Administrator | ICC |
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Format | 20 overs |
Tournament format | Round-robin |
Number of teams | 20 (overall) |
Current champion | Div. 1: ![]() Div. 2: ![]() Div. 3: ![]() |
The ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship was an international Twenty20 cricket competition that formed part of the qualification process for the ICC World Twenty20. It was contested by associate and affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) located in Africa. It ran from 2011 to 2016. The Africa Twenty20 Championship comprised three divisions, which operated on a system of promotion and relegation. Each division was contested (as a standalone tournament) approximately every two years, in line with the World Twenty20. The teams finishing first and second at the Division One tournament were promoted to the World Twenty20 Qualifier, along with the top teams from other regional qualifiers.
Both the first and second Division One tournaments were held in Kampala, Uganda, and featured five teams. [1] [2] The number of teams was increased to six for the 2015 edition, which was held in Benoni, South Africa (a neutral venue). [3] Namibia did not participate in the 2013 Division One tournament, as it had already qualified for the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier (by virtue of placing in the top six at the 2012 event). [4]
Year | Host(s) | Venue(s) | Result | ||
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Winner | Margin | Runner-up | |||
2011 | ![]() | Kampala | ![]() 149/4 (17.4 overs) | Uganda won by 6 wickets scorecard | ![]() 148/8 (20 overs) |
2013 | ![]() | Kampala | ![]() +2.517 NRR | Kenya won on net run rate table | ![]() +1.784 NRR |
2015 | ![]() | Benoni | ![]() +2.182 NRR | Namibia won on net run rate table | ![]() +1.663 NRR |
Team | ![]() 2011 | ![]() 2013 | ![]() 2015 | Total |
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![]() | — | 4th | 5th | 2 |
![]() | 5th | — | 4th | 2 |
![]() | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3 |
![]() | 2nd | ✕ | 1st | 2 |
![]() | 4th | 5th | — | 2 |
![]() | — | 3rd | 6th | 2 |
![]() | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3 |
Year | Host(s) | Venue(s) | Result | ||
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Winner | Margin | Runner-up | |||
2011 | ![]() | Benoni | ![]() 14 points | Nigeria won on points table | ![]() 12 points |
2012 | ![]() | Benoni | ![]() +1.843 NRR | Botswana won on net run rate table | ![]() +1.675 NRR |
2014 | ![]() | Benoni | ![]() +2.227 NRR | Ghana won on net run rate table | ![]() +1.508 NRR |
2016 | ![]() | Benoni | ![]() 8 points | Sierra Leone won on points table Archived 27 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine | ![]() 4 points |
Team | ![]() 2011 | ![]() 2012 | ![]() 2014 | ![]() 2016 | Total |
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![]() | 3rd | 1st | ✕ | ✕ | 2 |
![]() | 2nd | 4th | 1st | ✕ | 3 |
![]() | 9th | — | — | — | 1 |
![]() | 7th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 4 |
![]() | 1st | ✕ | 3rd | ✕ | 2 |
![]() | 8th | — | — | 3rd | 2 |
![]() | — | 5th | 4th | ✕ | 2 |
![]() | 5th | 8th | — | 1st | 3 |
![]() | 6th | 7th | 5th | — | 3 |
![]() | 4th | 2nd | ✕ | ✕ | 2 |
![]() | — | 3rd | 2nd | ✕ | 2 |
Year | Host(s) | Venue(s) | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | Margin | Runner-up | |||
2011 | ![]() | Accra | ![]() 125/4 (20 overs) | Rwanda won by 8 runs scorecard | ![]() 117/7 (20 overs) |
2012 | ![]() | Benoni | ![]() 14 points | Zambia won on points table | ![]() 12 points |
2014 | ![]() | Benoni | ![]() +1.413 NRR | Swaziland won on net run rate table | ![]() +0.729 NRR |
Team | ![]() 2011 | ![]() 2012 | ![]() 2014 | Total |
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![]() | 6th | 7th | — | 2 |
![]() | ✕ | ✕ | 1st | 1 |
![]() | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3 |
![]() | 3rd | — | — | 1 |
![]() | 7th | 8th | — | 2 |
![]() | 4th | 6th | — | 2 |
![]() | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3 |
![]() | — | 5th | — | 1 |
![]() | 2nd | 2nd | ✕ | 2 |
![]() | ✕ | ✕ | 2nd | 1 |
![]() | — | 1st | ✕ | 1 |
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