2026 Men's T20 World Cup – Africa Sub-regional Qualifier B

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Africa Sub-regional Qualifier B

Dates	19 – 24 October 2024
Administrator(s)	ICC Africa
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	Kenya
Champions	Zimbabwe
Runners-up	Kenya
Participants	6
Matches	15
Most runs	Rakep Patel (231)
Most wickets	Sikandar Raza (10)
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The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier B was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. ^[1] It was hosted by Kenya in October 2024. ^[2]

Zimbabwe won the qualifier with a 100 per cent record and advanced to the regional final. ^{[3] [4]} Kenya also advanced after finishing in second place. ^[5] They will be joined in the regional final by Namibia and Uganda, who were given a bye after having participated in the previous T20 World Cup, and four other teams from sub-regional qualifiers A and C. ^{[6] [7]}

Squads

Kenya [8]	Gambia [9]	Mozambique	Rwanda [10]	Seychelles [11]	Zimbabwe [12]
Shem Ngoche (c) Sachin Bhudia Sachin Gill Dhiren Gondaria Irfan Karim (wk) Peter Langat Neil Mugabe Francis Mutua Gerard Mwendwa Lucas Oluoch Rakep Patel Rushab Patel Vraj Patel Pushkar Sharma	Ismaila Tamba (c) Basiru Jaye (vc) Asim Ashraf Ousman Bah (wk) Frank Campbell Andre Jarju Baboucarr Jaye Musa Jobarteh Abubacarr Kuyateh Muhammed Manga (wk) Arjunsingh Rajpurohit Gabriel Riley Shan Siddiqui Mustapha Suwareh	Filipe Cossa (c) Manussur Algi Eugenio Azine Francisco Couana Joao Huo Jose Joao Antonio Laice Dario Macome Mario Manjate Agostinho Navicha Farruque Nhaduate Camate Raposo Laurenco Salomone Vieira Tembo	Clinton Rubagumya (c) Martin Akayezu Zappy Bimenyimana Yves Cyusa Daniel Gumyusenge Eric Kubwimana Oscar Manishimwe (wk) Israel Mugisha Muhammad Nadir Didier Ndikubwimana Wilson Niyitanga Isaie Niyomugabo Ignace Ntirenganya Emile Rukiruza	Tim Horpinitch (c) Rashen de Silva Nagarajan Gnanapragasam Hirani Harji Jobayer Hossen Mazharul Islam Harsha Madhushanka Stephen Madusanka Manikandan Mariyappan Shanmugasundram Mohan (wk) Naidoo Krishnasamy Thiwanka Rajapaksha Sohail Rocket Samarathunga Rukmal	Sikandar Raza (c) Faraz Akram Brian Bennett Ryan Burl Trevor Gwandu Clive Madande (wk) Wesley Madhevere Tinotenda Maposa Tadiwanashe Marumani Wellington Masakadza Brandon Mavuta Tashinga Musekiwa Blessing Muzarabani Dion Myers Richard Ngarava

Pre-tournament match

18 October 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Kenya   177/6 (20 overs)	v	Seychelles 86 (17 overs)
Sachin Gill 47* (15) Naidoo Krishnasamy 2/22 (4 overs)		Mazharul Islam 29 (33) Vraj Patel 3/18 (4 overs)

Kenya won by 91 runs Sikh Union Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Paul Anjere (Ken) and Shashikant Sanghani (Ken) Player of the match: Rushab Patel (Ken)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sachin Gill (Ken), Harsha Madhushanka and Manikandan Mariyappan (Sey) all made their T20I debuts.

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Zimbabwe	5	5	0	0	10	8.893	Advanced to the regional final
2	Kenya	5	4	1	0	8	3.108
3	Mozambique	5	3	2	0	6	−1.259	Eliminated
4	Rwanda	5	2	3	0	4	−1.853
5	Seychelles	5	1	4	0	2	−4.425
6	Gambia	5	0	5	0	0	−7.219

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[13]

Fixtures

19 October 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Gambia	v	Rwanda

Rwanda won by walkover Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Percival Sizara (Zim)

• No toss.
• Some of Gambia's players missed a flight and did not arrive in Kenya in time for the match.

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19 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   286/5 (20 overs)	v	Seychelles 18/2 (6.1 overs)
Brian Bennett 91 (35) Jobayer Hossen 2/36 (4 overs)		Tim Horpinitch 8 (18) Richard Ngarava 1/1 (1 over)

Zimbabwe won by 76 runs (DLS method) Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Brian Bennett (Zim)

• Seychelles won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.
• Tim Horpinitch, Jobayer Hossen (Sey) and Tashinga Musekiwa (Zim) all made their T20I debuts.

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19 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Kenya   224/4 (20 overs)	v	Mozambique 76/8 (16 overs)
Rakep Patel 120 (55) Francisco Couana 2/40 (4 overs)		Filipe Cossa 23 (27) Shem Ngoche 3/16 (4 overs)

Kenya won by 111 runs (DLS method) Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Rakep Patel (Ken)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
• Mozambique were set a revised target of 188 runs in 16 overs due to rain.
• Eugenio Azine (Moz) made his T20I debut.
• Rakep Patel (Ken) scored his first century in T20Is.^{[ citation needed ]}

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20 October 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Mozambique   56 (13.1 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 57/1 (5 overs)
Agostinho Navicha 14 (18) Richard Ngarava 4/16 (4 overs)		Brian Bennett 31 (19) Dario Macome 1/19 (2 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match: Richard Ngarava (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

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20 October 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Gambia	v	Seychelles

Seychelles won by walkover Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Charles Kariuki (Ken) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)

• No toss.

