Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Dates	17 – 23 March 2024
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 (1st title)
Runners-up	Namibia
Third place	Uganda
Participants	8
Matches	16
Player of the series	Owen Muzondo
Most runs	Roger Mukasa (230)
Most wickets	Alpesh Ramjani (13)

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]

Squads

Squads

Ghana [8]	Kenya [9]	Namibia [10]	Nigeria [11]
Obed Harvey (c) Michael Aboagye Daniel Anefie Kelvin Awala Richmond Baaleri Kofi Bagabena Godfred Bakiweyem Rexford Bakum Syed Aqeel Israr Lee Nyarko Alex Osei Devender Singh Joseph Theodore (wk) James Vifah Philip Yevugah	Rakep Patel (c) Emmanuel Bundi Peter Langat Neil Mugabe Francis Mutua Gerard Mwendwa Shem Ngoche Collins Obuya Nelson Odhiambo Lucas Oluoch Aarnav Patel Vishil Patel Gurdeep Singh Sukhdeep Singh (wk)	Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (c) Jan Balt Peter-Daniel Blignaut Jack Brassell Niko Davin Shaun Fouché Addo Iita Junior Kariata Handre Klazinge JP Kotze (wk) Malan Kruger Dylan Leicher Ben Shikongo Simon Shikongo Gerhard Janse van Rensburg (wk)	Sylvester Okpe (c) Ridwan Abdulkareem Sesan Adedeji Vincent Adewoye Peter Aho Daniel Ajekun Joshua Asia Solomon Chilemanya Isaac Danladi Akhere Isesele Isaac Okpe Sulaimon Runsewe (wk) Mohameed Taiwo Chiemelie Udekwe Prosper Useni
University Sports South Africa [12]	Tanzania [3]	Uganda [13]	Zimbabwe Emerging [14]
George Van Heerden (c) Dylan Bester Lehan Botha Ethan Frosler Kyle Glennister Maahir Joseph Keagan Lion-Cachet (wk) Orapeleng Motlhoaring Lifa Ntanzi Minenhle Ntobela Heinrigh Pieterse Jesse Prodehl Lwandi Tywaku Aphiwe Yako	Salum Jumbe (c) Sefu Athumani Mohamed Issa Abdallah Jabiri Zamoyoni Jabeneke Ally Kimote Omary Kitunda (wk) Jumanne Masquater Simba Mbaki Kassim Nassoro Yalinde Nkanya Johnson Nyambo Ivan Selemani SanjayKumar Thakor	Brian Masaba (c) Fred Achelam (wk) Bilal Hassan Cyrus Kakuru (wk) Cosmas Kyewuta Ronald Lutaaya Juma Miyagi Roger Mukasa Dinesh Nakrani Robinson Obuya Alpesh Ramjani Henry Ssenyondo Simon Ssesazi (wk) Kenneth Waiswa	Clive Madande (c, wk) Brian Bennett Johnathan Campbell Takudzwa Chataira Alex Falao Trevor Gwandu Kudakwashe Macheka Tadiwanashe Marumani Wallace Mubayiwa Ashley Mufandauya Tony Munyonga Rodney Mupfudza Tashinga Musekiwa Owen Muzondo Nick Welch

Group stage

Group A

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
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

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[15]

Fixtures

17 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

University Sports South Africa 237/2 (20 overs)	v	Ghana 103/7 (20 overs)
George Van Heerden 107* (57) Godfred Bakiweyem 1/46 (4 overs)		James Vifah 41 (25) Jesse Prodehl 2/10 (4 overs)

University Sport South Africa won by 134 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: George Van Heerden (University Sports South Africa)

• University Sports South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

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17 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Uganda   169/7 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 97 (16.4 overs)
Roger Mukasa 59 (45) Lucas Oluoch 5/20 (4 overs)		Rakep Patel 42 (35) Alpesh Ramjani 4/17 (3.4 overs)

Uganda won by 72 runs Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Habib Enesi (Nga) Player of the match: Dinesh Nakrani (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lucas Oluoch (Ken) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is. ^[16]
• Roger Mukasa (Uga) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is. ^[17]

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18 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Kenya   141/6 (20 overs)	v	University Sports South Africa 71 (15 overs)
Collins Obuya 58 (47) Heinrigh Pieterse 2/23 (4 overs)		George Van Heerden 22 (22) Aarnav Patel 5/15 (3 overs)

Kenya won by 70 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Aarnav Patel (Ken)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

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18 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Uganda   194/5 (20 overs)	v	Ghana 73 (16 overs)
Simon Ssesazi 90 (50) Obed Harvey 5/36 (4 overs)		Richmond Baaleri 27 (35) Juma Miyagi 3/10 (3 overs)

