 (20) |
Edward Ngegba 29* (28) |
Sierra Leone won by 8 wickets |
21 April 2018 |
Nigeria |
v |
Ghana |
Sylvester Okpe 25 (33) |
Samson Awiah 26* (25) |
Ghana won by 6 wickets |
Dates | 7 – 14 July 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
Cricket format | T20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Host(s) | Rwanda |
Champions | Kenya |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 12 |
Player of the series | Riazat Ali Shah |
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.[19]
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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Kenya (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.924 | Advance to 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Regional Finals |
Uganda (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.725 | |
Tanzania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.429 | |
Rwanda (H) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4.887 |
(H) Host, (Q) Qualified to next stage
7 July 2018 |
Uganda |
v |
Kenya |
Dinesh Nakrani88* (42) |
Dhiren Gondaria 90 (46) |
Kenya won by 4 wickets |
7 July 2018 |
Tanzania |
v |
Rwanda |
Abhik Patwa 56 (25) |
Eric Niyomugabo 43 (21) |
Tanzania won by 76 runs |
8 July 2018 |
Uganda |
v |
Tanzania |
Ronak Patel66* (45) |
Muhammad Zafar Khan 33 (31) |
Uganda won by 64 runs |
8 July 2018 |
Kenya |
v |
Rwanda |
Alex Obanda 63 (22) |
Eric Niyomugabo 43 (24) |
Kenya won by 123 runs |
10 July 2018 |
Tanzania |
v |
Kenya |
Jatin Chandubhai 52 (38) |
Rakep Patel 72 (27) |
Kenya won by 7 wickets |
10 July 2018 |
Uganda |
v |
Rwanda |
Dinesh Nakrani 74 (44) |
Eric Niyomugabo 13 (7) |
Uganda won by 170 runs |
11 July 2018 |
Uganda |
v |
Tanzania |
Roger Mukasa 38 (39) |
Abhik Patwa 47 (36) |
Tanzania won by 6 wickets |
11 July 2018 |
Rwanda |
v |
Kenya |
Bashir Songa 43 (31) |
Collins Obuya44* (35) |
Kenya won by 5 wickets |
13 July 2018 |
Kenya |
v |
Tanzania |
Alex Obanda 108 (61) |
Salum Ally 48 (26) |
Kenya won by 56 runs |
13 July 2018 |
Uganda |
v |
Rwanda |
Riazat Ali Shah96* (42) |
Eric Niyomugabo 22 (24) |
Uganda won by 94 runs |
14 July 2018 |
Tanzania |
v |
Rwanda |
Jatin Chandubhai 79 (49) |
Eric Niyomugabo 26 (22) |
Tanzania won by 80 runs |
14 July 2018 |
Kenya |
v |
Uganda |
Collins Obuya 67 (48) |
Dinesh Nakrani 102* (50) |
Uganda won by 7 wickets |
Dates | 28 October – 3 November 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
Cricket format | T20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Botswana |
Champions | Botswana |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 21 |
Most runs | Lo-handre Louwrens (243) |
Most wickets | Zhivago Groenewald (14) Filipe Cossa (14) |
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]
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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Botswana (H,Q) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +2.933 | Advance to 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Regional Finals |
Namibia (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +5.045 | |
Saint Helena | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.302 | |
Mozambique | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –1.102 | |
Malawi | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.394 | |
Lesotho | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.839 | |
Eswatini | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –3.603 |
(H) Host, (Q) Qualified to next stage
28 October 2018 |
Botswana |
v |
Mozambique |
Karabo Motlhanka62* (46) |
Kaleem Shah 19 (33) |
Botswana won by 123 runs |
28 October 2018 |
Eswatini |
v |
Namibia |
Sohail Akhtar 25 (38) |
Pikky Ya France44* (23) |
Namibia won by 10 wickets |
28 October 2018 |
Malawi |
v |
Namibia |
Mohamed Abdulla 23* (25) |
Jan Frylinck60* (29) |
Namibia won by 8 wickets |
28 October 2018 |
Saint Helena |
v |
Eswatini |
Andrew Yon 81 (48) |
Junain Hansrod 27 (34) |
Saint Helena won by 92 runs |
29 October 2018 |
Eswatini |
v |
Lesotho |
Junain Hansrod 31 (37) |
Sarfaraj Patel 34* (33) |
Lesotho won by 8 wickets |
29 October 2018 |
Saint Helena |
v |
Malawi |
Andrew Yon 54 (53) |
Donnex Kansonkho 41 (51) |
Saint Helena won by 6 runs |
29 October 2018 |
Saint Helena |
v |
Lesotho |
Scott Crowie 63* (31) |
Maaz Khan 51 (27) |
Saint Helena won by 73 runs |
29 October 2018 |
