Dates | 17 – 23 March 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International [n 1] |
Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Ghana |
Champions | Zimbabwe Emerging (1st title) |
Runners-up | Namibia |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 16 |
Player of the series | Owen Muzondo |
Most runs | Roger Mukasa (230) |
Most wickets | Alpesh Ramjani (13) |
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The men's cricket tournament at the 2023 African Games in Ghana took place from 17 to 23 March 2024. [1] The matches were played in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format. [2] Eight teams participated in the event, with all the matches held at the Achimota Oval grounds in Accra. [3] Matches involving the South African team, which was composed of university players, were downgraded from T20I status on 19 March 2024, after the team had already played its first two matches. [4] Zimbabwe were represented by an emerging side and their matches were also downgraded from T20I status. [5]
Zimbabwe Emerging beat Namibia in the final, as Zimbabwe win the gold medal. [6] Uganda beat Kenya in the bronze medal match. [7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Uganda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.283 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
2 | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.049 | |
3 | University Sports South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.888 |
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James Vifah 41 (25) Jesse Prodehl 2/10 (4 overs) |
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Richmond Baaleri 27 (35) Juma Miyagi 3/10 (3 overs) |
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Roger Mukasa 41 (54) Lehan Botha 2/15 (4 overs) |
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Collins Obuya 68 (30) Richmond Baaleri 3/55 (4 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Zimbabwe Emerging | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.600 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.195 | |
3 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.220 | |
4 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.158 |
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Malan Kruger 46 (23) Tashinga Musekiwa 3/29 (4 overs) |
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Ivan Selemani 33 (34) Joshua Asia 3/18 (4 overs) |
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Omary Kitunda 43 (40) Wallace Mubayiwa 3/12 (4 overs) |
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Semi-finals | Gold Medal match | ||||||||
A1 | Uganda | 87/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
B2 | Namibia | 111/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
B2 | Namibia | 113/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
B1 | Zimbabwe Emerging | 114/2 (14.5 overs) | |||||||
B1 | Zimbabwe Emerging | 196 (20 overs) | |||||||
A2 | Kenya | 126 (19.3 overs) | Bronze Medal match | ||||||
A1 | Uganda | 206/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
A2 | Kenya | 100/9 (20 overs) |
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Johnathan Campbell 42 (27) Vishil Patel 2/29 (3 overs) | Collins Obuya 52 (29) Owen Muzondo 4/19 (4 overs) |
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