2025 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final

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2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Africa Regional Final
Dates26 September – 4 October 2025
Administrator Africa Cricket Association
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and Playoffs
Host Zimbabwe
ChampionsFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Participants8
Matches20
Most runs Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Brian Bennett (314)
Most wickets Flag of Namibia.svg Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (10)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Brad Evans (10)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Richard Ngarava (10)
2023

The 2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was played in Zimbabwe from 26 September to 4 October 2025. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The top two sides in the tournament join South Africa in the 2026 T20 World Cup who had pre-qualified as one of the top eight teams from the previous edition. [4] [5] [6] Namibia and Zimbabwe secured their places at the 2026 T20 World Cup. [7]

Teams and qualification

In this cycle, a total of 18 teams participated in the African sub-regional phase, which was divided into three events with six teams competing in each event. [8] [9] [10]

The top two sides of each sub-regional qualifier advanced to the regional final, where they joined Namibia and Uganda who received a bye after participating in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Method of
qualification
DateVenue(s)No. of teamsTeam
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 29 June 2024Flag of the United States.svg United States
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies
2
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Africa Qualifier A 21–26 September 2024Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
2
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Africa Qualifier B 19–24 October 2024Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Africa Qualifier C 23–28 November 2024Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
2
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Total8

Squads

Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana [11] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya [12] Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi [13] Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia [14] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria [15] Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania [16] Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [17] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [18]
  • Moazzam Baig (c)
  • Sami Sohail (vc)
  • Bright Balala
  • Chisomo Chete (wk)
  • Mike Choamba
  • Daniel Jakiel
  • Donnex Kansonkho
  • Gift Kansonkho
  • Aaftab Limdawala
  • Trust Makaya
  • Salim Nihute
  • Kazim Somani
  • Chisomo Tchale
  • Kelvin Thuchila
  • Suhail Vayani
  • Kassim Nassoro (c)
  • Laksh Bakrania (vc)
  • Ajith Augastin
  • Khalidy Juma
  • Salum Jumbe
  • Ally Kimote
  • Simba Mbaki
  • Dhrumit Mehta
  • Yalinde Nkanya
  • Abhik Patwa
  • Amal Rajeevan (wk)
  • Ivan Selemani
  • Sivaraj Selvaraj
  • Mukesh Suthar
  • Arun Yadav

Shrideep Mangela was ruled out of Uganda's squad due to injury, and was replaced by Ronald Lutaaya. [19]

On 26 September, Sean Williams was released from Zimbabwe squad for his personal reasons and was replaced by Clive Madande. [20]

Warm-up matches

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 330066.556Advanced to the semi-final
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 31202−1.553
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 31202−1.822Advanced to the play-offs
4Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 31202−2.613
Source: ESPNcricinfo [21]
26 September 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
241/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
105/7 (20 overs)
JJ Smit 111* (39)
Dhiren Gondaria 2/15 (2 overs)
Sukhdeep Singh 34 (36)
Alexander Busing-Volschenk 2/11 (3 overs)
Namibia won by 136 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Lubabalo Gcuma (SA)
Player of the match: JJ Smit (Nam)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  • JJ Smit (Nam) scored his 1,000th run and first century in T20Is. [22]

26 September 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg
88 (19.3 overs)
v
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
92/1 (11.2 overs)
Suhail Vayani 27 (25)
Ridwan Abdulkareem 3/24 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 9 wickets
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Ridwan Abdulkareem (Nga)

28 September 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
235/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
118/9 (20 overs)
Jan Frylinck 134 (65)
Isaac Danladi 4/22 (3 overs)
Namibia won by 117 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Jan Frylinck (Nam)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jan Frylinck (Nam) scored his 1,000th run and his first century in T20Is. [24]

28 September 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg
130/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
127 (19.5 overs)
Sami Sohail 46 (42)
Dhiren Gondaria 1/20 (4 overs)
Sachin Gill 1/20 (4 overs)
Rakep Patel 46 (31)
Kelvin Thuchila 2/16 (4 overs)
Malawi won by 3 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Andrew Louw (Nam)
Player of the match: Sami Sohail (Mwi)
  • Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.

30 September 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg
71 (16.2 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
72/2 (7.5 overs)
Gift Kansonkho 31* (31)
Nicol Loftie-Eaton 4/10 (4 overs)
Malan Kruger 28 (11)
Sami Sohail 2/42 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and David Odhiambo (Ken)
Player of the match: Nicol Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
  • Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.

30 September 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg
147/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
148/3 (13.4 overs)
Isaac Danladi 53 (47)
Lucas Oluoch 2/15 (3 overs)
Sachin Bhudia 57* (29)
Sylvester Okpe 1/14 (1 over)
Kenya won by 7 wickets
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Sachin Bhudia (Ken)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nitish Hirani (Ken) made his T20I debut.