Uganda won by 121 runs Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Simon Ssesazi (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lee Nyarko (Gha) made his T20I debut.
• Obed Harvey (Gha) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is. ^[18]

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20 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

University Sports South Africa 95/9 (20 overs)	v	Uganda 99/8 (20 overs)
George Van Heerden 44 (45) Bilal Hassan 4/10 (4 overs)		Roger Mukasa 41 (54) Lehan Botha 2/15 (4 overs)

Uganda won by 2 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Roger Mukasa (Uga)

• University Sports South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

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20 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Ghana   111 (18.3 overs)	v	Kenya 115/3 (11.1 overs)
Obed Harvey 33 (33) Rakep Patel 3/12 (4 overs)		Collins Obuya 68 (30) Richmond Baaleri 3/55 (4 overs)

Kenya won by 7 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Adil Kassam (Tan) Player of the match: Collins Obuya (Ken)

• Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
• Aarnav Patel (Ken) made his T20I debut.

Group B

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
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

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[15]

Fixtures

17 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Zimbabwe Emerging   197/6 (20 overs)	v	Namibia 162/8 (20 overs)
Brian Bennett 65 (39) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 2/27 (4 overs)		Malan Kruger 46 (23) Tashinga Musekiwa 3/29 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 35 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Owen Muzondo (Zim)

• Zimbabwe Emerging won the toss and elected to bat.

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17 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Tanzania   131/6 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 84 (18.3 overs)
Ivan Selemani 33 (34) Joshua Asia 3/18 (4 overs)		Sesan Adedeji 25 (33) Salum Jumbe 5/10 (3.3 overs)

Tanzania won by 47 runs Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Salum Jumbe (Tan)

• Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
• Salum Jumbe (Tan) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is. ^[18]

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18 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Tanzania   86 (19.5 overs)	v	Zimbabwe Emerging 90/6 (16.3 overs)
Omary Kitunda 43 (40) Wallace Mubayiwa 3/12 (4 overs)		Clive Madande 42* (39) Ally Kimote 2/12 (3 overs)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 4 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Wallace Mubayiwa (Zim)

• Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

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18 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Namibia   121/7 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 126/7 (20 overs)
Dylan Leicher 42* (41) Isaac Danladi 2/10 (4 overs)		Isaac Danladi 28 (21) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 3/20 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 3 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: Isaac Danladi (Nga)

• Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jan Balt, Simon Shikongo and Gerhard Janse van Rensburg (Nam) all made their T20I debuts.

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20 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Nigeria   88 (17.4 overs)	v	Zimbabwe Emerging 91/0 (16 overs)
Vincent Adewoye 19* (15) Owen Muzondo 3/11 (4 overs)		Tadiwanashe Marumani 47* (44)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 10 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Owen Muzondo (Zim)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

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20 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Tanzania   71/9 (20 overs)	v	Namibia 72/3 (12.3 overs)
SanjayKumar Thakor 15 (28) Ben Shikongo 2/9 (4 overs)		JP Kotze 21* (22) Ally Kimote 2/20 (3.3 overs)

Namibia won by 7 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Ben Shikongo (Nam)

• Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	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)

Semi-finals

21 March 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Namibia   111/7 (20 overs)	v	Uganda 87/9 (20 overs)
Niko Davin 25 (25) Juma Miyagi 3/10 (2 overs)		Roger Mukasa 36 (43) Handre Klazinge 4/19 (4 overs)

Namibia won by 24 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Handre Klazinge (Nam)

• Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

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21 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Zimbabwe Emerging   196/5 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 126 (19.3 overs)
Johnathan Campbell 42 (27) Vishil Patel 2/29 (3 overs)		Collins Obuya 52 (29) Owen Muzondo 4/19 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 70 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Adil Kassam (Tan) Player of the match: Tashinga Musekiwa (Zim)

• Zimbabwe Emerging won the toss and elected to bat.

Bronze Medal match

23 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Uganda   206/6 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 100/9 (20 overs)
Simon Ssesazi 66 (44) Nelson Odhiambo 2/32 (3 overs)		Lucas Oluoch 19 (19) Cosmas Kyewuta 4/13 (4 overs)

Uganda won by 106 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Cosmas Kyewuta (Uga)

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

Gold Medal match

23 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Namibia   113/7 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe Emerging 114/2 (14.5 overs)
Dylan Leicher 29 (30) Owen Muzondo 1/10 (2 overs)		Tadiwanashe Marumani 58 (40) Peter-Daniel Blignaut 2/11 (2.5 overs)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 8 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Zim)

• Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

Notes

1. Matches involving the South African or Zimbabwean sides did not have T20I status.

See also

• Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

References

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External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo