2024 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier C
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| Dates | 23 – 28 November 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Africa Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Nigeria |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Part of a series on the |
| 2026 Men's T20 World Cup |
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The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier C is a cricket tournament that forms part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It is being hosted by Nigeria in November 2024.[1]
The top two sides in the tournament will advance to the regional final, where they will be joined by Namibia and Uganda, who were given a bye after having participated in the previous T20 World Cup, and four other teams from sub-regional qualifiers A and B.[2][3]
Squads
[edit] Botswana[4]
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 Eswatini[5]
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 Ivory Coast[6]
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Nigeria[7]
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 Saint Helena[8]
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 Sierra Leone[9]
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sierra Leone
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.400 | Advance to the regional final |
| 2 | Nigeria
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.900 | |
| 3 | Botswana
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.400 | |
| 4 | Eswatini
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −2.400 | |
| 5 | Saint Helena
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −5.900 | |
| 6 | Ivory Coast
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −8.400 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]
Fixtures
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Vinoo Balakrishnan 101 (66)
Mancoba Jele 2/30 (3 overs) |
Javid Suleman 35 (38)
Mmoloki Mooketsi 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sibusiso Jele, Minhaz Khojbariya and Javid Suleman (Esw) all made their T20I debuts.
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Mimi Alex 5 (3)
George Ngegba 5/12 (3.4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mimi Alex, Kone Aziz, Dje Claude, Ouattara Djakaridja, Pamba Dimitri, Ladji Ezechiel, Maiga Ibrahim, Dosso Issiaka, Ouattara Mohamed, Kone Nagnama and Kouakou Wilfried (Civ) all made their T20I debuts.
- George Ngegba (Sle) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[citation needed]
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Sulaimon Runsewe 60 (51)
Scott Crowie 1/22 (2 overs) |
Aiden Leo 19 (29)
Ridwan Abdulkareem 4/13 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jamie Essex, Branden Leo, Joey Thomas and David Young (Shn) all made their T20I debuts.
- Ridwan Abdulkareem (Nga) took his first hat-trick in T20Is.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nigeria Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier C in November 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Our Baggy Blues are set to compete in the Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C against Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Eswatini, St. Helena, and Côte d'Ivoire!". Botswana Cricket Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Eswatini Men's National Team". Eswatini Cricket Association. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Les éléphants du cricket" [The elephants of cricket]. Fédération Ivoirienne de Cricket (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "As the host nation and the highest-ranked team in the tournament at 36th on the ICC T20 rankings, Nigeria is ready to lead the charge at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C!". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Why not visit St Helena Airport this Saturday and give the team.a good send off". St Helena Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Sierra Leone: Ready for the Challenge!". Cricket Sierra Leone. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "T20WC Africa Sub Regional QLF C 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Hat-tricks in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.