Namibia |
v |
Mozambique |
Lo-handre Louwrens 100 (49) |
Damiao Couana 28 (36) |
Namibia won by 125 runs |
30 October 2018 |
Botswana |
v |
Saint Helena |
Karabo Motlhanka50* (46) |
Scott Crowie 13 (29) |
Botswana won by 81 runs |
30 October 2018 |
Eswatini |
v |
Malawi |
Sohail Akhtar 21 (18) |
Muhammad Khurram 35* (27) |
Malawi won by 8 wickets |
30 October 2018 |
Mozambique |
v |
Lesotho |
Filipe Cossa 59 (29) |
Sameer Patel 36 (28) |
Mozambique won by 66 runs |
30 October 2018 |
Botswana |
v |
Malawi |
Vinoo Balakrishnan 46 (30) |
Sami Sohail 56 (49) |
Botswana won by 15 runs |
1 November 2018 |
Malawi |
v |
Mozambique |
Sami Sohail 42* (48) |
Imran Ismail 31 (15) |
Mozambique won by 5 wickets |
1 November 2018 |
Namibia |
v |
Lesotho |
Lo-handre Louwrens 84 (48) |
Sameer Patel 13 (20) |
Namibia won by 179 runs |
1 November 2018 |
Eswatini |
v |
Botswana |
Shehzad Patel 19 (23) |
Karabo Motlhanka41* (34) |
Botswana won by 9 wickets |
1 November 2018 |
Malawi |
v |
Lesotho |
Sami Sohail 39 (40) |
Chachole Tlali 58 (52) |
Malawi won by 4 runs |
2 November 2018 |
Saint Helena |
v |
Mozambique |
Jordi Henry 23 (29) |
Damiao Couana 52 (37) |
Mozambique won by 7 wickets |
2 November 2018 |
Lesotho |
v |
Botswana |
Sarfaraj Patel 46 (67) |
Inzimamul Master34* (27) |
Botswana won by 6 wickets |
2 November 2018 |
Mozambique |
v |
Eswatini |
Damiao Couana 63 (39) |
Shehzad Patel 78 (54) |
Eswatini won by 8 wickets |
2 November 2018 |
Namibia |
v |
Saint Helena |
Zhivago Groenewald50* (30) |
Andrew Yon 28 (18) |
Namibia won by 90 runs |
3 November 2018 |
Namibia |
v |
Botswana |
Lo-handre Louwrens 36 (27) |
Reginald Nehonde 30 (36) |
Botswana won by 3 wickets |
Dates | 20 – 24 May 2019 |
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Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Uganda |
Champions | Namibia |
Runners-up | Kenya |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 15 |
Player of the series | Rakep Patel |
Most runs | Riazat Ali Shah (140) |
Most wickets | Christi Viljoen (9) |
2021 → |
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]
Qualified Teams | |
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North-Western sub-region | Ghana[6] |
Nigeria[6] | |
Eastern sub-region | Kenya[9] |
Uganda[10] | |
Southern sub-region | Botswana[12] |
Namibia[12] |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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1 | Namibia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.547 | Qualify to 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier |
2 | Kenya | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.363 | |
3 | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.394 | |
4 | Uganda (H) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.587 | |
5 | Botswana | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3.028 | |
6 | Ghana | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.361 |
20 May 2019 |
Nigeria |
v |
Kenya |
Leke Oyede27* (27) |
Dhiren Gondaria47* (31) |
Kenya won by 8 wickets |
20 May 2019 |
Ghana |
v |
Namibia |
Simon Ateak 26 (22) |
Stephan Baard52* (34) |
Namibia won by 9 wickets |
20 May 2019 |
Uganda |
v |
Botswana |
Arnold Otwani 44 (27) |
Vinoo Balakrishnan 26 (32) |
Uganda won by 52 runs |
21 May 2019 |
Namibia |
v |
Uganda |
Karl Birkenstock 59 (28) |
Riazat Ali Shah 19 (16) |
Namibia won by 42 runs |
21 May 2019 |
Kenya |
v |
Ghana |
Rakep Patel 55 (27) |
James Vifah 23 (26) |
Kenya won by 53 runs |
21 May 2019 |
Nigeria |
v |
Botswana |
Isaac Danladi 37 (34) |
Vinoo Balakrishnan29* (30) |
Nigeria won by 11 runs |
22 May 2019 |
Nigeria |
v |
Ghana |
Ademola Onikoyi 49 (35) |
Kofi Bagabena23* (23) |
Nigeria won by 28 runs |
22 May 2019 |
Botswana |
v |
Namibia |
Nabil Master 21 (16) |
Niko Davin37* (19) |
Namibia won by 10 wickets |
22 May 2019 |
Kenya |
v |
Uganda |
Rakep Patel51* (22) |
Riazat Ali Shah44* (35) |
Kenya won by 1 run |
23 May 2019 |
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23 May 2019 |
Ghana |
v |
Uganda |
Michael Aboagye 24 (27) |
Riazat Ali Shah53* (36) |
Uganda won by 7 wickets |
23 May 2019 |
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24 May 2019 |
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24 May 2019 |
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24 May 2019 |
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