The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier B was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup.[1] It was hosted by Kenya in October 2024.[2]
| Dates | 19 – 24 October 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Africa Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Kenya |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe |
| Runners-up | Kenya |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Rakep Patel (231) |
| Most wickets | Sikandar Raza (10) |
Zimbabwe won the qualifier with a 100 per cent record and advanced to the regional final.[3][4] Kenya also advanced after finishing in second place.[5] They will be joined in the regional final by Namibia and Uganda, who were given a bye after having participated in the previous T20 World Cup, and four other teams from sub-regional qualifiers A and C.[6][7]
Squads
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 Gambia[9]
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 Mozambique
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 Rwanda[10]
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 Seychelles[11]
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Zimbabwe[12]
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Pre-tournament match
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Sachin Gill 47* (15)
Naidoo Krishnasamy 2/22 (4 overs) |
Mazharul Islam 29 (33)
Vraj Patel 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sachin Gill (Ken), Harsha Madhushanka and Manikandan Mariyappan (Sey) all made their T20I debuts.
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8.893 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Kenya
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3.108 | |
| 3 | Mozambique
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −1.259 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Rwanda
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −1.853 | |
| 5 | Seychelles
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −4.425 | |
| 6 | Gambia
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −7.219 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]
Fixtures
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- No toss.
- Some of Gambia's players missed a flight and did not arrive in Kenya in time for the match.
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Brian Bennett 91 (35)
Jobayer Hossen 2/36 (4 overs) |
Tim Horpinitch 8 (18)
Richard Ngarava 1/1 (1 over) |
- Seychelles won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Tim Horpinitch, Jobayer Hossen (Sey) and Tashinga Musekiwa (Zim) all made their T20I debuts.
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Filipe Cossa 23 (27)
Shem Ngoche 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
- Mozambique were set a revised target of 188 runs in 16 overs due to rain.
- Eugenio Azine (Moz) made his T20I debut.
- Rakep Patel (Ken) scored his first century in T20Is.[citation needed]
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Agostinho Navicha 14 (18)
Richard Ngarava 4/16 (4 overs) |
Brian Bennett 31 (19)
Dario Macome 1/19 (2 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
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Didier Ndikubwimana 29 (38)
Lucas Oluoch 2/14 (3 overs) |
Sachin Bhudia 39 (21)
Zappy Bimenyimana 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Francisco Couana 47 (35)
Jobayer Hossen 2/29 (4 overs) |
Shanmugasundram Mohan 18 (26)
Dario Macome 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
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Rakep Patel 63 (40)
Andreh Jarju 3/40 (4 overs) |
Asim Ashraf 19 (28)
Gerard Mwendwa 5/7 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Asim Ashraf, Basiru Jaye, Arjunsingh Rajpurohit and Shan Siddiqui (Gam) all made their T20I debuts.
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Dion Myers 96 (45)
Muhammad Nadir 3/47 (4 overs) |
Didier Ndikubwimana 36 (42)
Sikandar Raza 5/18 (4 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sikandar Raza (Zim) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[citation needed]
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Rashen de Silva 33 (34)
Shem Ngoche 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Seychelles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nagarajan Gnanapragasam (Sey) made his T20I debut.
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Clinton Rubagumya 28* (42)
Joao Hou 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Isae Niyomugabo (Rwa) made his T20I debut.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sikandar Raza became the first player for Zimbabwe to score a century in men's T20Is.[14]
- Zimbabwe's total was the highest team total in men's T20Is.[15][16]
- Musa Jobarteh (Gam) recorded the most expensive bowling figures (0/93) in all men's Twenty20 status cricket.[17]
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Isaie Niyomugabo 39 (31)
Jobayer Hossen 5/25 (4 overs) |
Stephen Madusanka 17 (30)
Yves Cyusa 3/6 (3 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jobayer Hossen (Sey) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[citation needed]
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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Abubacarr Kuyateh 33 (29)
Camate Raposo 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Gambia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Baboucarr Jaye (Gam) made his T20I debut.
References
edit- ^ "Kenya Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier B in October 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Cricket: Rwanda handed difficult draw in T20 WC qualifier". New Times Rwanda. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "ZIM clinch ICC qualifier". The Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Chevrons thrash Kenya ending Sub Regional Qualifiers unbeaten". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Kenya qualifies for 2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa regional finals". The Eastleigh Voice. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ @CricketKenya (16 October 2024). "Two more sleeps until the first ball of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier B tournament in Nairobi, Kenya" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Gambia Cricket Association wishes to inform the general public that, the following players have been selected to represent the country in the forthcoming ICC MEN'S T20 SUB REGIONAL WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS slated for 17th To 25th October 2024 in Kenya". The Gambia Cricket Association. Retrieved 13 October 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ @RwandaCricket (6 October 2024). "Here is Rwanda squad for Rwanda Malawi bilateral series and ICC men's T20 world cup sub-regional qualifiers B" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Selected squad members of team Seychelles for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 Sub Regional Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Kenya starting from the 19th October 2024". Seychelles Cricket. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name uncapped Musekiwa and Maposa for T20 World Cup regional qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "T20WC Africa Sub Regional QLF B 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe's 344 for 4 breaks the record for highest T20 total". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe smash world record for highest T20I total". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe set new T20 world record in Gambia win". BBC Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe smash 344 in T20 international as records tumble". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2024.