2024 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier C
| 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 |
| Champions | Nigeria |
| Runners-up |  Botswana |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Isaac Danladi |
| Most runs | Sulaimon Runsewe (231) |
| Most wickets | Ridwan Abdulkareem (14) |
| 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 was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was hosted by Nigeria in November 2024.[1]
The top two sides in the tournament advanced 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] Nigeria and Botswana both secured their places in the regional final with a game to spare, before the Nigerians defeated the latter in the final match of the tournament.[4][5][6] Nigeria's Isaac Danladi was named the player of the tournament.[7]
Squads
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 Eswatini[9]
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 Ivory Coast[10]
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Nigeria[11]
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 Saint Helena[12]
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 Sierra Leone[13]
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nigeria
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.372 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Botswana
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.796 | |
| 3 | Sierra Leone
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2.474 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Eswatini
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.337 | |
| 5 | Saint Helena
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.369 | |
| 6 | Ivory Coast
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −10.698 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]
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.
- Karabo Motlhanka (Bot) became the first player for Botswana to score 1000 runs in T20Is.[15]
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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.[16]
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Aruna Kainessie 40 (29)
Tharindu Perera 4/21 (4 overs) |
Valentine Mbazo 35 (33)
Chernoh Bah 2/16 (3.3 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
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Selim Salau 112 (53)
Pamba Dimitri 1/45 (4 overs) |
Ouattara Mohamed 4 (6)
Prosper Useni 3/0 (1.3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Selim Salau became the first player for Nigeria to score a century in men's T20Is.[17]
- Ivory Coast's total (7) was the lowest team total in men's T20Is.[18][19]
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Adil Butt 81 (43)
Aiden Leo 2/17 (3 overs) |
Scott Crowie 54* (53)
Umair Qasim 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
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Andrew Yon 67 (48)
George Sesay 1/15 (4 overs) |
Alusine Turay 44 (35)
Barry Stroud 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
- Dane Leo and Delroy Leo (Shn) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ouattara Mohamed 10 (14)
Mmoloki Mooketsi 3/0 (2 overs) |
Monroux Kasselman 19* (9)
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
- Assouan Roger (Civ) made his T20I debut.
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Isaac Danladi 46 (33)
Abass Gbla 2/14 (2 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
- Ishmael Komba (Sle) made his T20I debut.
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Scott Crowie 26 (32)
Mmoloki Mooketsi 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jordan Yon (Shn) made his T20I debut.
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Kone Aziz 10 (27)
Melusi Magagula 3/4 (2 overs) |
Rohan Sandeep 16* (6)
Kone Aziz 1/6 (1 over) |
- Ivory Coast won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ouattara Issouf (Civ) made his T20I debut.
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Kouakou Wilfried 9 (42)
Jordan Yon 4/3 (4 overs) |
Andrew Yon 10* (6)
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- Ivory Coast won the toss and elected to bat.
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Karabo Motlhanka 48 (37)
Ridwan Abdulkareem 6/22 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
References
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- ^ "Nigeria defeat Botswana to lift cricket world cup sub-regional qualifier trophy". The Cable. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Cricket: Unbeaten Nigeria bash Botswana to lift WCQ Trophy". The Nation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Match Day 5 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier C". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 November 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 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Milestone Alert!! A massive congratulations to our captain, Karabo Motlhanka on reaching 1000 runs in T20 internationals after todays match against eSwatini. Your leadership and performance continue to inspire us all. Here's to many more runs skipper". 27 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Hat-tricks in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Cricket: Nigeria extends good run at World Cup Qualifier". Premium Times. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "All out for seven - Ivory Coast set men's T20I record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Ivory Coast record lowest ever Men's T20I total". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 November 2024.