2016 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two

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2016 ICC Africa Division Two
Dates16 – 19 April 2016
Administrator(s) ICC Africa
Cricket format 20-over
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Host(s)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
ChampionsFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Participants3
Matches6
2014

The 2016 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two was an international 20-over cricket tournament held in Benoni, South Africa, from 16 to 19 April 2016. All matches were played at the Willowmoore Park complex. Sierra Leone were undefeated in their four matches, qualifying for Division One.

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Teams

Three teams competed in the tournament:

Swaziland, which placed fifth at the 2014 Division Two tournament, were disqualified from the event for fielding ineligible players in a previous competition. [1]

Points table

Source: CricHQ

Team P W L T NRPoints NRR
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 440008+1.905
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 422002–1.156
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 404000–0.742
Win – 2 points
Loss – 0 points
Tie or no result – 1 point

Fixtures

16 April
Scorecard
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg
119 (19.2 overs)
v
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
122/4 (16.5 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

16 April
Scorecard
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg
118/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
119/4 (18.3 overs)
Mozambique won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

17 April
Scorecard
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
132/9 (20 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 22 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

17 April
Scorecard
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg
177/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
98 (14 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 79 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

19 April
Scorecard
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg
140/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
116/7 (20 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 24 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

19 April
Scorecard
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg
128 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
126/9 (20 overs)
Mozambique won by 2 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

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References

  1. "Sierra Leone Sports: 'We are now promoted to ICC Division Two' – Cricket CEO" – Awoko. Retrieved 2 March 2016.