Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
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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 |
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.
Botswana, the top team, was promoted to Division 1 and the 2009 Global Division 6 while Nigeria qualified for the 2009 Global Division 7.
There 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:
Botswana | Ghana | Mozambique |
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Taroesh Trivedi Shahzaib Khan | Obed Abgomadzie Matthew Bawa | Khuram Javid |
Nigeria | Swaziland | Zambia |
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Kunle Adegbola Endurance Ofem | Wayan Sparham Stephen Uys | Majid Sarodi |
Group Table | |||||||
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Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
Botswana | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.365 | 10 |
Nigeria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.764 | 8 |
Zambia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.448 | 6 |
Mozambique | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | 4 |
Ghana | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.377 | 2 |
Swaziland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −2.231 | 0 |
Team wins and gets promoted to Division 1 |
4 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
4 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
4 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
5 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
5 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
5 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
6 October 2008 scorecard |
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Temitope Olayinka 48* (53) Taroesh Trivedi 2/11 (10 overs) | Shahzaib Khan 43 (28) Endurance Ofem 2/34 (8 overs) |
6 October 2008 scorecard |
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Imran Patel 32 (61) Bhupinder Brar 4/16 (8.2 overs) |
6 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
8 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
8 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
8 October 2008 scorecard |
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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 scorecard |
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Iftikhar Ahmed 46 (80) Tshepo Mhozya 5/32 (8 overs) | Abdul Patel 71* (96) Aasif Koliya 2/33 (9 overs) |
9 October 2008 scorecard |
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Endurance Ofem 53 (64) Isaac Aboagye 2/32 (10 overs) | Lawrence Ateak 43 (53) Endurance Ofem 3/31 (9 overs) |
9 October 2008 scorecard |
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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) |
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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