ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship

Africa Twenty20 Championship
Administrator ICC
Format 20 overs
Tournament format Round-robin
Number of teams 20 (overall)
Current champion Div. 1:  Namibia
Div. 2:  Ghana
Div. 3:  Swaziland

The ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship is an international Twenty20 cricket competition that forms part of the qualification process for the ICC World Twenty20. It is contested by associate and affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) located in Africa.

The Africa Twenty20 Championship comprises three divisions, which operate on a system of promotion and relegation. Each division is contested (as a standalone tournament) approximately every two years, in line with the World Twenty20. The teams finishing first and second at the Division One tournament are promoted to the World Twenty20 Qualifier, along with the top teams from other regional qualifiers.

Division One

Both the first and second Division One tournaments were held in Kampala, Uganda, and featured five teams.[1][2] The number of teams was increased to six for the 2015 edition, which was held in Benoni, South Africa (a neutral venue).[3] Namibia did not participate in the 2013 Division One tournament, as it had already qualified for the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier (by virtue of placing in the top six at the 2012 event).[4]

Results

Year Host(s) Venue(s) Result
Winner Margin Runner-up
2011  Uganda Kampala  Uganda
149/4 (17.4 overs)		 Uganda won by 6 wickets
scorecard		  Namibia
148/8 (20 overs)
2013  Uganda Kampala  Kenya
+2.517 NRR		 Kenya won on net run rate
table		  Uganda
+1.784 NRR
2015  South Africa Benoni  Namibia
+2.182 NRR		 Namibia won on net run rate
table		  Kenya
+1.663 NRR

Performance by team

Legend
Team Uganda
2011		 Uganda
2013		 South Africa
2015		 Total
 Botswana — 4th 5th 2
 Ghana 5th — 4th 2
 Kenya 3rd 1st 2nd 3
 Namibia 2nd ✕ 1st 2
 Nigeria 4th 5th — 2
 Tanzania — 3rd 6th 2
 Uganda 1st 2nd 3rd 3

Division Two

Results

Year Host(s) Venue(s) Result
Winner Margin Runner-up
2011  South Africa Benoni  Nigeria
14 points		 Nigeria won on points
table		  Ghana
12 points
2012  South Africa Benoni  Botswana
+1.843 NRR		 Botswana won on net run rate
table		  Tanzania
+1.675 NRR
2014  South Africa Benoni  Ghana
+2.227 NRR		 Ghana won on net run rate
table		  Zambia
+1.508 NRR

Performance by team

Legend
Team South Africa
2011		 South Africa
2012		 South Africa
2014		 Total
 Botswana 3rd 1st ✕ 2
 Ghana 2nd 4th 1st 3
 Malawi 9th — — 1
 Mozambique 7th 6th 6th 3
 Nigeria 1st ✕ 3rd 2
 Rwanda 8th — — 1
 Seychelles — 5th 4th 2
 Sierra Leone 5th 8th — 2
 Swaziland 6th 7th 5th 3
 Tanzania 4th 2nd ✕ 2
 Zambia — 3rd 2nd 2

Division Three

Results

Year Host(s) Venue(s) Result
Winner Margin Runner-up
2011  Ghana Accra  Rwanda
125/4 (20 overs)		 Rwanda won by 8 runs
scorecard		  Seychelles
117/7 (20 overs)
2012  South Africa Benoni  Zambia
14 points		 Zambia won on points
table		  Seychelles
12 points
2014  South Africa Benoni  Swaziland
+1.413 NRR		 Swaziland won on net run rate
table		  Sierra Leone
+0.729 NRR

Performance by team

Legend
Team Ghana
2011		 South Africa
2012		 South Africa
2014		 Total
 Cameroon 6th 7th — 2
 Gambia 5th 3rd 4th 3
 Lesotho 3rd — — 1
 Mali 7th 8th — 2
 Morocco 4th 6th — 2
 Rwanda 1st 4th 3rd 3
 Saint Helena — 5th — 1
 Seychelles 2nd 2nd ✕ 2
 Sierra Leone ✕ ✕ 2nd 1
 Swaziland ✕ ✕ 1st 1
 Zambia — 1st ✕ 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2011 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ↑ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ↑ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ↑ (3 March 2013). "Kenya wins title, Uganda qualifies" – CricketEurope. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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