2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two

The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two was a cricket tournament in Benoni, South Africa, taking place between 4 August and 9 October 2008. It gave six African Associate and Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and formed part of the global World Cricket League structure.

2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two
Administrator(s)African Cricket Association
Cricket format50 overs per side
Tournament format(s)round robin
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Botswana
Participants6
Matches played15
Most runsKhuram Javid 276
Most wicketsIsaac Aboagye 13

Botswana, the top team, was promoted to Division 1 and the 2009 Global Division 6 while Nigeria qualified for the 2009 Global Division 7.

Teams

There were 6 teams that played in the tournament. These teams were non-test member nations of the African Cricket Association. The teams that played were:

Squads

 Botswana  Ghana  Mozambique
Taroesh Trivedi

Shahzaib Khan
Abdul Patel
Sabir Elyas
Gaolape Mokokwe
James Moses
Manan Barot
Karabo Modise
Denzil Sequeira
Tshepo Mhozya
Mosa Gaolekwe
Omar Ali

Obed Abgomadzie

Matthew Bawa
Lawrence Ateak
Isaac Aboagye
Peter Ananya
Abdul-Karim Sumaila
Mark Bawa
James Vifah
Simon Ateak
Julius Mensah
Bhupinder Brar
Francis Dake
Eric Apedo
Prajul Pillai

Khuram Javid
Kaleem Shah
Imran Ismail
Iftikhar Ahmed
Chandra Puspussen
Aasif Koliya
Imtiyaz Lili
Qurban Ali
Giovanni Florentino
Mohammad Shahzad
Shoaib Younis
Musa Kazim

 Nigeria  Swaziland  Zambia
Kunle Adegbola

Endurance Ofem
Olajide Bejide
Temitope Olayinka
Wale Adeoye
Chimezie Onwuzulike
Dolapo Gafar
Joshua Ogunlola
Akabogu Okwudili
Uthe Ogbimi
Segun Olayinka
Olalekan Awololo
Oluseye Olympio
Thomas Haruna

Wayan Sparham

Stephen Uys
Alexander Nicholas
Idris Patel
Mohamed Hansrod
Abdul Patel
U Gani Patel
Joseph Wright
Jason Wade
Haris Rashid
Ernestes Uys
Marius Uys
Shahzad Mahmood
Saifullah Habib

Majid Sarodi
Sarfuddin Bangaliwala
Ashraf Lulat
Andrew Toms
Sharif Yousuf
Imran Patel
Sarfraz Patel
Godfrey Kandela
Sameer Bagus
Isaac Mwaba
Shahid Mohamed
Sabir Havaliwala
Mohmed Mitha
Gheesa
Liuwa Liuwa

Group stage

Points Table

Group Table
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Botswana 550002.36510
 Nigeria 541000.7648
 Zambia 532000.4486
 Mozambique 523000.2414
 Ghana 51400−1.3772
 Swaziland 50500−2.2310
     Team wins and gets promoted to Division 1

Fixtures


4 October 2008
scorecard
Swaziland 
69 (27.1 overs)
v
 Botswana
75/0 (9.1 overs)
Extras (b 4, lb 6, w 7) 17
Mohamed Hansrod 11 (19)
James Moses 4/14 (8 overs)
Shahzaib Khan 37* (23)
 Botswana won by 10 wickets
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: G Nkosi (RSA) and D Simelane (RSA)
Player of the match: James Moses

4 October 2008
scorecard
Mozambique 
186 (46.4 overs)
v
 Ghana
161 (43 overs)
Khuram Javid 72 (109)
Lawrence Ateak 2/7 (3.4 overs)
Lawrence Ateak 31 (51)
Imtiyaz Lili 2/15 (6 overs)
 Mozambique won by 25 runs
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: Kutub Gulamabbas (Kenya) and Philip Trenwith (RSA)
  • Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
  • Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

4 October 2008
scorecard
Nigeria 
212/8 (49 overs)
v
 Zambia
181 (45.2 overs)
Olajide Bejide 50* (40)
Sabir Havaliwala 2/7 (3.4 overs)
Sharif Yousuf 41 (54)
Endurance Ofem 3/19 (9.2 overs)
 Nigeria won by 31 runs
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: Wynard Louw (Namibia) and Jannie Bedford (RSA)
  • Match reduced to 49 overs per side.
  • Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

5 October 2008
scorecard
Botswana 
223 (46.4 overs)
v
 Ghana
69 (26.1 overs)
Shahzaib Khan 63 (40)
Isaac Aboagye 4/42 (10 overs)
Matthew Bawa 20 (23)
Karabo Modise 3/9 (6.1 overs)
 Botswana won by 154 runs
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: Philip Trenwith (RSA) and Jannie Bedford (RSA)
Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan
  • Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance

5 October 2008
scorecard
Zambia 
232 (49.3 overs)
v
 Mozambique
228/8 (50 overs)
Andrew Toms 64 (112)
Kaleem Shah 3/42 (10 overs)
Chandra Puspussen 3/42 (10 overs)
Khuram Javid 72 (115)
Sabir Havaliwala 2/36 (10 overs)
 Zambia won by 4 runs
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: G Nkosi (RSA) and Wynard Louw (Namibia)
  • Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
  • Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

