2020 ACA Africa T20 Cup

The 2020 ACA Africa T20 Cup is a forthcoming cricket tournament due to be held in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in September 2019, but was moved to March 2020.[2] On 9 March 2020, the tournament was postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the Kenyan government's 30-day ban on international gatherings.[3][4]

The tournament was originally to be contested by the top two teams from each of three regional qualification events, plus South Africa and Zimbabwe as automatic qualifiers.[5][6] It was later decided to make the tournament open only to associate members of the International Cricket Council, and so two additional teams from the qualifiers would be entered into the finals in place of the two full members.[6] Ghana and Nigeria qualified from the North-Western region in April 2018, with Cameroon later granted an additional place in the finals. Botswana, Malawi and Mozambique progressed from the Southern region in November 2018. The Eastern qualifier was due to be played in Nairobi in July 2018, but did not take place; Kenya and Uganda were automatically advanced to the finals.

All matches played in the tournament finals will have full T20I status as the ICC granted T20I status to matches between all of its members from 1 January 2019.[7]

North-Western qualifier
2018 ACA Africa T20 Cup North-Western Qualifier
Dates23 – 29 April 2018
Administrator(s)African Cricket Association
Cricket formatT20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, knock-outs
Host(s) Nigeria
Champions Ghana
Participants5
Matches played13
Most runs Simon Ateak (180)
Most wickets Felix Chibuike (13)

The North-Western qualifier for the ACA Africa T20 Cup took place in Lagos, Nigeria, starting two days after the conclusion of the North-Western sub-regional qualifier for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.[8] Cameroon took part in the ACA Africa T20 Cup qualifier, having not participated in the T20 World Cup qualifier.

Points table
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Status
 Ghana (Q)440008Advanced to the ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals
 Nigeria (Q)431006
 Sierra Leone422004
 Gambia413002
 Cameroon404000

Fixtures
23 April 2018
Scorecard
Ghana 
163/5 (20 overs)
v
 Gambia
83 (18 overs)
Simon Ateak 65 (53)
Ismaila Tanba 2/20 (2 overs)
Joseph Badjan 16 (25)
Mark Bawa 3/16 (4 overs)
Ghana won by 80 runs
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Simon Ateak (Gha)[9]
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
23 April 2018
Scorecard
Nigeria 
148/4 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
89 (18.1 overs)
Chimezie Onwuzulike 41 (40)
Solomon Williams 2/14 (4 overs)
Lansana Lamin 20 (15)
Mohameed Taiwo 3/11 (3 overs)
Nigeria won by 59 runs
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Isaac Okpe (Nga)[9]
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
24 April 2018
Scorecard
Gambia 
140/9 (20 overs)
v
 Cameroon
65 (16.4 overs)
Abubacarr Kuyateh 36 (28)
Nyoma Abega 4/21 (4 overs)
Tchakou Idris 12 (11)
Abubacarr Kuyateh 4/13 (4 overs)
Gambia won by 75 runs
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Abubacarr Kuyateh[10]
  • Cameroon won the toss and elected to field.
24 April 2018
Scorecard
Ghana 
151/4 (20 overs)
v
 Nigeria
136/7 (20 overs)
James Vifah 63 (47)
Felix Chibuike 1/16 (4 overs)
Chimezie Onwuzulike 45 (43)
David Ankrah 4/10 (3 overs)
Ghana won by 15 runs
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: David Ankrah[10] (Gha)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
25 April 2018
Scorecard
Cameroon 
54 (15.2 overs)
v
 Ghana
31/0 (4 overs)
Dipita Loic 28 (17)
Kofi Bagabena 4/14 (4 overs)
Ghana won by 26 runs (DLS method)
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Kofi Bagabena (Cmr)[11]
  • Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
25 April 2018
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
102/1 (10 overs)
v
 Gambia
63/7 (10 overs)
Edward Ngegba 55* (35)
Basiru Jaye 1/24 (2 overs)
Mbye Dumbuya 16 (14)
Abu Kamara 2/9 (2 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 39 runs
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Edward Ngegba (Sle)[11]
  • Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
26 April 2018
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
185/8 (20 overs)
v
 Cameroon
56 (14 overs)
George Ngegba 89 (61)
Dipita Loic 2/23 (4 overs)
Nseke Bruno 23* (23)
Hari Bhamu 3/16 (4 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 129 runs
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: George Ngegba (Sle)[12]
  • Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
26 April 2018
Scorecard
Gambia 
43 (10.4 overs)
v
 Nigeria
46/0 (5.5 overs)
Muhammed Camara 12 (13)
Felix Chibuike 5/11 (3 overs)
Joshua Ayannike 24* (17)
Nigeria won by 10 wickets
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Chibuike Iteogu (Nga)[12]
  • Gambia won the toss and elected to bat.
27 April 2018
Scorecard
Cameroon 
57 (16.2 overs)
v
 Nigeria
58/0 (3.3 overs)
Abada Amah 11 (31)
Sulaimon Runsewe 3/18 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 10 wickets
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Sulaimon Runsewe (Nga)[13]
  • Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
27 April 2018
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
71/7 (15 overs)
v
 Ghana
72/0 (10.3 overs)
Abu Kamara 29* (41)
Mark Bawa 2/4 (3 overs)
Simon Ateak 53* (44)
Ghana won by 10 wickets
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Simon Ateak (Gha)[13]
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.[13]

