2026 Men's T20 World Cup – Africa Sub-regional Qualifier A
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| Dates | 21 – 26 September 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Tanzania |
| Champions |  Tanzania |
| Runners-up |  Malawi |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series |  Obed Harvey |
| Most runs | Sami Sohail (140) |
| Most wickets | Obed Harvey (13) Suhail Vayani (13) Waseem Yaqoob (13) |
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The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that forms part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was hosted by Tanzania in September 2024.[1]
Tanzania and Malawi finished as the top two sides in the tournament and 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 B and C.[2][3]
Squads
 Cameroon[4]
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Ghana[4]
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Lesotho[5]
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Malawi[6]
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 Mali[4]
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Tanzania[7]
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tanzania
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.774 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Malawi
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3.241 | |
| 3 | Ghana
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.575 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Cameroon
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −1.191 | |
| 5 | Lesotho
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −2.283 | |
| 6 | Mali
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −6.637 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[8]
Fixtures
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Sami Sohail 64 (46)
Ts'episo Chaoana 1/15 (4 overs) |
Mohleki Leoela 11 (14)
Daniel Jakiel 4/12 (3.5 overs) |
- Lesotho won the toss and elected to field.
- Sajid Patel (Les) made his T20I debut.
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Dipita Loic 7 (9)
Richmond Baaleri 4/6 (2 overs) |
- Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Ananya, Enoch Frimpong (Gha), Veron Bomnyuy and Honestly Kinga (Cmr) all made their T20I debuts.
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Sanze Kamate 3 (5)
SanjayKumar Thakor 4/4 (3 overs) |
Zafar Khan 12* (4)
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- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
- Laksh Bakrania, Khalidy Juma, Muhammad Zafar Khan (Tan), Yacouba Konate and Amara Nimaga (Mli) all made their T20I debuts.
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Lamissa Sanogo 15* (21)
Idriss Tchakou 3/4 (2 overs) |
Bruno Toube 20 (15)
Cheick Keita 2/7 (1 over) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohamed Fadiga (Mli) made his T20I debut.
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Omary Kitunda 45 (41)
Waseem Yaqoob 4/38 (4 overs) |
Lerotholi Gabriel 33 (29)
Laksh Bakrania 3/9 (3.5 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bahlakoana Mejaro (Les) made his T20I debut.
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Richmond Baaleri 51* (55)
Lebona Leokaoke 1/16 (4 overs) |
Sajid Patel 42 (44)
Enoch Frimpong 3/4 (3 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Abdoulaye Aminou 11 (11)
Laksh Bakrania 4/6 (2.1 overs) |
Omary Kitunda 13* (6)
Bruno Toube 1/32 (2 overs) |
- Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sun Assegon (Cmr) made his T20I debut.
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Yacouba Konate 11 (20)
Suhail Vayani 4/8 (4 overs) |
Donnex Kansonkho 24 (9)
Theodore Macalou 1/12 (1.1 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amadou Fofana (Mli) and Kelvin Thuchila (Mwi) both made their T20I debuts.
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Obed Harvey 30 (44)
Akhil Anil 2/11 (3 overs) |
Muhammad Zafar Khan 24 (17)
Obed Harvey 2/24 (4 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Maaz Khan 61 (36)
Sanze Kamate 3/12 (3 overs) |
Theodore Macalou 14 (16)
Waseem Yaqoob 6/18 (4 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to field.
- Dramane Berthe (Mli) made his T20I debut.
- Waseem Yaqoob became the first player for Lesotho to take a five-wicket haul in men's T20Is[9] and to take a hat-trick.[10]
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- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
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Mahamadou Malle 8 (27)
Obed Harvey 4/5 (2 overs) |
Samson Awiah 18* (9)
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- Mali won the toss and elected to bat.
- Obed Harvey (Gha) took his first hat-trick in T20Is.[10]
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Maaz Khan 10 (8)
Dipita Loic 3/15 (4 overs) |
Bruno Toube 44* (28)
Waseem Yaqoob 1/10 (2 overs) |
- Cameroon won the toss and elected to field.
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Abhik Patwa 30 (27)
Suhail Vayani 3/28 (4 overs) |
Sami Sohail 38 (27)
Khalidy Juma 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "Tanzania Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier A in September 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.
- ^ a b c "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier A set to thrill in Tanzania". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "We are sharing with you a revised squad poster that pertains to a team Lesotho in the ICC Men' T20 World Cup Sub regional qualifiers taking place in Tanzania". Lesotho Cricket Association. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Behind the boys". Cricket Malawi. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "We are thrilled to announce that Team Tanzania is all set for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier A!". Tanzania Cricket Association. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "T20WC Africa Sub Regional QLF A 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / TWENTY20 INTERNATIONALS / BOWLING RECORDS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2024.