5 October 2008
scorecard
Nigeria 
234/7 (49 overs)
v
 Swaziland
132 (44.2 overs)
Endurance Ofem 100 (121)
U Gani Patel 2/33 (9 overs)
Mohamed Hansrod 33 (82)
Oluseye Olympio 4/23 (10 overs)
 Nigeria won by 102 runs
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) and Kutub Gulamabbas (Kenya)
  • Match reduced to 49 overs per side.
  • Nigeria innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Nigeria innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
  • Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

6 October 2008
scorecard
Nigeria 
205/9 (50 overs)
v
 Botswana
206/5 (44.5 overs)
Temitope Olayinka 48* (53)
Taroesh Trivedi 2/11 (10 overs)
Shahzaib Khan 43 (28)
Endurance Ofem 2/34 (8 overs)
 Botswana won by 5 wickets
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: D Simelane (RSA) and Jannie Bedford (RSA)
  • Botswana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.

6 October 2008
scorecard
Zambia 
142 (36.2 overs)
v
 Ghana
40 (11.2 overs)
Imran Patel 32 (61)
Bhupinder Brar 4/16 (8.2 overs)
Extras (lb 7, w 13, nb 1) 21
Mark Bawa 7* (13)
Sharif Yousuf 6/11 (5.2 overs)
 Zambia won by 102 runs
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: Kutum Gulumabbas (KEN) and Wynard Louw (NAM)
  • Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

6 October 2008
scorecard
Mozambique 
243/7 (50 overs)
v
 Swaziland
144 (40 overs)
Khuram Javid 68 (103)
U Gani Patel 4/47 (10 overs)
Alexander Nicholas 41 (77)
Chandra Puspussen 3/9 (4 overs)
 Mozambique won by 102 runs
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: G Nkosi (RSA) and Philip Trenwith (RSA)
Player of the match: Khuram Javid
  • Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

8 October 2008
scorecard
Zambia 
131 (27.5 overs)
v
 Botswana
134/6 (23 overs)
Sarfraz Patel 39 (46)
Mosa Gaolekwe 4/22 (5.5 overs)
Shahzaib Khan 52 (50)
Mohmed Mitha 4/33 (7 overs)
 Botswana won by 4 wickets
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: G Nkosi (RSA) and Kutub Gulamabbas (KEN)
Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan
  • Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Botswana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.

8 October 2008
scorecard
Swaziland 
209/9 (46 overs)
v
 Ghana
210/5 (44.5 overs)
Abdul Patel 40 (48)
Obed Abgomadzie 2/20 (8 overs)
Obed Abgomadzie 89 (104)
U Gani Patel 2/26 (9.5 overs)
 Ghana won by 5 wickets
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: Jannie Bedford (RSA) and D Simelane (RSA)
Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan
  • Match reduced to 46 overs per side.
  • Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
  • Ghana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

8 October 2008
scorecard
Nigeria 
105 (40.3 overs)
v
 Mozambique
91 (26.1 overs)
Extras (b 2, w 21) 23
Dolapo Gafar 19 (34)
Mohammad Shahzad 4/26 (10 overs)
Khuram Javid 25 (39)
Joshua Ogunlola 5/15 (8 overs)
 Nigeria won by 14 runs
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: Wynard Louw (NAM) and Philip Trenwith (RSA)
Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan

9 October 2008
scorecard
Mozambique 
174 (44.5 overs)
v
 Botswana
175/4 (37 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 46 (80)
Tshepo Mhozya 5/32 (8 overs)
Abdul Patel 71* (96)
Aasif Koliya 2/33 (9 overs)
 Botswana won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: Wynard Louw (NAM) and Kutub Gulamabbas (KEN)
Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan
  • Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
  • Botswana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

9 October 2008
scorecard
Nigeria 
241/6 (50 overs)
v
 Ghana
171/7 (47 overs)
Endurance Ofem 53 (64)
Isaac Aboagye 2/32 (10 overs)
Lawrence Ateak 43 (53)
Endurance Ofem 3/31 (9 overs)
 Nigeria won by 70 runs
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: D Simelane (RSA) and Philip Trenwith (RSA)
Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan
  • Ghana were fined 3 overs for a slow over rate.
  • Nigeria innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
  • Nigeria innings: bowlers' overs bowled do not balance.
  • Ghana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

9 October 2008
scorecard
Zambia 
251/5 (50 overs)
v
 Swaziland
122 (35.2 overs)
Majid Sarodi 85* (99)
Haris Rashid 2/58 (10 overs)
Ernestes Uys 34 (69)
Mohmed Mitha 4/58 (9.2 overs)
 Zambia won by 129 runs
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: Jannie Bedford (RSA) and G Nkosi (RSA)
  • Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
  • Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
  • Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.

Statistics

Most Runs Most Wickets
Khuram Javid276 Isaac Aboagye13
Endurance Ofem209 Mosa Gaolekwe10
Shahzaib Khan208 Chandra Puspussen10
Kunle Adegbola181 Sharif Yousuf10
Olajide Bejide147 Sabir Havaliwala10
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