Dates | 9 – 19 September 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Africa Cricket Association |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Botswana |
Champions | Zimbabwe |
Runners-up | Namibia |
Participants | 11 |
Matches | 29 |
Most runs | Fatuma Kibasu (280) |
Most wickets | Loryn Phiri (16) |
The 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played in Botswana in September 2021. [1] [2] The matches were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), with the top team progressing to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. [1] Botswana, Cameroon and Eswatini made their debut at an ICC women's event. [3] [4] Malawi were originally named as a participants in the tournament, but they were replaced by Eswatini. [5]
The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in October 2021, but was brought forward to ease fixture congestion. [6] In July 2021, the dates for the Africa Qualifier were confirmed. [7] [8] The fixtures were reshuffled shortly before the tournament, following a member of the Cameroon squad recording a positive COVID-19 test. The entire squad was placed into isolation until they returned negative tests. [3]
During Cameroon's opening match against Uganda, Maeva Douma dismissed four batters by 'Mankading'. [9] Namibia progressed to the semi-finals by winning all of their games to finish as winners of group B. [10] Uganda joined them in the semi-finals as runners-up in the group. [11] Zimbabwe topped group A with a 100% record to secure a semi-final against Uganda. [12] Zimbabwe and Namibia won their respective semi-finals to advance to the final of the tournament. [13] [14] [15] In the final, Zimbabwe beat Namibia by 13 runs to advance to the World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament, with Tanzania beating Uganda by nine wickets in the third place play-off match. [16]
The following teams and squads were named for the tournament: [17] [18] [19]
Botswana [18] [20] | Cameroon [19] [21] | Eswatini [18] [22] | Mozambique [18] [23] | Namibia [19] [24] | Nigeria [19] [25] |
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Rwanda [18] [26] | Sierra Leone [19] [27] | Tanzania [18] [28] | Uganda [19] [29] | Zimbabwe [18] [30] | |
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Teams [31] | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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Zimbabwe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +4.435 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
Tanzania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +5.764 | |
Rwanda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.030 | |
Botswana | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.786 | |
Mozambique | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –5.416 | |
Eswatini | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –9.094 |
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Ofelia Moiane 3 (3) Immaculee Muhawenimana 4/6 (3 overs) | Sarah Uwera 7* (3 overs) |
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Olebogeng Batisani 77 (66) Nombuso Khumalo 1/33 (4 overs) | Mbali Dlamini 6 (11) Botsogo Mpedi 3/1 (3 overs) |
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Monica Pascal 42 (41) Loryn Phiri 4/12 (4 overs) |
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Amantle Mokgotlhe 52* (24) Christina Magaia 2/30 (4 overs) | Palmira Cuinica 13 (20) Shameelah Mosweu 6/3 (4 overs) |
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Ntombizini Gwebu 6 (8) Esther Mbofana 6/11 (4 overs) | Modester Mupachikwa 13* (17) |
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Mwanaidi Swedy 87* (48) Christina Magaia 3/35 (4 overs) | Olga Matsolo 6* (23) Perice Kamunya 3/6 (4 overs) |
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Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa 5 (22) Margueritte Vumiliya 4/0 (1 over) |
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Ashley Ndiraya 44 (39) Tuelo Shadrack 1/12 (4 overs) | Laura Mophakedi 14 (26) Loryn Phiri 5/6 (4 overs) |
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Saum Mtae 34 (29) Margueritte Vumiliya 3/10 (4 overs) | Cathia Uwamahoro 11 (19) Fatuma Kibasu 4/13 (2.5 overs) |
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Palmira Cuinica 20 (21) Precious Marange 4/8 (4 overs) |
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Fatuma Kibasu 127* (66) Dumsile Dlamini 1/28 (2.4 overs) | Winile Ginindza 5 (13) Mwanamvua Ushanga 3/1 (3.5 overs) |
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Shameelah Mosweu 21 (30) Margueritte Vumiliya 2/10 (4 overs) |
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Olga Matsolo 33* (54) Ntombizonke Mkhatshwa 2/24 (4 overs) | Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa 12 (27) Cecelia Murrombe 4/4 (2 overs) |
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Mary-Anne Musonda 34 (28) Sifa Ingabire 2/29 (4 overs) |
Teams [31] | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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Namibia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.795 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
Uganda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.030 | |
Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.277 | |
Sierra Leone | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.232 | |
Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –5.367 |
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Aminata Kamara 28 (36) Joy Efosa 2/15 (4 overs) | Blessing Etim 27 (31) Fatu Pessima 2/25 (3 overs) |
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Kayleen Green 29 (21) Taiwo Abdulquadri 2/19 (4 overs) |
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Rita Musamali 59 (40) Michele Ekani 1/27 (4 overs) | Madaleine Sissako 17 (35) Concy Aweko 3/4 (4 overs) |
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Sune Wittmann 52 (43) Zainab Kamara 3/25 (4 overs) | Marie Turay 18 (29) Yasmeen Khan 3/10 (4 overs) |
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Nantia Kenfack 23* (31) Blessing Etim 4/0 (4 overs) | Kehinde Abdulquadri 16* (18) Blessing Etim (Nga) |
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Fatu Pessima 22 (32) Stephani Nampiina 3/18 (4 overs) | Kevin Awino 39* (36) Ann Marie Kamara 1/14 (2 overs) |
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Bernadette Mbida 10 (20) Wilka Mwatile 5/6 (4 overs) |
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Madaleine Sissako 21 (23) Linda Bull 3/11 (4 overs) | Linda Bull 17 (21) Michele Ekani 3/12 (3.3 overs) |
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Precious Marange 40 (25) Irene Alumo 2/13 (4 overs) |
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Monica Pascal 30 (48) Kayleen Green 2/9 (3 overs) | Irene van Zyl 22 (28) Sophia Jerome 3/18 (4 overs) |
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