The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two was a cricket tournament in Benoni, South Africa, taking place between 4 August and 9 October 2008. It gave six African Associate and Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and formed part of the global World Cricket League structure.
| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50 overs per side |
| Tournament format(s) | round robin |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions |  Botswana |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Khuram Javid 276 |
| Most wickets |  Isaac Aboagye 13 |
Botswana, the top team, was promoted to Division 1 and the 2009 Global Division 6 while Nigeria qualified for the 2009 Global Division 7.
Teams
editThere were six teams that played in the tournament. These teams were non-test member nations of the African Cricket Association. The teams that played were:
Squads
edit| Botswana
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Ghana
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Mozambique
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| Taroesh Trivedi Shahzaib Khan |
Obed Abgomadzie Matthew Bawa |
Khuram Javid |
 Nigeria
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 Swaziland
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 Zambia
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| Kunle Adegbola Endurance Ofem |
Wayan Sparham Stephen Uys |
Majid Sarodi |
Group stage
editPoints Table
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| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
| Botswana
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.365 | 10 |
| Nigeria
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.764 | 8 |
| Zambia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.448 | 6 |
| Mozambique
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | 4 |
| Ghana
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.377 | 2 |
| Swaziland
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −2.231 | 0 |
| Team wins and gets promoted to Division 1 |
Fixtures
edit 4 October 2008
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Extras (b 4, lb 6, w 7) 17
Mohamed Hansrod 11 (19) James Moses 4/14 (8 overs) |
Shahzaib Khan 37* (23)
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4 October 2008
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Khuram Javid 72 (109)
Lawrence Ateak 2/7 (3.4 overs) |
Lawrence Ateak 31 (51)
Imtiyaz Lili 2/15 (6 overs) |
- Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
4 October 2008
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Olajide Bejide 50* (40)
Sabir Havaliwala 2/7 (3.4 overs) |
Sharif Yousuf 41 (54)
Endurance Ofem 3/19 (9.2 overs) |
- Match reduced to 49 overs per side.
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
5 October 2008
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Shahzaib Khan 63 (40)
Isaac Aboagye 4/42 (10 overs) |
Matthew Bawa 20 (23)
Karabo Modise 3/9 (6.1 overs) |
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
5 October 2008
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Andrew Toms 64 (112)
Kaleem Shah 3/42 (10 overs) Chandra Puspussen 3/42 (10 overs) |
Khuram Javid 72 (115)
Sabir Havaliwala 2/36 (10 overs) |
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
5 October 2008
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Endurance Ofem 100 (121)
U Gani Patel 2/33 (9 overs) |
Mohamed Hansrod 33 (82)
Oluseye Olympio 4/23 (10 overs) |
- Match reduced to 49 overs per side.
- Nigeria innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Nigeria innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
6 October 2008
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Temitope Olayinka 48* (53)
Taroesh Trivedi 2/11 (10 overs) |
Shahzaib Khan 43 (28)
Endurance Ofem 2/34 (8 overs) |
- Botswana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
6 October 2008
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Imran Patel 32 (61)
Bhupinder Brar 4/16 (8.2 overs) |
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
6 October 2008
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Khuram Javid 68 (103)
U Gani Patel 4/47 (10 overs) |
Alexander Nicholas 41 (77)
Chandra Puspussen 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
8 October 2008
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Sarfraz Patel 39 (46)
Mosa Gaolekwe 4/22 (5.5 overs) |
Shahzaib Khan 52 (50)
Mohmed Mitha 4/33 (7 overs) |
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Botswana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
8 October 2008
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Abdul Patel 40 (48)
Obed Abgomadzie 2/20 (8 overs) |
Obed Abgomadzie 89 (104)
U Gani Patel 2/26 (9.5 overs) |
- Match reduced to 46 overs per side.
- Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Ghana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
8 October 2008
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Extras (b 2, w 21) 23
Dolapo Gafar 19 (34) Mohammad Shahzad 4/26 (10 overs) |
Khuram Javid 25 (39)
Joshua Ogunlola 5/15 (8 overs) |
9 October 2008
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Iftikhar Ahmed 46 (80)
Tshepo Mhozya 5/32 (8 overs) |
Abdul Patel 71* (96)
Aasif Koliya 2/33 (9 overs) |
- Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Botswana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
9 October 2008
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Endurance Ofem 53 (64)
Isaac Aboagye 2/32 (10 overs) |
Lawrence Ateak 43 (53)
Endurance Ofem 3/31 (9 overs) |
- Ghana were fined 3 overs for a slow over rate.
- Nigeria innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Nigeria innings: bowlers' overs bowled do not balance.
- Ghana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
9 October 2008
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Majid Sarodi 85* (99)
Haris Rashid 2/58 (10 overs) |
Ernestes Uys 34 (69)
Mohmed Mitha 4/58 (9.2 overs) |
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
Statistics
edit| Most Runs | Most Wickets | ||
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| Khuram Javid |
276 | Isaac Aboagye |
13 |
| Endurance Ofem |
209 | Mosa Gaolekwe |
10 |
| Shahzaib Khan |
208 | Chandra Puspussen |
10 |
| Kunle Adegbola |
181 | Sharif Yousuf |
10 |
| Olajide Bejide |
147 | Sabir Havaliwala |
10 |
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