2014 Africa Twenty20 Division Three

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2014 ICC Africa Division Three
Dates22 – 25 March 2015
Administrator ICC Africa
Cricket format 20-over
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
HostFlag of South Africa.svg South Africa
ChampionsFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Participants4
Matches12
Most runs Flag of Eswatini.svg Idrees Patel (209)
Most wickets Flag of Rwanda.svg Eric Hirwa
Flag of Rwanda.svg Nazeer Mohammed (12)
2012

The 2014 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three was an international 20-over cricket tournament held in Benoni, South Africa, from 22 to 25 March 2014. All matches were played at the Willowmoore Park complex.

Contents

The tournament, part of the qualification process for the 2016 World Twenty20, was contested by four affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), down from eight at the previous edition in 2012. [1] The Gambia and Rwanda, ranked third and fourth at the previous tournament, were joined by Swaziland and Sierra Leone, the bottom-ranked teams at the 2012 Division Two event. [2] The four teams played each other twice over a period of four days, for twelve matches overall. Swaziland and Sierra Leone finished equal on points, but Swaziland won the title through their net run rate. [3] They consequently qualified for the 2014 Division Two tournament, played later in the year at the same venue. [4]

In February 2016, it was announced that the ICC had determined that the Swaziland Cricket Association had fielded in the tournament five players, all of Asian descent, who did not meet the eligibility criteria. This resulted in the Swazi national team being disqualified from a future tournament. [5]

Points table

    Teams that qualified for 2014 Africa Division Two
TeamPldWLANRPtsNRR
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 642008+1.413
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 642008+0.729
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 633006+0.496
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 615002–2.935
Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

22 March
Scorecard
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg
112/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
113/1 (16.2 overs)
Rwanda won by 9 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

22 March
Scorecard
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg
136/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
73/9 (20 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 63 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

22 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg
208/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
122 (20 overs)
Swaziland won by 86 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

22 March
Scorecard
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg
102/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
106/4 (18 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 March
Scorecard
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg
99/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
100/3 (17.5 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 7 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg
137/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
140/4 (17.4 overs)
Rwanda won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 March
Scorecard
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg
63 (14.4 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
67/1 (7.1 overs)
Rwanda won by 9 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg
139/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
126/8 (20 overs)
Swaziland won by 13 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

25 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg
221/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
104/8 (20 overs)
Swaziland won by 117 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

25 March
Scorecard
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg
124/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
108/7 (20 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 16 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

25 March
Scorecard
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg
126 (19.4 overs)
v
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
117/9 (20 overs)
Gambia won by 9 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

25 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg
132/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
98 (19.5 overs)
Swaziland won by 34 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Idrees Patel Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 209634.8311311
Estian Sauerman Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 166641.5010110
Haris Rashid Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 163681.5067*01
Lansana Lamin Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 144648.0055*01
Jacob Mansaray Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 137634.254200

Source: CricHQ

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Eric Hirwa Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 23.1129.6711.585.014/22
Nazeer Mohammed Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 24.01210.0812.005.044/33
Aziz Patel Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 23.01112.0012.555.744/28
Edward Marrah Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 21.41010.6013.004.892/4
Abass Gbla Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 24.01011.1014.404.634/20

Source: CricHQ

References

  1. ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three Twenty20 2012 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three Twenty20 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. Bernard Turay (5 February 2016). "Sierra Leone Sports: 'We are now promoted to ICC Division Two' – Cricket CEO"Awoko. Retrieved 1 March 2016.