Semi-finals
28 April 2018
Scorecard
Gambia 
59/9 (20 overs)
v
 Ghana
60/1 (7.1 overs)
Peter Campbell 14 (24)
Isaac Aboagye 3/9 (4 overs)
Isaac Aboagye 31* (20)
Mbye Dumbuya 1/25 (4 overs)
Ghana won by 9 wickets
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Isaac Aboagye (Gha)[14]
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
28 April 2018
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
33 (7.5 overs)
v
 Nigeria
34/3 (3.5 overs)
Victor Coker 11 (8)
Felix Chibuike 7/10 (4 overs)
Sulaimon Runsewe 9* (12)
Mbye Dumbuya 1/25 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 7 wickets
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Player of the match: Felix Chibuike (Nga)[14]
  • Nigera won the toss and elected to field.
  • Felix Chibuike (Nga) took five wickets in an over.[14]

Final
29 April 2018
Scorecard
Nigeria 
109/9 (20 overs)
v
 Ghana
110/3 (16.2 overs)
Ademola Onikoyi 29 (30)
David Ankrah 3/18 (4 overs)
Samson Awiah 33* (35)
Isaac Okpe 2/20 (4 overs)
Ghana won by 7 wickets
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos

Southern qualifier
2018 ACA Africa T20 Cup Southern Qualifier
Dates5 – 8 November 2018
Administrator(s)African Cricket Association
Cricket formatT20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Host(s) Botswana
Champions Botswana
Participants4
Matches played12
Most runs Moazzam Baig (226)
Most wickets Dhruv Maisuria (11)
Mohamed Abdulla (11)

The Southern qualifier for the ACA Africa T20 Cup took place in Gaborone, Botswana, starting two days after the conclusion of the Southern sub-regional qualifier for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.[15] Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia all participated in the T20 World Cup qualifier, but did not take part in the ACA Africa T20 Cup qualifier.

Points table
Team[16] Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Status
 Botswana (Q)6600012+1.674Advanced to the ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals
 Malawi (Q)633006+0.684
 Mozambique (Q)633006+0.035
 Saint Helena606000–2.337

