The 2024 Continent Cup T20 Africa was a men's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was played in Kigali, Rwanda, in December 2024.[1] This was the second edition of the tournament, and was organised by the International League T20.[2] The participating teams were Botswana, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda.[3] Uganda were the defending champions, having won the inaugural edition in June 2023.[4]
| Dates | 4 – 14 December 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | International League T20 |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Triple round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Rwanda |
| Champions |  Uganda (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 19 |
| Most runs | Robinson Obuya (272) |
| Most wickets | Henry Ssenyondo (22) |
Uganda confirmed their place in the final with two matches remaining.[5] Nigeria secured a place in the final by defeating Rwanda on the last day of the league phase.[6]
Squads
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Round-robin
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edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uganda
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9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.362 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Nigeria
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9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.109 | |
| 3 | Rwanda
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9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −1.566 | |
| 4 | Botswana
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9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.779 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]
Fixtures
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Alpesh Ramjani 58 (35)
Alfred Kgosiemang 2/22 (3 overs) |
Monroux Kasselman 26 (23)
Frank Nsubuga 3/8 (3 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
- Tumelo Mpatane (Bot) made his T20I debut.
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Isae Niyomugabo 36 (32)
Isaac Okpe 3/28 (4 overs) |
Selim Salau 39 (33)
Martin Akayezu 2/9 (2 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rukundo Pierre (Rwa) made his T20I debut.
- Nigeria were set a revised target of 89 runs in 12 overs due to rain.
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
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Robinson Obuya 83 (44)
Ignace Ntirenganya 1/25 (3 overs) |
Oscar Manishimwe 16 (16)
Dinesh Nakrani 4/16 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- Rwanda were set a revised target of 196 runs in 18 overs due to rain.
- Henry Ssenyondo became the first player for Uganda to take 100 wickets in men's T20Is.[10]
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Monroux Kasselman 51 (40)
Eric Kubwimana 2/28 (4 overs) |
Oscar Manishimwe 89* (52)
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- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Selim Salau 27 (18)
Alpesh Ramjani 5/17 (4 overs) |
Cosmas Kyewuta 24* (10)
Ridwan Abdulkareem 2/24 (2 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Uganda were set a revised target of 84 runs in 11 overs due to rain.
- Alpesh Ramjani (Uga) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[11]
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Riazat Ali Shah 44 (33)
Ignace Ntirenganya 3/31 (4 overs) |
Oscar Manishimwe 30 (33)
Henry Ssenyondo 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Phemelo Silas 42 (38)
Ridwan Abdulkareem 3/20 (3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Henry Ssenyondo (Uga) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[12]
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Didier Ndikubwimana 23 (29)
Michael Badenhorst 4/21 (4 overs) |
Tharindu Perera 48 (42)
Zappy Bimenyimana 1/11 (3 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Vinoo Balakrishnan 31 (16)
Joseph Baguma 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
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Didier Ndikubwimana 62 (44)
Alfred Kgosiemang 2/35 (4 overs) |
Vinoo Balakrishnan 44 (35)
Emile Rukiriza 4/29 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
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- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Monroux Kasselman 20 (15)
Mohameed Taiwo 1/10 (2 overs) |
Sulaimon Runsewe 25* (8)
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
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Vincent Adewoye 34 (25)
Ignace Ntirenganya 3/32 (4 overs) |
Isae Niyomugabo 20 (20)
Isaac Okpe 2/13 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes
edit- ^ Fred Achelam captained Uganda in their eighth match of the series.
References
edit- ^ "Riazat Shah to lead Cricket Cranes' defence of ILT20 Continental Cup". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Rwanda Cricket to host 4-Nation ILT20 Africa Continent Cup T20I 2024". Czarsportz. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Uganda bowl off Continental Cup title defence in Kigali". Monitor. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes win thrilling Continent Cup T20 final". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes advance to ILT20 Continent Cup finals". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Cricket: Nigeria battle Uganda in Continent Cup final". Punch. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ @RwandaCricket (4 December 2024). "Rwanda squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Uganda's Cricket Cranes set to defend ILT20 Africa Continental Cup title in Kigali". Uganda Cricket Association. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Africa Continental Cup 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes make light work of hosts Rwanda in ILT20 Continent Cup". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Kyewuta to the rescue as Cricket Cranes remain unbeaten at ILT20 Continent Cup". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes remain unbeaten at ILT20 Continent Cup in Kigali". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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