2021 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament played as part of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, during October and November 2021.[1]

In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Qualifiers had the Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) status.[2] The Africa Qualifier started with a sub-regional qualifier consisting of two groups, with the top team in each group progressing to the Regional Final.[3][4] Kenya and Nigeria, the two highest ranked teams as of 1 January 2020, progressed directly to the Regional Final.[3][5]

The sub-regional tournament was scheduled to take place in South Africa from 27 April to 3 May 2020; however, on 24 March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that all ICC qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June 2020 had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In December 2020, the ICC updated the qualification pathway following the disruption from the pandemic.[7] In March 2021, the sub-regional qualifiers were postponed again, with them both being moved back to October 2021.[8] In July 2021, the Rwanda Cricket Association announced that the ICC had confirmed Rwanda as the host nation for all of the matches in the Africa Qualifier.[9][10] Qualifier A matches were played at two venues in Kigali, the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium and the IPRC Cricket Ground.[11]

Uganda finished in first place in Qualifier A to join Kenya and Nigeria in the Regional Final.[12] Dinesh Nakrani of Uganda was named player of the series.[13] Qualifier B was won by Tanzania, who claimed the fourth and final place in the Regional Final.[14][15] Uganda won the Regional Final, winning five of their six matches, to progress to the Global Qualifiers.[16]

Qualifier A

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier A
Dates16 – 22 October 2021
Administrator(s)African Cricket Association
Cricket formatT20I
Host(s) Rwanda
Champions Uganda
Participants7
Matches21
Player of the seriesUganda Dinesh Nakrani
Most runsRwanda Orchide Tuyisenge (199)
Most wicketsUganda Dinesh Nakrani (21)

Squads

 Eswatini  Ghana[17]  Lesotho[18]  Malawi[19]  Rwanda[20]  Seychelles  Uganda[21]
  • Naeem Gull (c)
  • Muhammad Amin
  • Frederick Chester
  • Christiaan Forbes
  • Juber Ghadiyali
  • Junain Hansrod
  • Mancoba Jele
  • Siphesihle Kubheka
  • Melusi Magagula
  • Shehzad Patel (wk)
  • Umair Qasim
  • Haris Rashid
  • Joseph Wright
  • Lindinkosi Zulu
  • Samir Patel (c)
  • Ts'episo Chaoana
  • Omar Hussain
  • Yahya Jakda
  • Maaz Khan
  • Mohleki Leoela
  • Mthimkhulu Leporoporo
  • Ts'eliso Letsitsa
  • Molai Matsau
  • Lefulere Monanthane
  • Ayaj Patel
  • Sarfaraj Patel
  • Gladwin Thamae
  • Chachole Tlali (wk)
  • Moazzam Baig (c)
  • Donnex Kansonkho (vc)
  • Mohamed Abdulla
  • Chisomo Chete (wk)
  • Mike Choamba
  • Waliyu Jackson
  • Alick Kansonkho
  • Gift Kansonkho
  • Michael Mwamadi
  • Leneck Nakomo
  • Gershom Ntambalika
  • Blessings Pondani
  • Chikondi Rice
  • Sami Sohail
  • Clinton Rubagumya (c)
  • Kevin Irakoze (vc)
  • Martin Akayezu
  • Zappy Bimenyimana
  • Eric Dusingizimana
  • Yvan Mitari
  • Didier Ndikubwimana (wk)
  • Eric Niyomugabo
  • Subhasis Samal
  • Emmanuel Sebareme
  • Orchide Tuyisenge
  • Bosco Tuyizere
  • David Uwimana (wk)
  • Pankaj Vekaria
  • Kaushalkumar Patel (c)
  • Pednekar Abhijit
  • Subramanian Annand
  • Paul Byron
  • Radhakrishnan Deepak
  • Kerai Govind
  • Hirani Harji
  • Mazharul Islam
  • Deso Kalvin
  • Naidoo Krishna
  • Stephen Madusanka
  • Shanmugasundram Mohan (wk)
  • Vadodariya Mukesh
  • Rao Nil
  • Thiyagarajan Rajiv
  • Sohail Rocket
  • Samarathunga Rukmal
  • Sivakumar Udhayan