Fixtures
5 November 2018
Scorecard
Botswana 
152/6 (20 overs)
v
 Mozambique
125/9 (19.3 overs)
Inzimamul Master 38 (36)
Kaleem Shah 3/24 (3 overs)
Filipe Cossa 68 (33)
Tharindu Perera 4/33 (4 overs)
Botswana won by 27 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Player of the match: Tharindu Perera (Bot)
  • Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
5 November 2018
Scorecard
Saint Helena 
111 (20 overs)
v
 Malawi
115/3 (14.1 overs)
Weston Clingham 38 (46)
Robert Kanyandula 3/9 (3 overs)
Muhammad Khurram 41* (37)
Christian George 2/9 (2 overs)
Malawi won by 7 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
Player of the match: Muhammad Khurram (Mwi)
  • Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
5 November 2018
Scorecard
Saint Helena 
122/8 (20 overs)
v
 Botswana
128/3 (16.3 overs)
Weston Clingham 28 (34)
Dhruv Maisuria 3/14 (4 overs)
Inzimamul Master 30 (35)
Gareth Johnson 1/7 (4 overs)
Botswana won by 7 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Player of the match: Dhruv Maisuria (Bot)
  • Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
5 November 2018
Scorecard
Malawi 
147/3 (20 overs)
v
 Mozambique
115/8 (20 overs)
Muhammad Khurram 41 (33)
Kaleem Shah 2/24 (4 overs)
Kaleem Shah 47* (43)
Gift Kansonkho 2/20 (3 overs)
Malawi won by 32 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
Player of the match: Moazzam Baig (Mwi)
  • Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
6 November 2018
Scorecard
Malawi 
163/4 (20 overs)
v
 Saint Helena
125/8 (20 overs)
Muazzam Baig 61 (44)
Christian George 2/24 (3 overs)
Ryan Belgrove 34 (27)
Mohamed Abdulla 3/22 (4 overs)
Malawi won by 38 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
Player of the match: Moazzam Baig (Mwi)
  • Saint Helena won the toss and elected to field.
6 November 2018
Scorecard
Botswana 
134/5 (13 overs)
v
 Mozambique
69/7 (13 overs)
Reginald Nehonde 48* (31)
Felipe Cossa 2/39 (3 overs)
Felipe Cossa 27 (17)
Dhruv Maisuria 4/4 (3 overs)
Botswana won by 65 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Player of the match: Reginald Nehonde (Bot)
  • Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
6 November 2018
Scorecard
Malawi 
121/8 (20 overs)
v
 Botswana
123/5 (17 overs)
Moazzam Baig 50 (38)
Adithiya Rangaswamy 3/7 (4 overs)
Inzimamul Master 50* (40)
Irfan Bhima 2/23 (4 overs)
Botswana won by 5 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
  • Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
6 November 2018
Scorecard
Mozambique 
106/9 (20 overs)
v
 Saint Helena
66 (16.2 overs)
Felipe Cossa 58 (46)
Christian George 3/16 (4 overs)
Gavin George 28 (28)
Felipe Cossa 3/13 (4 overs)
Mozambique won by 40 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
Player of the match: Filipe Cossa (Moz)
  • Saint Helena won the toss and elected to field.
8 November 2018
Scorecard
Saint Helena 
115/6 (20 overs)
v
 Botswana
116/2 (16.4 overs)
Weston Clingham 40 (50)
Dhruv Maisuria 2/32 (4 overs)
Inzimamul Master 50* (39)
Andrew Yon 1/14 (2 overs)
Mozambique won by 40 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Player of the match: Inzimamul Master (Bot)
  • Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.
8 November 2018
Scorecard
Malawi 
142/8 (20 overs)
v
 Mozambique
143/4 (19.2 overs)
Donnex Kasonkho 31 (40)
Felipe Cossa 2/22 (4 overs)
Francis Couana 69 (47)
Mohamed Abdulla 2/17 (3.2 overs)
Mozambique won by 6 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
Player of the match: Francis Couana (Moz)
  • Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
8 November 2018
Scorecard
Malawi 
172/2 (20 overs)
v
 Botswana
174/6 (19.1 overs)
Mahammed Patel 60* (25)
James Moses 1/13 (4 overs)
Adithiya Rangaswamy 48 (19)
Irfan Bhima 2/19 (4 overs)
Botswana won by 4 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
  • Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
8 November 2018
Scorecard
Saint Helena 
84 (20 overs)
v
 Mozambique
86/2 (7.3 overs)
Darrell Leo 22 (45)
Santana Dima 3/13 (3 overs)
Imran Ismail 77* (34)
Brett Isaac 1/15 (1.3 overs)
Mozambique won by 8 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
  • Saint Helena won the toss and elected to bat.

ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals
2020 ACA Africa T20 Cup
Administrator(s)Africa Cricket Association
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group stage, knock-outs
Host(s) Kenya
Participants8

The eight qualified teams are split into two groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.[6] Group A consists of Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda; while host nation Kenya are placed in group B along with Botswana, Cameroon and Mozambique.[6] All matches played in the tournament finals will have full T20I status as the ICC granted T20I status to matches between all of its members from 1 January 2019.[7]

Group A
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Status
 Ghana000000+0.000Advance to semi-finals
 Malawi000000+0.000
 Nigeria000000+0.000
 Uganda000000+0.000

Group B
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Status
 Botswana000000+0.000Advance to semi-finals
 Cameroon000000+0.000
 Kenya000000+0.000
 Mozambique000000+0.000


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