The men's cricket tournament at the 2023 African Games in Ghana took place from 17 to 23 March 2024.[1] The matches were played in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format.[2] Eight teams participated in the event, with all the matches held at the Achimota Oval grounds in Accra.[3] Matches involving the South African team, which was composed of university players, were downgraded from T20I status on 19 March 2024, after the team had already played its first two matches.[4] Zimbabwe were represented by an emerging side and their matches were also downgraded from T20I status.[5]
| Dates | 17 – 23 March 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International[n 1] |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Ghana |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe Emerging (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Namibia |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series | Owen Muzondo |
| Most runs |  Roger Mukasa (230) |
| Most wickets | Alpesh Ramjani (13) |
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Zimbabwe Emerging beat Namibia in the final, as Zimbabwe win the gold medal.[6] Uganda beat Kenya in the bronze medal match.[7]
Squads
editSquads
Group stage
editGroup A
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uganda
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.283 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 |  Kenya
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.049 | |
| 3 |  University Sports South Africa
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | Ghana
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.888 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
Fixtures
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James Vifah 41 (25)
Jesse Prodehl 2/10 (4 overs) |
- University Sports South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lucas Oluoch (Ken) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[16]
- Roger Mukasa (Uga) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[17]
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
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Richmond Baaleri 27 (35)
Juma Miyagi 3/10 (3 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lee Nyarko (Gha) made his T20I debut.
- Obed Harvey (Gha) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[18]
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Roger Mukasa 41 (54)
Lehan Botha 2/15 (4 overs) |
- University Sports South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
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Collins Obuya 68 (30)
Richmond Baaleri 3/55 (4 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aarnav Patel (Ken) made his T20I debut.
Group B
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe Emerging
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.600 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Namibia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.195 | |
| 3 |  Tanzania
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.220 | |
| 4 |  Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.158 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
Fixtures
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Malan Kruger 46 (23)
Tashinga Musekiwa 3/29 (4 overs) |
- Zimbabwe Emerging won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ivan Selemani 33 (34)
Joshua Asia 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Salum Jumbe (Tan) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[18]
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Omary Kitunda 43 (40)
Wallace Mubayiwa 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jan Balt, Simon Shikongo and Gerhard Janse van Rensburg (Nam) all made their T20I debuts.
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Gold Medal match | ||||||||
| A1 | Uganda
| 87/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Namibia
| 111/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Namibia
| 113/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B1 | Zimbabwe Emerging
| 114/2 (14.5 overs) | |||||||
| B1 | Zimbabwe Emerging
| 196 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Kenya
| 126 (19.3 overs) | Bronze Medal match | ||||||
| A1 | Uganda
| 206/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Kenya
| 100/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Johnathan Campbell 42 (27)
Vishil Patel 2/29 (3 overs) |
Collins Obuya 52 (29)
Owen Muzondo 4/19 (4 overs) |
- Zimbabwe Emerging won the toss and elected to bat.
Bronze Medal match
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
Gold Medal match
editNotes
edit- ^ Matches involving the South African or Zimbabwean sides did not have T20I status.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ @CricketGhana (February 19, 2024). "Check out the 13th African Games cricket fixtures for both Men and Women" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 February 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cricket to make its African Games Debut in 2023". Emerging Cricket. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b "African Games in Ghana in March 2024 to feature cricket for the first time". Czarsportz. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Team SA matches lose T20I status". SA Cricket Mag. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "South Africa, Zimbabwe's matches at Africa Games not given T20I status". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe strike gold again as emerging side thrash Namibia in final". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe men win cricket gold at the African Games but status kerfuffle leaves a sour taste in the mouth". Emerging Cricket. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Here's Ghana's Squad for the upcoming T20 Games at Achimota". Ghana Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Rakep Patel to lead Kenya's cricket squad in debut African Games". Mozzart Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "African Games: Richelieu Eagles squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Nigeria Men's Cricket Squad Gears Up for the 13th African Games in Ghana". Nigeria Cricket Federation. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Team SA women's success motivates men's squad ahead of African Games". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes name strong team for African Games". Kawowo Sports. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "African Games delight ZC". The Herald. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b "African Games 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Roger Mukasa reaches 1000 T20I runs milestone as Uganda triumphs over Kenya at African Games". Sports Ocean Uganda. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes make light work of Kenya in African Games opener". Kawowo Sports. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
External links
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