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Uganda 6 6 0 0 12 4.669
2  Ghana 6 5 1 0 10 2.220
3  Malawi 6 4 2 0 8 0.026
4  Rwanda 6 3 3 0 6 0.516
5  Seychelles 6 2 4 0 4 −2.345
6  Eswatini 6 1 5 0 2 −2.064
7  Lesotho 6 0 6 0 0 −3.830
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[22]

  advanced to the regional final

Fixtures

16 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Rwanda 
153/9 (20 overs)
v
 Ghana
157/5 (20 overs)
Eric Niyomugabo 48 (34)
Samson Awiah 5/23 (4 overs)
Obed Harvey 54* (41)
Zappy Bimenyimana 2/32 (4 overs)
Ghana won by 5 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Samson Awiah (Gha)
16 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Eswatini 
194/4 (20 overs)
v
 Lesotho
140 (17.3 overs)
Muhammad Amin 80 (48)
Sarfaraj Patel 2/40 (4 overs)
Chachole Tlali 35 (23)
Melusi Magagula 3/12 (4 overs)
Eswatini won by 54 runs
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Muhammad Amin (Esw)
  • Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Muhammad Amin, Frederick Chester, Christiaan Forbes, Juber Ghadiyali, Naeem Gull, Junain Hansrod, Siphesihle Kubheka, Melusi Magagula, Shehzad Patel, Umair Qasim, Joseph Wright (Esw), Ts'episo Chaoana, Omar Hussain, Yahya Jakda, Maaz Khan, Mthimkhulu Leporoporo, Molai Matsau, Lefulere Monanthane, Ayaj Patel, Samir Patel, Sarfaraj Patel and Chachole Tlali (Les) all made their T20I debuts.
  • Eswatini and Lesotho both played their first men's T20I match.
16 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Seychelles 
95 (20 overs)
v
 Ghana
96/1 (10.1 overs)
Deso Kalvin 30 (26)
Kofi Bagabena 5/9 (4 overs)
Moses Anafie 41* (20)
Ghana won by 9 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Itangishaka Olivier (Rwa) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Kofi Bagabena (Gha)
  • Seychelles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mazharul Islam, Deso Kalvin, Naidoo Krishna, Stephen Madusanka, Shanmugasundram Mohan, Vadodariya Mukesh, Rao Nil, Kaushalkumar Patel, Thiyagarajan Rajiv, Sohail Rocket and Sivakumar Udhayan (Sey) all made their T20I debuts.
  • Seychelles played their first men's T20I match.
  • Kofi Bagabena took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is,[23] and became the first bowler for Ghana to take a hat-trick in T20Is.[24]
16 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Malawi 
98/7 (20 overs)
v
 Uganda
101/0 (11 overs)
Gift Kansonkho 33 (48)
Frank Akankwasa 2/10 (2 overs)
Uganda won by 10 wickets
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Simon Ssesazi (Uga)
  • Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mike Choamba, Alick Kansonkho and Leneck Nakomo (Mwi) all made their T20I debuts.
17 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Lesotho 
131/8 (20 overs)
v
 Seychelles
132/4 (16.2 overs)
Samir Patel 35* (26)
Kaushalkumar Patel 2/16 (4 overs)
Thiyagarajan Rajiv 36 (27)
Yahya Jakda 2/32 (4 overs)
Seychelles won by 6 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Naidoo Krishna (Sey)
  • Seychelles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gladwin Thamae (Les) made his T20I debut.
17 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Eswatini 
97 (18.2 overs)
v
 Malawi
99/2 (12.4 overs)
Juber Ghadiyali 22 (22)
Moazzam Baig 5/13 (4 overs)
Sami Sohail 32* (24)
Juber Ghadiyali 1/8 (1.4 overs)
Malawi won by 8 wickets
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Moazzam Baig (Mwi)
17 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Ghana 
239/5 (20 overs)
v
 Lesotho
123 (18.2 overs)
Rexford Bakum 66 (31)
Omar Hussain 2/28 (3 overs)
Maaz Khan 63 (34)
Rexford Bakum 5/26 (4 overs)
Ghana won by 116 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Itangishaka Olivier (Rwa)
Player of the match: Rexford Bakum (Gha)
17 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Uganda 
169/4 (20 overs)
v
 Rwanda
63 (15.1 overs)
Ronak Patel 63* (37)
Clinton Rubagumya 1/26 (2 overs)
Subhasis Samal 17 (26)
Dinesh Nakrani 3/9 (3 overs)
Uganda won by 106 runs
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Isaac Oyieko (Ken) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Ronak Patel (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
19 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Malawi 
95/8 (20 overs)
v
 Ghana
96/3 (12 overs)
Gershom Ntambalika 41 (33)
Daniel Anefie 3/10 (4 overs)
Rexford Bakum 27 (14)
Moazzam Baig 2/21 (3 overs)
Ghana won by 7 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and David Odhiambo (Ken)
Player of the match: Daniel Anefie (Gha)
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
19 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Lesotho 
26 (12.4 overs)
v
 Uganda
27/0 (3.4 overs)
Samir Patel 10 (24)
Dinesh Nakrani 6/7 (4 overs)
Saud Islam 19* (17)
Uganda won by 10 wickets
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Dinesh Nakrani (Uga)
19 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Rwanda 
196/4 (20 overs)
v
 Seychelles
23/5 (9 overs)
