2014 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three

The 2014 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three was an international 20-over cricket tournament held in Benoni, South Africa, from 22 to 25 March 2014. All matches were played at the Willowmoore Park complex.

2014 ICC Africa Division Three
Dates22 – 25 March 2015
Administrator(s)ICC Africa
Cricket format20-over
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Eswatini
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsEswatini Idrees Patel (209)
Most wicketsRwanda Eric Hirwa
Rwanda Nazeer Mohammed (12)
2012

The tournament, part of the qualification process for the 2016 World Twenty20, was contested by four affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), down from eight at the previous edition in 2012.[1] The Gambia and Rwanda, ranked third and fourth at the previous tournament, were joined by Swaziland and Sierra Leone, the bottom-ranked teams at the 2012 Division Two event.[2] The four teams played each other twice over a period of four days, for twelve matches overall. Swaziland and Sierra Leone finished equal on points, but Swaziland won the title through their net run rate.[3] They consequently qualified for the 2014 Division Two tournament, played later in the year at the same venue.[4]

In February 2016, it was announced that the ICC had determined that the Swaziland Cricket Association had fielded five ineligible players in the tournament, all of Asian descent. This resulted in the Swazi national team being disqualified from a future tournament.[5]

Points table

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     Teams that qualified for 2014 Africa Division Two
Team Pld W L A NR Pts NRR
  Swaziland 6 4 2 0 0 12 +1.413
  Sierra Leone 6 4 2 0 0 12 +0.729
  Rwanda 6 3 3 0 0 9 +0.496
  Gambia 6 1 5 0 0 3 –2.935
Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

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22 March
Scorecard
Gambia  
112/8 (20 overs)
v
  Rwanda
113/1 (16.2 overs)
Rwanda won by 9 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

22 March
Scorecard
Sierra Leone  
136/6 (20 overs)
v
  Eswatini
73/9 (20 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 63 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

22 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  
208/3 (20 overs)
v
  Gambia
122 (20 overs)
Swaziland won by 86 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

22 March
Scorecard
Rwanda  
102/8 (20 overs)
v
  Sierra Leone
106/4 (18 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 March
Scorecard
Gambia  
99/9 (20 overs)
v
  Sierra Leone
100/3 (17.5 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 7 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  
137/6 (20 overs)
v
  Rwanda
140/4 (17.4 overs)
Rwanda won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 March
Scorecard
Gambia  
63 (14.4 overs)
v
  Rwanda
67/1 (7.1 overs)
Rwanda won by 9 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  
139/4 (20 overs)
v
  Sierra Leone
126/8 (20 overs)
Swaziland won by 13 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

25 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  
221/3 (20 overs)
v
  Gambia
104/8 (20 overs)
Swaziland won by 117 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

25 March
Scorecard
Sierra Leone  
124/5 (20 overs)
v
  Rwanda
108/7 (20 overs)
Sierra Leone won by 16 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

25 March
Scorecard
Gambia  
126 (19.4 overs)
v
  Sierra Leone
117/9 (20 overs)
Gambia won by 9 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

25 March
Scorecard
Eswatini  
132/9 (20 overs)
v
  Rwanda
98 (19.5 overs)
Swaziland won by 34 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Statistics

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Most runs

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The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Idrees Patel   Eswatini 209 6 34.83 113 1 1
Estian Sauerman   Eswatini 166 6 41.50 101 1 0
Haris Rashid   Eswatini 163 6 81.50 67* 0 1
Lansana Lamin   Sierra Leone 144 6 48.00 55* 0 1
Jacob Mansaray   Sierra Leone 137 6 34.25 42 0 0

Source: CricHQ

Most wickets

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The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
Eric Hirwa   Rwanda 23.1 12 9.67 11.58 5.01 4/22
Nazeer Mohammed   Rwanda 24.0 12 10.08 12.00 5.04 4/33
Aziz Patel   Eswatini 23.0 11 12.00 12.55 5.74 4/28
Edward Marrah   Sierra Leone 21.4 10 10.60 13.00 4.89 2/4
Abass Gbla   Sierra Leone 24.0 10 11.10 14.40 4.63 4/20

Source: CricHQ

References

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  1. ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three Twenty20 2012 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three Twenty20 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. ^ Bernard Turay (5 February 2016). "Sierra Leone Sports: 'We are now promoted to ICC Division Two' – Cricket CEO"Awoko. Retrieved 1 March 2016.