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20 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Rwanda   100/7 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 101/5 (15 overs)
Didier Ndikubwimana 29 (38) Lucas Oluoch 2/14 (3 overs)		Sachin Bhudia 39 (21) Zappy Bimenyimana 2/19 (4 overs)

Kenya won by 5 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Sachin Bhudia (Ken)

• Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.

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22 October 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Mozambique   158/5 (20 overs)	v	Seychelles 98 (18.5 overs)
Francisco Couana 47 (35) Jobayer Hossen 2/29 (4 overs)		Shanmugasundram Mohan 18 (26) Dario Macome 3/25 (4 overs)

Mozambique won by 60 runs Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Charles Kariuki (Ken) Player of the match: Francisco Couana (Moz)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.

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22 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Kenya   175/9 (20 overs)	v	Gambia 46 (12.4 overs)
Rakep Patel 63 (40) Andreh Jarju 3/40 (4 overs)		Asim Ashraf 19 (28) Gerard Mwendwa 5/7 (4 overs)

Kenya won by 129 runs Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Gerard Mwendwa (Ken)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
• Asim Ashraf, Basiru Jaye, Arjunsingh Rajpurohit and Shan Siddiqui (Gam) all made their T20I debuts.

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22 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   240/8 (20 overs)	v	Rwanda 91 (18 overs)
Dion Myers 96 (45) Muhammad Nadir 3/47 (4 overs)		Didier Ndikubwimana 36 (42) Sikandar Raza 5/18 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 149 runs Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and David Odhiambo (Ken) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sikandar Raza (Zim) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.^{[ citation needed ]}

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23 October 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Seychelles   74 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 78/1 (10.3 overs)
Rashen de Silva 33 (34) Shem Ngoche 3/9 (4 overs)		Neil Mugabe 33* (35) Naidoo Krishnasamy 1/19 (1.3 overs)

Kenya won by 9 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Shem Ngoche (Ken)

• Seychelles won the toss and elected to bat.
• Nagarajan Gnanapragasam (Sey) made his T20I debut.

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23 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Rwanda   86/8 (20 overs)	v	Mozambique 87/3 (15.1 overs)
Clinton Rubagumya 28* (42) Joao Hou 3/13 (4 overs)		Francisco Couana 31* (25) Muhammad Nadir 2/15 (4 overs)

Mozambique won by 7 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Charles Kariuki (Ken) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Francisco Couana (Moz)

• Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
• Isae Niyomugabo (Rwa) made his T20I debut.

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23 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   344/4 (20 overs)	v	Gambia 54 (14.4 overs)
Sikandar Raza 133* (43) Andreh Jarju 2/53 (4 overs)		Andreh Jarju 12* (12) Brandon Mavuta 3/10 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 290 runs Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sikandar Raza became the first player for Zimbabwe to score a century in men's T20Is. ^[14]
• Zimbabwe's total was the highest team total in men's T20Is. ^{[15] [16]}
• Musa Jobarteh (Gam) recorded the most expensive bowling figures (0/93) in all men's Twenty20 status cricket. ^[17]

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24 October 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Rwanda   146/9 (20 overs)	v	Seychelles 73/9 (20 overs)
Isaie Niyomugabo 39 (31) Jobayer Hossen 5/25 (4 overs)		Stephen Madusanka 17 (30) Yves Cyusa 3/6 (3 overs)

Rwanda won by 73 runs Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Yves Cyusa (Rwa)

• Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jobayer Hossen (Sey) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.^{[ citation needed ]}

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24 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   163/7 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 102 (19.1 overs)
Ryan Burl 61 (43) Lucas Oluoch 4/37 (4 overs)		Lucas Oluoch 24 (19) Trevor Gwandu 3/10 (3.1 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 61 runs Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Stephen Harris (SA) Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

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24 October 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Gambia   142/5 (20 overs)	v	Mozambique 143/4 (18.5 overs)
Abubacarr Kuyateh 33 (29) Camate Raposo 2/22 (4 overs)		Francisco Couana 76* (50) Abubacarr Kuyateh 1/16 (3 overs)

Mozambique won by 6 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Francisco Couana (Moz)

• Gambia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Baboucarr Jaye (Gam) made his T20I debut.

References

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8. @CricketKenya (16 October 2024). "Two more sleeps until the first ball of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier B tournament in Nairobi, Kenya" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. "The Gambia Cricket Association wishes to inform the general public that, the following players have been selected to represent the country in the forthcoming ICC MEN'S T20 SUB REGIONAL WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS slated for 17th To 25th October 2024 in Kenya". The Gambia Cricket Association. Retrieved 13 October 2024– via Facebook.
10. @RwandaCricket (6 October 2024). "Here is Rwanda squad for Rwanda Malawi bilateral series and ICC men's T20 world cup sub-regional qualifiers B" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "Selected squad members of team Seychelles for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 Sub Regional Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Kenya starting from the 19th October 2024". Seychelles Cricket. Retrieved 12 October 2024– via Instagram.
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14. "Zimbabwe's 344 for 4 breaks the record for highest T20 total". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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External links

• Tournament home  at  ESPNcricinfo