Orchide Tuyisenge 100* (60)
Vadodariya Mukesh 2/44 (4 overs)
Stephen Madusanka 12 (25)
Kevin Irakoze 3/5 (4 overs)
Rwanda won by 78 runs (DLS method)
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Isaac Oyieko (Ken) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Orchide Tuyisenge (Rwa)
  • Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Orchide Tuyisenge became the first player for Rwanda to score a century in T20Is.[26]
19 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Eswatini 
72 (14.5 overs)
v
 Uganda
76/4 (12.1 overs)
Shehzad Patel 25* (21)
Frank Nsubuga 3/9 (4 overs)
Dinesh Nakrani 22* (24)
Melusi Magagula 3/25 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 6 wickets
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Itangishaka Olivier (Rwa) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Frank Nsubuga (Uga)
  • Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mancoba Jele (Esw) made his T20I debut.
20 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Malawi 
142/2 (20 overs)
v
 Seychelles
121 (19.3 overs)
Sami Sohail 84* (66)
Sohail Rocket 1/36 (4 overs)
Stephen Madusanka 27 (20)
Sami Sohail 2/12 (2 overs)
Malawi won by 21 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Itangishaka Olivier (Rwa) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Sami Sohail (Mwi)
  • Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Chikondi Rice (Mwi) made his T20I debut.
20 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Eswatini 
74/9 (20 overs)
v
 Ghana
75/3 (10.4 overs)
Juber Ghadiyali 13 (23)
Obed Harvey 3/12 (4 overs)
Devender Singh 19* (15)
Umair Qasim 2/27 (4 overs)
Ghana won by 7 wickets
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Obed Harvey (Gha)
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lindinkosi Zulu (Esw) made his T20I debut.
20 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Eswatini 
128/7 (16 overs)
v
 Seychelles
130/3 (15.2 overs)
Muhammad Amin 51 (31)
Hirani Harji 3/21 (4 overs)
Stephen Madusanka 43* (35)
Juber Ghadiyali 3/24 (4 overs)
Seychelles won by 7 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Claus Schumacher (Nam) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Stephen Madusanka (Sey)
  • Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
  • Kerai Govind and Hirani Harji (Sey) both made their T20I debuts.
21 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Rwanda 
102/8 (11 overs)
v
 Lesotho
80/7 (11 overs)
Subhasis Samal 31 (17)
Molai Matsau 2/18 (2 overs)
Chachole Tlali 23 (17)
Emmanuel Sebareme 3/17 (3 overs)
Rwanda won by 22 runs
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Isaac Oyieko (Ken) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Emmanuel Sebareme (Rwa)
  • Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was rescheduled from 20 October and reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
  • Mohleki Leoela (Les) made his T20I debut.
21 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Uganda 
176/6 (20 overs)
v
 Ghana
97 (19.1 overs)
Saud Islam 67 (54)
Rexford Bakum 4/29 (4 overs)
Samson Awiah 37 (48)
Dinesh Nakrani 3/17 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 79 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Dinesh Nakrani (Uga)
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
22 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Eswatini 
77 (16.3 overs)
v
 Rwanda
79/3 (8 overs)
Christiaan Forbes 31 (32)
Martin Akayezu 4/9 (4 overs)
Orchide Tuyisenge 37 (21)
Mancoba Jele 2/27 (3 overs)
Rwanda won by 7 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Isaac Oyieko (Ken) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Martin Akayezu (Rwa)
  • Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
22 October 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Malawi 
123/4 (15 overs)
v
 Lesotho
101/7 (15 overs)
Sami Sohail 26 (23)
Ts'episo Chaoana 2/13 (3 overs)
Chachole Tlali 35 (32)
Moazzam Baig 3/9 (3 overs)
Malawi won by 22 runs
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Moazzam Baig (Mwi)
  • Lesotho won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
  • Waliyu Jackson (Mwi) made his T20I debut.
22 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Malawi 
139/2 (20 overs)
v
 Rwanda
115 (18.2 overs)
Donnex Kansonkho 54 (65)
Clinton Rubagumya 1/20 (4 overs)
Pankaj Vekaria 20 (11)
Sami Sohail 2/15 (4 overs)
Moazzam Baig 2/15 (4 overs)
Malawi won by 24 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Sami Sohail (Mwi)
  • Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
22 October 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Uganda 
164/5 (20 overs)
v
 Seychelles
69/9 (20 overs)
Ronak Patel 41 (38)
Stephen Madusanka 1/20 (2 overs)
Stephen Madusanka 20 (29)
Dinesh Nakrani 5/8 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 95 runs
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Itangishaka Olivier (Rwa) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Dinesh Nakrani (Uga)

