2025 Pearl of Africa T20 Series

2025 Pearl of Africa T20 Series

Dates	17 – 27 July 2025
Administrator(s)	Uganda Cricket Association
Cricket format	Twenty20 International and Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Host(s)	Uganda
Champions	Uganda (2nd title)
Runners-up	United Arab Emirates
Participants	5
Matches	18
Most runs	Raghav Dhawan (228)
Most wickets	Haider Ali (13)
← 2021

The 2025 Pearl of Africa T20 Series was a men's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament played in Entebbe, Uganda, in July 2025. ^{[1] [2]} This was the second edition of the tournament, and is being organized by the Uganda Cricket Association. ^[3] The participating teams were the hosts Uganda along with the national teams from Kenya and United Arab Emirates and the A team of Namibia. ^{[4] [5]} Kuwait were also originally scheduled to participate, but it was announced on 26 June that the tournament had been reduced to four teams. ^[6] On 3 July, it was announced that Nigeria joined the tournament as the fifth team. ^[7]

Squads

Kenya [8]	Namibia A [9]	Nigeria [10]	Uganda [11]	United Arab Emirates [12]
Dhiren Gondaria (c) Sachin Gill Jasraj Kundi Peter Langat Francis Mutua Gerard Mwendwa Shem Ngoche Lucas Oluoch Rakep Patel Vishil Patel Vraj Patel Pushkar Sharma Tanzeel Sheikh Sukhdeep Singh (wk)	Jan Balt (c) Liam Basson (wk) Peter-Daniel Blignaut Jack Brassell Adriaan Coetzee Jan-Izak de Villiers Zhivago Groenewald Max Heingo Junior Kariata Handre Klazinge Dylan Leicher Dian Neethling (wk) Simon Shikongo Zacheo van Vuuren	Sylvester Okpe (c) Vincent Adewoye Peter Aho David Ankrah Solomon Chilemanya (wk) Isaac Danladi Akhere Isesele Abdulrahman Jimoh Isaac Okpe Olayinka Olaleye Sulaimon Runsewe (wk) Selim Salau Mohameed Taiwo Prosper Useni	Juma Miyagi (c) Joseph Baguma Raghav Dhawan Cyrus Kakuru (wk) Cosmas Kyewuta Ronald Lutaaya Shrideep Mangela Matthew Musinguzi Innocent Mwebaze Dinesh Nakrani Frank Nsubuga Robinson Obuya Alpesh Ramjani Calvin Watuwa	Muhammad Waseem (c) Haider Ali Rahul Chopra (wk) Ethan D'Souza Asif Khan Matiullah Khan Saghir Khan Dhruv Parashar Akif Raja Muhammad Rohid Aryansh Sharma Alishan Sharafu Muhammad Zohaib Zuhaib Zubair

Uganda also named a separate "A" squad for their matches against Namibia A. ^[13]

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Uganda	6	6	0	0	12	1.458
2	United Arab Emirates	6	4	2	0	8	2.032
3	Kenya	6	2	4	0	4	−0.855
4	Nigeria	6	0	6	0	0	−2.734

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[14]

Fixtures

17 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Kenya   108/8 (16 overs)	v	Nigeria 88/9 (16 overs)
Tanzeel Sheikh 26 (20) Sylvester Okpe 4/11 (4 overs)		Prosper Useni 36 (19) Vraj Patel 3/5 (3 overs)

Kenya won by 20 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: John Mayeku (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Vraj Patel (Ken)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.

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18 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Uganda   180/4 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 85/5 (18 overs)
Robinson Obuya 58* (39) Prosper Useni 1/18 (2 overs)		Isaac Danladi 26 (44) Matthew Musinguzi 2/16 (3 overs)

Uganda won by 77 runs (DLS method) Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: Charles Kariuki (Ken) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Robinson Obuya (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
• No further play was possible due to rain.
• Matthew Musinguzi (Uga) made his T20I debut.
• David Ankrah played in his first T20I for Nigeria after previously playing 4 T20Is for Ghana, becoming the twentieth cricketer to represent two international teams in men's T20Is.^{[ citation needed ]}

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18 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   161/7 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 121 (20 overs)
Rahul Chopra 45* (40) Sachin Gill 2/36 (4 overs)		Dhiren Gondaria 45 (42) Haider Ali 2/15 (4 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 40 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: Simon Kintu (Uga) and John Mayeku (Uga) Player of the match: Rahul Chopra (UAE)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
• Muhammad Rohid (UAE) made his T20I debut.

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19 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Uganda   126/9 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 120/8 (20 overs)
Raghav Dhawan 44 (42) Muhammad Rohid 3/23 (4 overs)		Muhammad Waseem 33 (28) Juma Miyagi 3/28 (4 overs)

Uganda won by 6 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: John Mayeku (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Alpesh Ramjani (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

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21 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Nigeria   58 (13.3 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 59/3 (4.5 overs)
Isaac Danladi 17 (27) Zuhaib Zubair 5/21 (3.3 overs)		Alishan Sharafu 36 (16) Prosper Useni 1/3 (1 over)

United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: James Bamulese (Uga) and Simon Kintu (Uga) Player of the match: Zuhaib Zubair (UAE)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
• Solomon Chilemanya and Abdulrahman Jimoh (Nga) both made their T20I debuts.
• Zuhaib Zubair (UAE) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.^{[ citation needed ]}

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21 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Uganda   157/5 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 129/7 (20 overs)
Raghav Dhawan 41 (39) Peter Langat 2/25 (3 overs)		Rakep Patel 58 (49) Frank Nsubuga 3/10 (3 overs)

Uganda won by 28 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: Charles Kariuki (Ken) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Frank Nsubuga (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

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22 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Uganda   147/6 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 109 (18.1 overs)
Shrideep Mangela 51 (42) Mohameed Taiwo 2/18 (4 overs)		Isaac Okpe 26* (20) Dinesh Nakrani 3/11 (3 overs)

Uganda won by 38 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: James Bamulese (Uga) and Simon Kintu (Uga) Player of the match: Shrideep Mangela (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
• Innocent Mwebaze and Calvin Watuwa (Uga) both made their T20I debuts.

