2021 ACA Africa T20 Cup
The 2021 ACA Africa T20 Cup was a cricket tournament scheduled to be played in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.[1][2] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in September 2019, but was moved to March 2020, with the original host city being Nairobi, Kenya.[3][4] On 9 March 2020, the tournament was postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the Kenyan government's 30-day ban on international gatherings.[5][6]
The tournament was originally to be contested by the top two teams from each of three regional qualification events, plus South Africa and Zimbabwe as automatic qualifiers.[7][8] It was later decided to make the tournament open only to associate members of the International Cricket Council, and so two additional teams from the qualifiers would be entered into the finals in place of the two full members.[8] Ghana and Nigeria qualified from the North-Western region in April 2018, with Cameroon later granted an additional place in the finals. Botswana, Malawi and Mozambique progressed from the Southern region in November 2018. The Eastern qualifier was due to be played in Nairobi in July 2018, but did not take place; Kenya and Uganda were automatically advanced to the finals.
All matches played in the tournament finals would have had full T20I status as the ICC granted T20I status to matches between all of its members from 1 January 2019.[9]
North-Western qualifier[]
Dates | 23 – 29 April 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
Cricket format | T20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, knock-outs |
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Champions | ![]() |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 13 |
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Most wickets | ![]() |
The North-Western qualifier for the ACA Africa T20 Cup took place in Lagos, Nigeria, starting two days after the conclusion of the North-Western sub-regional qualifier for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.[10] Cameroon took part in the ACA Africa T20 Cup qualifier, having not participated in the T20 World Cup qualifier.
Points table[]
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Advanced to the ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals | |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures[]
23 April 2018
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Simon Ateak 65 (53)
Ismaila Tanba 2/20 (2 overs) |
Joseph Badjan 16 (25)
Mark Bawa 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
23 April 2018
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Chimezie Onwuzulike 41 (40)
Solomon Williams 2/14 (4 overs) |
Lansana Lamin 20 (15)
Mohameed Taiwo 3/11 (3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
24 April 2018
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Abubacarr Kuyateh 36 (28)
Nyoma Abega 4/21 (4 overs) |
Tchakou Idris 12 (11)
Abubacarr Kuyateh 4/13 (4 overs) |
- Cameroon won the toss and elected to field.
24 April 2018
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James Vifah 63 (47)
Felix Chibuike 1/16 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
25 April 2018
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Dipita Loic 28 (17)
Kofi Bagabena 4/14 (4 overs) |
Kofi Bagabena 14* (17)
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- Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
25 April 2018
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Edward Ngegba 55* (35)
Basiru Jaye 1/24 (2 overs) |
Mbye Dumbuya 16 (14)
Abu Kamara 2/9 (2 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
26 April 2018
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George Ngegba 89 (61)
Dipita Loic 2/23 (4 overs) |
Nseke Bruno 23* (23)
Hari Bhamu 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
26 April 2018
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Muhammed Camara 12 (13)
Felix Chibuike 5/11 (3 overs) |
Joshua Ayannike 24* (17)
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- Gambia won the toss and elected to bat.
27 April 2018
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Abada Amah 11 (31)
Sulaimon Runsewe 3/18 (4 overs) |
Sulaimon Runsewe 28* (16)
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- Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
27 April 2018
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Abu Kamara 29* (41)
Mark Bawa 2/4 (3 overs) |
Simon Ateak 53* (44)
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- Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.[15]
Semi-finals[]
28 April 2018
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Peter Campbell 14 (24)
Isaac Aboagye 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
28 April 2018
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Victor Coker 11 (8)
Felix Chibuike 7/10 (4 overs) |
- Nigera won the toss and elected to field.
- Felix Chibuike (Nga) took five wickets in an over.[16]
Final[]
29 April 2018
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- Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
- Both finalists advanced to the ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals.