Qualifier B

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier B
Dates2 – 7 November 2021
Administrator(s)African Cricket Association
Cricket formatT20I
Host(s) Rwanda
Champions Tanzania
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsTanzania Ivan Selemani (207)
Most wicketsBotswana Dhruv Maisuria (11)

Squads

 Botswana[27]  Cameroon[28]  Mozambique[28]  Sierra Leone[29]  Tanzania[30]
  • Faustin Mpegna (c)
  • Maxwell Fru (vc)
  • Protais Abanda
  • Julien Abega
  • Roland Amah
  • Abdoulaye Aminou (wk)
  • Sun Assengong
  • Alexis Balla
  • Dipita Loic
  • Andre Malouck
  • Appolinaire Mengoumou
  • Narcisse Ndouteng
  • Charles Ondoa (wk)
  • Idriss Tchakou
  • Alain Toube (wk)
  • Bruno Toube
  • Filipe Cossa (c)
  • Jose Bulele
  • Luis Canda
  • Frederico Carava
  • Francisco Couana
  • Santana Dima
  • Last Emilio (wk)
  • Gomes Gomes
  • Joao Hou
  • Zefanias Matsinhe
  • Agostinho Navicha
  • Titos Nhambhau
  • Shelton Nhavotso
  • Lourenço Simango
  • Lourenco Solomone
  • Gerito Sopinho
  • Vieira Tembo
  • Lansana Lamin (c)
  • Abu Kamara (vc)
  • Chernoh Bah
  • John Bangura (wk)
  • Samuel Conteh
  • Edmond Ernest
  • Abass Gbla
  • Arvind Kerai
  • Mohammad Shamshad Khan
  • Zahid Khan
  • Miniru Kpaka
  • Ibrahim Mansaray (wk)
  • Osman Sankoh
  • George Sesay
  • Sulaiman Tarawally
  • Solomon Williams

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Tanzania 4 4 0 0 8 4.592
2  Botswana 4 3 1 0 6 3.021
3  Sierra Leone 4 2 2 0 4 −0.958
4  Mozambique 4 1 3 0 2 0.159
5  Cameroon 4 0 4 0 0 −7.404
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[31]

