Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament explained

Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament
Fromdate:17
Todate:23 March 2024
Administrator:Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
Cricket Format:Twenty20 International[1]
Tournament Format:Group round-robin and playoffs
Host: Ghana
Count:1
Participants:8
Matches:16
Most Runs: Roger Mukasa (230)
Most Wickets: Alpesh Ramjani (13)
Player Of The Series: Owen Muzondo

The men's cricket tournament at the 2023 African Games in Ghana took place from 17 to 23 March 2024.[2] The matches were played in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format.[3] Eight teams participated in the event, with all the matches held at the Achimota Oval grounds in Accra.[4] 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.[5] Zimbabwe were represented by an emerging side and their matches were also downgraded from T20I status.[6]

Zimbabwe Emerging beat Namibia in the final, as Zimbabwe win the gold medal.[7] Uganda beat Kenya in the bronze medal match.[8]

Squads

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University Sports South Africa[13] [14] [15]
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  • 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
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Group stage

Group A

Points table

Fixtures

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Group B

Points table

Fixtures

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Gold Medal match

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Matches involving the South African or Zimbabwean sides did not have T20I status.
  2. 1759623820413993179 . Check out the 13th African Games cricket fixtures for both Men and Women. . CricketGhana . 20 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Cricket to make its African Games Debut in 2023 . Emerging Cricket . 22 February 2022 . 20 February 2023.
  4. Web site: African Games in Ghana in March 2024 to feature cricket for the first time . Czarsportz . 20 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Team SA matches lose T20I status . SA Cricket Mag . 20 March 2024 . 20 March 2024.
  6. Web site: South Africa, Zimbabwe's matches at Africa Games not given T20I status . ESPNcricinfo . 25 March 2024.
  7. Web site: Zimbabwe strike gold again as emerging side thrash Namibia in final . Zimbabwe Cricket . 23 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Zimbabwe men win cricket gold at the African Games but status kerfuffle leaves a sour taste in the mouth . Emerging Cricket . 25 March 2024 . 25 March 2024.
  9. Web site: Here's Ghana's Squad for the upcoming T20 Games at Achimota . Ghana Cricket Association . Facebook . 15 March 2024.
  10. Web site: Rakep Patel to lead Kenya's cricket squad in debut African Games . Mozzart Sport . 12 March 2024.
  11. Web site: African Games: Richelieu Eagles squad . Cricket Namibia . Facebook . 16 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Nigeria Men's Cricket Squad Gears Up for the 13th African Games in Ghana . Nigeria Cricket Federation . 12 March 2024 . 12 March 2024.
  13. Web site: Team SA women's success motivates men's squad ahead of African Games . Cricket South Africa . 13 March 2024.
  14. Web site: Cricket Cranes name strong team for African Games . Kawowo Sports . 15 March 2024 . 15 March 2024.
  15. Web site: African Games delight ZC . The Herald . 4 March 2024.

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