Southern qualifier[]
Dates | 5 – 8 November 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
Cricket format | T20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 12 |
Most runs | ![]() |
Most wickets | ![]() ![]() |
The Southern qualifier for the ACA Africa T20 Cup took place in Gaborone, Botswana, starting two days after the conclusion of the Southern sub-regional qualifier for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.[17] Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia all participated in the T20 World Cup qualifier, but did not take part in the ACA Africa T20 Cup qualifier.
Points table[]
Team[18] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +1.674 | Advanced to the ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.684 | |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.035 | |
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.337 |
Fixtures[]
5 November 2018
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Inzimamul Master 38 (36)
Kaleem Shah 3/24 (3 overs) |
Filipe Cossa 68 (33)
Tharindu Perera 4/33 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
5 November 2018
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Weston Clingham 38 (46)
Robert Kanyandula 3/9 (3 overs) |
Muhammad Khurram 41* (37)
Christian George 2/9 (2 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
5 November 2018
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Weston Clingham 28 (34)
Dhruv Maisuria 3/14 (4 overs) |
Inzimamul Master 30 (35)
Gareth Johnson 1/7 (4 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
5 November 2018
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Muhammad Khurram 41 (33)
Kaleem Shah 2/24 (4 overs) |
Kaleem Shah 47* (43)
Gift Kansonkho 2/20 (3 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
6 November 2018
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Muazzam Baig 61 (44)
Christian George 2/24 (3 overs) |
Ryan Belgrove 34 (27)
Mohamed Abdulla 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to field.
6 November 2018
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Felipe Cossa 27 (17)
Dhruv Maisuria 4/4 (3 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
6 November 2018
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Moazzam Baig 50 (38)
Adithiya Rangaswamy 3/7 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
6 November 2018
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Felipe Cossa 58 (46)
Christian George 3/16 (4 overs) |
Gavin George 28 (28)
Felipe Cossa 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to field.
8 November 2018
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Weston Clingham 40 (50)
Dhruv Maisuria 2/32 (4 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
8 November 2018
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Donnex Kasonkho 31 (40)
Felipe Cossa 2/22 (4 overs) |
Francis Couana 69 (47)
Mohamed Abdulla 2/17 (3.2 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
8 November 2018
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Adithiya Rangaswamy 48 (19)
Irfan Bhima 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
8 November 2018
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Darrell Leo 22 (45)
Santana Dima 3/13 (3 overs) |
Imran Ismail 77* (34)
Brett Isaac 1/15 (1.3 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals[]
Administrator(s) | Africa Cricket Association |
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Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage, knock-outs |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Participants | 8 |
The eight qualified teams were split into two groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.[8][1] The finals were to be played at Willowmoore Park in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. Group A included Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda; while group B contained Botswana, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique.[1] All matches played in the tournament finals would have had full T20I status as the ICC granted T20I status to matches between all of its members from 1 January 2019.[9]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | Advance to semi-finals |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | Advance to semi-finals |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
References[]
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- ^ "Tournament report Africa region 2018" (PDF). Africa Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "ACA T20 Africa Cup – Route to finals". Africa Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b "All T20 Matches Between ICC Members to Get International Status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria to host ACA T20 Africa Cup Northwest Qualifiers in Apr 2018". Czarsports. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ a b "ACA Africa Cup Media Release and Results. Day 1". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ a b "(ACA) Africa Cup Nigeria 2018 Match updates, Results and Points Table". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "(ACA) Africa Cup Nigeria 2018 Match updates, Results and Points Table. Day 3". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "(ACA) Africa Cup Nigeria 2018 Match updates, Results and Points Table. Day 4". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "(ACA) Africa Cup Nigeria 2018 Match updates, Results and Points Table. Day 5". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "(ACA) Africa Cup Nigeria 2018 Match updates, Results and Points Table. Day 6". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "4-nations to take part in ACA T20 Africa Cup Southern qualifiers in Botswana". Czarsports. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "ACA Africa T20 Cup: Points table". CricClubs. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links[]
- Cricket in Africa
- 2020 in Kenyan cricket
- Associate international cricket competitions in 2019–20
- Associate international cricket competitions in 2021–22
- September 2019 sports events in Africa