  advanced to the regional final

Fixtures

2 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Botswana 
157/5 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
85 (17.5 overs)
Karabo Motlhanka 74 (58)
George Sesay 3/21 (3 overs)
Abass Gbla 15 (12)
Lansana Lamin 15 (12)
Dhruv Maisuria 3/12 (4 overs)
Botswana won by 72 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Karabo Motlhanka (Bot)
  • Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Zahid Khan (Sle) made his T20I debut.
2 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Tanzania 
242/6 (20 overs)
v
 Mozambique
155/9 (20 overs)
Ivan Selemani 81 (42)
Santana Dima 3/42 (4 overs)
Filipe Cossa 59 (32)
Salum Jumbe 3/24 (3 overs)
Tanzania won by 87 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Simon Kintu (Uga) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Ivan Selemani (Tan)
3 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Mozambique 
209/5 (20 overs)
v
 Cameroon
38 (10.1 overs)
Francisco Couana 104 (51)
Dipita Loic 2/30 (4 overs)
Protais Abanda 9 (15)
Francisco Couana 5/19 (4 overs)
Mozambique won by 171 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Francisco Couana (Moz)
  • Cameroon won the toss and elected to field.
  • Protais Abanda, Julien Abega, Roland Amah, Maxwell Fru, Dipita Loic, Appolinaire Mengoumou, Faustin Mpegna, Charles Ondoa, Idriss Tchakou, Alain Toube, Bruno Toube (Cmr) and Frederico Carava (Moz) all made their T20I debuts.
  • Francisco Couana became the first player for Mozambique to score a century in T20Is[26] and to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[23] This was the first time that a player scored a century and took five wickets in a single T20I.[32]
3 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
99/8 (20 overs)
v
 Tanzania
104/2 (10.5 overs)
Solomon Williams 22* (17)
Ally Kimote 3/25 (4 overs)
Ivan Selemani 70* (35)
Edmond Ernest 1/20 (4 overs)
Tanzania won by 8 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Simon Kintu (Uga) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Ivan Selemani (Tan)
  • Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
5 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Cameroon 
51 (16 overs)
v
 Botswana
54/1 (4.5 overs)
Bruno Toube 19 (14)
Reginald Nehonde 4/7 (3 overs)
Valentine Mbazo 31* (11)
Maxwell Fru 1/22 (2 overs)
Botswana won by 9 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Reginald Nehonde (Bot)
  • Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Alexis Balla (Cmr) made his T20I debut.
5 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Mozambique 
96/9 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
97/5 (17.2 overs)
Francisco Couana 25 (18)
George Sesay 4/11 (4 overs)
Lansana Lamin 30* (26)
Jose Bulele 2/19 (4 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 5 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Samuel Conteh (Sle)
  • Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Agostinho Navicha (Moz) made his T20I debut.
6 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Botswana 
152/5 (20 overs)
v
 Mozambique
100 (19.5 overs)
Reginald Nehonde 63 (51)
Filipe Cossa 2/12 (2 overs)
Francisco Couana 18 (21)
Joao Hou 18 (21)
Reginald Nehonde 4/27 (4 overs)
Botswana won by 52 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Reginald Nehonde (Bot)
  • Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
6 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Tanzania 
240/5 (20 overs)
v
 Cameroon
62 (16.2 overs)
Kassim Nassoro 59* (19)
Maxwell Fru 3/42 (4 overs)
Bruno Toube 21 (21)
Jatinkumar Darji 4/7 (4 overs)
Tanzania won by 178 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Simon Kintu (Uga)
Player of the match: Kassim Nassoro (Tan)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Zamoyoni Jabeneke, Arshan Jasani and Omary Kitunda (Tan) all made their T20I debuts.
7 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Cameroon 
89/9 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
90/4 (12.1 overs)
Roland Amah 18 (26)
Samuel Conteh 3/22 (4 overs)
Zahid Khan 27 (18)
Bruno Toube 3/16 (3 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Simon Kintu (Uga) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Samuel Conteh (Sle)
  • Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Narcisse Ndouteng (Cmr) made his T20I debut.
7 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Tanzania 
143 (19.5 overs)
v
 Botswana
140/7 (20 overs)
Harsheed Chohan 25 (10)
Dhruv Maisuria 4/13 (3.5 overs)
Reginald Nehonde 37 (42)
Jitin Singh 3/35 (3 overs)
Tanzania won by 3 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Jitin Singh (Tan)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

Regional Final

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Regional Final
Dates17 – 20 November 2021
Administrator(s)African Cricket Association
Cricket formatT20I
Host(s) Rwanda
Champions Uganda
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsKenya Alex Obanda (231)
Most wicketsTanzania SanjayKumar Thakor (10)
← 2019

Squads

 Kenya[33]  Nigeria[34]  Tanzania[35]  Uganda[36]