Group B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (H)330065.262Advanced to the semi-final
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 32104−1.013
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 312020.394Advanced to the play-offs
4Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 30300−5.198
Source: ESPNcricinfo [25]
(H) Host
26 September 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
152/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
157/5 (17.3 overs)
Sumeet Verma 45 (32)
Brad Evans 3/19 (3 overs)
Brian Bennett 72 (44)
Juma Miyagi 2/42 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Andrew Louw (Nam)
Player of the match: Brian Bennett (Zim)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Sumeet Verma (Uga) made his T20I debut.

26 September 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg
122/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
124/3 (13.5 overs)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 68 (54)
Ally Kimote 2/18 (4 overs)
Arun Yadav 62 (32)
Boemo Khumalo 2/23 (3 overs)
Tanzania won by 7 wickets
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and David Odhiambo (Ken)
Player of the match: Arun Yadav (Tan)
  • Botswana won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Sivaraj Selvaraj (Tan) made his T20I debut.
  • Amal Rajeevan (Tan) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is. [26]

28 September 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg
128/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
119/9 (20 overs)
Mukesh Suthar 45* (32)
Alpesh Ramjani 2/15 (3 overs)
Raghav Dhawan 39 (37)
Khalidy Juma 4/13 (4 overs)
Tanzania won by 9 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Stephen Harris (SA)
Player of the match: Khalidy Juma (Tan)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gaurav Tomar (Uga) made his T20I debut.

28 September 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
259/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
89/8 (20 overs)
Brendan Taylor 123 (54)
Boemo Kgosiemang 2/50 (4 overs)
Tharindu Perera 31* (32)
Richard Ngarava 2/10 (2 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 170 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Zim)
  • Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
  • Brendan Taylor (Zim) scored his first century in T20Is. [27]
  • Botlhe Keganne (Bot) made his T20I debut.

30 September 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
221/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
108 (18.4 overs)
Brian Bennett 111 (60)
Khalidy Juma 2/39 (4 overs)
Abhik Patwa 32 (22)
Brad Evans 4/16 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 113 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Brian Bennett (Zim)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
  • Brian Bennett (Zim) scored his first century in T20Is. [28]

30 September 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg
81/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
85/2 (12.4 overs)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 24 (22)
Riazat Ali Shah 2/7 (2 overs)
Raghav Dhawan 54* (45)
Boemo Kgosiemang 1/9 (1 over)
Uganda won by 8 wickets
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Bongani Jele (SA)
Player of the match: Raghav Dhawan (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
  • Abednico Motshegetsi and Jack Richards (Bot) both made their T20I debuts.

Play-offs

5th place semi-final 1
2 October 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg
166/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
122/7 (20 overs)
Vincent Adewoye 42 (18)
Boemo Kgosiemang 3/26 (4 overs)
Katlo Piet 22* (20)
Joshua Asia 4/11 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 44 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Joshua Asia (Nga)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

5th place semi-final 2
2 October 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
192/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
75/6 (20 overs)
Sumeet Verma 88 (41)
Kelvin Thuchila 1/8 (3 overs)
Aaftab Limdawala 22 (39)
Alpesh Ramjani 4/13 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 117 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and David Odhiambo (Ken)
Player of the match: Sumeet Verma (Uga)

7th place play-off
4 October 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg
151/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
95/9 (20 overs)
Suhail Vayani 30* (21)
Botlhe Keganne 2/15 (3 overs)
Tharindu Perera 19 (20)
Moazzam Baig 4/10 (4 overs)
Malawi won by 56 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Moazzam Baig (Mwi)
  • Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.

5th place play-off
4 October 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
196/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
130/7 (20 overs)
Riazat Ali Shah 66* (30)
Sylvester Okpe 2/31 (4 overs)
Sylvester Okpe 29* (27)
Henry Ssenyondo 3/12 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 66 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Riazat Ali Shah (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

Semi-final 1
2 October 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
111/8 (20 overs)
JJ Smit 61* (43)
Khalidy Juma 2/29 (4 overs)
Abhik Patwa 31 (31)
JJ Smit 3/16 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 63 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: JJ Smit (Nam)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-final 2
2 October 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
122/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
123/3 (15 overs)
Rakep Patel 65 (47)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/19 (4 overs)
Brian Bennett 51 (25)
Vraj Patel 2/29 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Andrew Louw (Nam)
Player of the match: Brian Bennett (Zim)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd place play-off
4 October 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
142/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
91 (17.2 overs)
Dhiren Gondaria 60 (53)
Laksh Bakrania 2/20 (4 overs)
Amal Rajeevan 39 (37)
Nitish Hirani 4/21 (4 overs)
Kenya won by 51 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Bongani Jele (SA)
Player of the match: Dhiren Gondaria (Ken)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
  • Simba Mbaki (Tan) made his T20I debut.

Final
4 October 2025
13:50
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
167/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
171/3 (19.2 overs)
Louren Steenkamp 40 (27)
Richard Ngarava 3/26 (4 overs)
Tadiwanashe Marumani 74* (61)
Bernard Scholtz 2/21 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Stephen Harris
Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Zim)

Final standings

Pos.TeamRemarks
1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Qualified for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup
2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
7Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
8Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana

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