The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The first stage of the tournament was Division Two, which featured eight teams and was held in Botswana in September 2023. [1]
Botswana and Kenya qualified for Division One, after reaching the final of the Division Two tournament. [2] Kenya defeated Botswana by 9 wickets in the final. [3] [4]
The finalists in Division Two advanced to Division One, [5] which featured six seeded teams and was played in Uganda in December 2023. [6]
In Division One, Zimbabwe and Uganda reached the final and therefore qualified for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier. [7] Zimbabwe defeated Uganda in the final. [8] Zimbabwe's Modester Mupachikwa and Precious Marange were the top run scorer and top wicket taker, respectively, in Division One. [9]
Division Two | Division One |
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Dates | 2 – 8 September 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Botswana |
Champions | Kenya |
Runners-up | Botswana |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 16 |
Most runs | Queentor Abel (238) |
Most wickets | Queentor Abel (13) |
The following squads were named ahead of the tournament. [5]
Botswana [10] | Cameroon | Eswatini [11] | Kenya |
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Lesotho [12] | Malawi [13] | Mozambique | Sierra Leone |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.719 | Advanced to the play-offs |
2 | Botswana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.117 | |
3 | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.445 | |
4 | Lesotho | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −8.617 |
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Lidia Dimba 74* (49) Ret'sepile Limema 1/18 (3 overs) | Kananelo Molapo 11 (19) Vanessa Phiri 4/9 (4 overs) |
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Sophina Chinawa 23 (25) Lavendah Idambo 3/9 (4 overs) | Queentor Abel 30 (28) Ketrina Chingaipe 1/11 (3 overs) |
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Shameelah Mosweu 86* (63) Makopano Mabathoana 2/30 (3 overs) | Thato Mahe 21 (19) Goabilwe Matome 6/1 (3 overs) |
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Goabilwe Matome 40* (34) Ketrina Chingaipe 2/1 (4 overs) | Sugeni Kananji 42 (27) Goabilwe Matome 3/17 (4 overs) |
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Queentor Abel 109 (52) Thandi Kobeli 1/38 (4 overs) | Khahliso Damane 10 (15) Lavendah Idambo 4/14 (4 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.195 | Advanced to the play-offs |
2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.587 | |
3 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.140 | |
4 | Eswatini | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −5.183 |
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Palmira Cuinica 45 (66) Ntombizonke Mkhatshwa 3/24 (4 overs) | Nothando Mabila 17 (13) Regina Mazumba 2/1 (0.3 overs) |
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Sonita Akenji 8* (10) Alice Fillie 4/11 (3 overs) | Marie Turay 20* (17) |
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Irene Mulhovo 12 (30) Janet Kowa 3/7 (4 overs) | Emma Kamara 31* (17) |
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Madaleine Sissako 57 (62) Winile Ginindza 2/27 (4 overs) | Mbali Dlamini 17 (14) Clemence Manidom 3/10 (3.3 overs) |
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Madaleine Sissako 27 (30) Christina Magaia 4/24 (4 overs) | Fernanda Zavala 21 (20) Tchouabo Leslie 3/13 (3.5 overs) |
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Ann Marie Kamara 51 (34) Nokwethu Simelane 1/12 (1 over) | Ntombizonke Mkhatshwa 6 (8) Ann Marie Kamara 2/1 (3 overs) |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A2 | Botswana | 131/7 (20) | |||||||
B1 | Sierra Leone | 114/5 (20) | |||||||
A2 | Botswana | 52 (14.2) | |||||||
A1 | Kenya | 53/1 (8.1) | |||||||
A1 | Kenya | 156/5 (20) | |||||||
B2 | Cameroon | 38 (14.4) | 3rd place play-off | ||||||
B2 | Cameroon | 68/6 (20) | |||||||
B1 | Sierra Leone | 72/3 (9.5) |
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Florence Samanyika 22 (33) Alice Fillie 2/25 (4 overs) | Emma Kamara 25 (23) Shameelah Mosweu 1/14 (4 overs) |
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Esther Wachira 51 (46) Bernadette Mbida 2/20 (2 overs) | Olive Ranedoumoun 11 (16) Queentor Abel 5/5 (5 overs) |
Dates | 9 – 17 December 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Host(s) | Uganda |
Champions | Zimbabwe |
Runners-up | Uganda |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 16 |
Most runs | Modester Mupachikwa (131) |
Most wickets | Precious Marange (13) |
Botswana [17] | Kenya [1] | Namibia [18] | Nigeria [19] |
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Rwanda [20] | Tanzania [21] | Uganda [22] | Zimbabwe [23] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.524 | Advanced to the play-offs |
2 | Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.779 | |
3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.491 | |
4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.530 |
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Charity Muthoni 10 (26) Loreen Tshuma 3/14 (4 overs) |
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Shameelah Mosweu 15 (24) Perice Kamunya 2/10 (4 overs) | Saum Mtae 38* (40) |
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Melvin Khagoitsa 12 (8) Perice Kamunya 1/7 (3 overs) | Hudaa Omary 23* (15) Melvin Khagoitsa 2/8 (2 overs) |
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Pako Mapotsane 11 (18) Esther Wachira 3/6 (4 overs) |
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Mary-Anne Musonda 33 (27) Mwanamvua Ushanga 1/11 (2 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Uganda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.960 | Advanced to the play-offs |
2 | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.204 | |
3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.687 | |
4 | Rwanda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.726 |
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Yasmeen Khan 59 (49) Lucky Piety 1/17 (3 overs) |
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Merveille Uwase 35 (35) Janet Mbabazi 3/14 (4 overs) | Janet Mbabazi 32 (37) Marie Tumukunde 1/7 (1 over) |
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Clarisse Uwase 18 (24) Peculiar Agboya 3/13 (4 overs) | Peculiar Agboya 19 (17) Rosine Irera 2/4 (3 overs) |
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Gisele Ishimwe 36 (40) Naomi Benjamin 2/13 (4 overs) |
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Blessing Etim 24 (42) Concy Aweko 3/16 (4 overs) | Prosscovia Alako 23 (38) Adeshola Adekunle 2/13 (3 overs) |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Zimbabwe | 150/6 (20) | |||||||
B2 | Namibia | 64 (16.2) | |||||||
Zimbabwe | 85/4 (14.4) | ||||||||
Uganda | 79 (20) | ||||||||
A2 | Tanzania | 89 (19.2) | |||||||
B1 | Uganda | 99/4 (20) | 3rd place play-off | ||||||
Namibia | |||||||||
Tanzania |
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Modester Mupachikwa 33 (37) Mekeleya Mwatile 3/17 (4 overs) | Edelle van Zyl 23 (20) Precious Marange 3/9 (4 overs) |
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Stephani Nampiina 51 (53) Perice Kamunya 2/10 (4 overs) | Saum Mtae 35 (40) Rita Musamali 3/11 (3 overs) |
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