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Uganda 6 5 1 0 10 1.024
2  Kenya 6 4 2 0 8 1.002
3  Tanzania 6 3 3 0 6 0.523
4  Nigeria 6 0 6 0 0 −2.610
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[37]

  advanced to the global qualifier

Fixtures

17 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Nigeria 
114/9 (20 overs)
v
 Tanzania
117/4 (13.1 overs)
Ashmit Shreshta 26 (30)
SanjayKumar Thakor 3/14 (4 overs)
Abhik Patwa 36 (24)
Prosper Useni 1/15 (2.1 overs)
Tanzania won by 6 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: SanjayKumar Thakor (Tan)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
17 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Kenya 
161/5 (20 overs)
v
 Uganda
160/7 (20 overs)
Collins Obuya 44 (35)
Frank Nsubuga 2/7 (4 overs)
Dinesh Nakrani 67 (32)
Elijah Otieno 3/18 (4 overs)
Kenya won by 1 run
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Shaun George (SA)
Player of the match: Dinesh Nakrani (Uga)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sukhdeep Singh (Ken) made his T20I debut.
17 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Uganda 
147/9 (20 overs)
v
 Nigeria
50/2 (9.2 overs)
Riazat Ali Shah 39 (25)
Peter Aho 2/20 (4 overs)
Ademola Onikoyi 28* (28)
Frank Nsubuga 1/27 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 12 runs (DLS method)
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Dinesh Nakrani (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
17 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Tanzania 
187/5 (20 overs)
v
 Kenya
138 (18.4 overs)
Arshan Jasani 90* (52)
Rakep Patel 2/28 (4 overs)
Alex Obanda 47 (33)
Riziki Kiseto 4/17 (4 overs)
Tanzania won by 49 runs
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: Arshan Jasani (Tan)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
18 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Tanzania 
140/8 (20 overs)
v
 Uganda
141/2 (18.2 overs)
Kassim Nassoro 34 (29)
Bilal Hassan 3/22 (4 overs)
Ronak Patel 68* (49)
Riziki Kiseto 2/28 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 8 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: Ronak Patel (Uga)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
18 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Nigeria 
130/6 (20 overs)
v
 Kenya
136/2 (13.4 overs)
Sesan Adedeji 46 (50)
Nehemiah Odhiambo 2/18 (4 overs)
Alex Obanda 103* (56)
Peter Aho 2/29 (3 overs)
Kenya won by 8 wickets
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Andrew Louw (Nam)
Player of the match: Alex Obanda (Ken)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Alex Obanda became the first player for Kenya to score a century in T20Is.[26]
18 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Tanzania 
101 (17 overs)
v
 Kenya
104/3 (12.3 overs)
Kassim Nassoro 42 (31)
Vraj Patel 3/17 (4 overs)
Collins Obuya 28 (14)
SanjayKumar Thakor 1/12 (2 overs)
Kenya won by 7 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: Rushab Patel (Ken)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
18 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Nigeria 
112/9 (20 overs)
v
 Uganda
114/2 (16.2 overs)
Ashmit Shreshta 28 (35)
Riazat Ali Shah 4/12 (3 overs)
Ronak Patel 35* (35)
Sesan Adedeji 1/12 (3 overs)
Uganda won by 8 wickets
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Riazat Ali Shah (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
20 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Tanzania 
68 (15.4 overs)
v
 Uganda
74/4 (13.5 overs)
Ivan Selemani 20 (23)
Frank Akankwasa 4/10 (3.4 overs)
Simon Ssesazi 39 (39)
SanjayKumar Thakor 3/17 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 6 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Habib Enesi (Nga)
Player of the match: Frank Akankwasa (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
20 November 2021
09:15
Scorecard
Kenya 
168/6 (20 overs)
v
 Nigeria
108 (16.2 overs)
Irfan Karim 52* (38)
Ridwan Abdulkareem 2/18 (3 overs)
Ademola Onikoyi 27 (12)
Vraj Patel 5/12 (4 overs)
Kenya won by 60 runs
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: Vraj Patel (Ken)
20 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Kenya 
123/3 (20 overs)
v
 Uganda
118/4 (17.4 overs)
Rakep Patel 62* (46)
Frank Nsubuga 1/9 (4 overs)
Riazat Ali Shah 43* (31)
Rakep Patel 2/17 (3 overs)
Uganda won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Riazat Ali Shah (Uga)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Uganda were set a revised target of 118 runs from 19 overs due to rain.
20 November 2021
13:45
Scorecard
Tanzania 
136/7 (20 overs)
v
 Nigeria
67 (14 overs)
Kassim Nassoro 40* (25)
Sesan Adedeji 2/20 (4 overs)
Samuel Mba 23 (22)
Jatinkumar Darji 4/10 (4 overs)
Tanzania won by 69 runs
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Shaun George (SA)
Player of the match: Jatinkumar Darji (Tan)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

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