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23 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Kenya   98 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 101/3 (13.5 overs)
Pushkar Sharma 42 (39) Zuhaib Zubair 2/13 (4 overs)		Muhammad Zohaib 35* (36) Dhiren Gondaria 2/31 (3.5 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: Charles Kariuki (Ken) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Zuhaib Zubair (UAE)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Kenya   124/8 (20 overs)	v	Uganda 125/4 (18.1 overs)
Rakep Patel 37 (36) Cosmas Kyewuta 2/25 (4 overs)		Raghav Dhawan 32 (46) Lucas Oluoch 1/6 (1.1 overs)

Uganda won by 6 wickets Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: Charles Kariuki (Ken) and Simon Kintu (Uga) Player of the match: Dinesh Nakrani (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to field.

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26 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   141/4 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 88 (18.5 overs)
Muhammad Zohaib 50 (48) Sulaimon Runsewe 1/14 (2 overs)		David Ankrah 24 (17) Ethan D'Souza 4/9 (2.5 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 53 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: James Bamulese (Uga) and Simon Kintu (Uga) Player of the match: Ethan D'Souza (UAE)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Nigeria   113/9 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 116/4 (19.1 overs)
Sylvester Okpe 35 (37) Sachin Gill 2/10 (4 overs)		Sachin Gill 35 (42) Mohameed Taiwo 1/6 (1 over)

Kenya won by 6 wickets Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: Charles Kariuki (Ken) and Simon Kintu (Uga) Player of the match: Sachin Gill (Ken)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Uganda   170/7 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 162/9 (20 overs)
Alpesh Ramjani 61 (34) Akif Raja 2/31 (4 overs)		Ethan D'Souza 32 (17) Dinesh Nakrani 2/24 (4 overs)

Uganda won by 8 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: John Mayeku (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Alpesh Ramjani (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

Additional T20 matches

17 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Namibia A   145/6 (20 overs)	v	Uganda A 143/5 (20 overs)
Jan Balt 48 (41) Baidhu Ivan 3/23 (4 overs)		Simon Ssesazi 66 (66) Jan-Izak de Villiers 2/20 ( 4 overs)

Namibia A won by 2 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: James Bamulese (Uga) and Simon Kintu (Uga) Player of the match: Jan Balt (Namibia A)

• Namibia A won the toss and elected to bat.

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19 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Nigeria   111 (19 overs)	v	Namibia A 115/2 (15.2 overs)
Sylvester Okpe 27 (28) Dylan Leicher 4/26 (4 overs)		Handre Klazinge 55* (40) Peter Aho 1/15 (3 overs)

Namibia A won by 8 wickets Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: James Bamulese (Uga) and Charles Kariuki (Ken) Player of the match: Dylan Leicher (Namibia A)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
• Liam Basson, Max Heingo, Dian Neethling, Zacheo van Vuuren (Namibia A) and Solomon Chilemanya (Nga) all made their T20 debuts.

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22 July 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Namibia A   113/8 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 83/7 (12.5 overs)
Jan-Izak de Villiers 33 (27) Peter Langat 3/28 (4 overs)		Lucas Oluoch 31* (17) Zacheo van Vuuren 2/9 (2 overs)

Kenya won by 3 wickets (DLS method) Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: Simon Kintu (Uga) and John Mayeku (Uga) Player of the match: Lucas Oluoch (Ken)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
• Kenya were set a revised target of 83 runs in 13 overs due to rain.

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23 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Uganda A   127/8 (20 overs)	v	Namibia A 124/7 (20 overs)
Anas Baig 45 (31) Jan Balt 2/16 (3 overs)		Liam Basson 25 (26) Kenneth Waiswa 3/28 (4 overs)

Uganda A won by 3 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: James Bamulese (Uga) and John Mayeku (Uga) Player of the match: Anas Baig (Uganda A)

• Uganda A won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Nigeria   105/9 (20 overs)	v	Namibia A 99/8 (20 overs)
Olayinka Olaleye 34 (36) Jan-Izak de Villiers 2/6 (2 overs)		Jan Balt 35 (40) Isaac Danladi 2/13 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 6 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: John Mayeku (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Abdulrahman Jimoh (Nga)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
• Adriaan Coetzee (Namibia A) made his T20 debut.

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26 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Kenya   126/6 (20 overs)	v	Namibia A 123/2 (20 overs)
Dhiren Gondaria 39* (20) Zhivago Groenewald 2/17 (4 overs)		Zacheo van Vuuren 62 (53) Francis Mutua 1/24 (3 overs)

Kenya won by 3 runs Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Umpires: Charles Kariuki (Ken) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Dhiren Gondaria (Ken)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

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External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo