Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament
| Dates | 7 – 13 March 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International[n 1] |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Ghana |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa Emerging |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series | Kelis Ndhlovu |
| Most runs | Modester Mupachikwa (150) |
| Most wickets |  Lillian Udeh (10) |
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The women's cricket tournament at the 2023 African Games in Ghana took place from 7 to 13 March 2024.[1] The matches were played with Twenty20 International (T20I) status.[2] Eight teams participated in the event, with all the matches were held at the Achimota Oval fields in Accra.[3] South Africa was represented by an emerging side, and their matches were played without T20I status.[4]
Zimbabwe won a Super Over in the gold medal match against the South Africa emerging team after the match ended in a tie.[5][6] Nigeria beat Uganda to claim bronze.[7][8] Zimbabwe's Kelis Ndhlovu was named player of the tournament.[9]
Squads
Squads
 Kenya[10]
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 Namibia[11]
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Nigeria[10]
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 Rwanda[12]
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| South Africa Emerging[13]
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 Tanzania[14]
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 Uganda[15]
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Zimbabwe[16]
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Group stage
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa Emerging
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.887 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.778 | |
| 3 | Tanzania
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1.130 | |
| 4 | Namibia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.421 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
Fixtures
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Wilka Mwatile 37 (41) Jemma Botha 2/9 (2 overs) |
- South Africa Emerging won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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Hudaa Omary 18* (26) Usen Peace 1/3 (2 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Usen Peace (Nga) made her T20I debut.
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Salome Sunday 40 (36) Kayleen Green 2/19 (4 overs) |
Yasmeen Khan 17 (19) Usen Peace 3/5 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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Yasmeen Khan 48 (45) Agnes Qwele 3/19 (3 overs) |
Saum Mtae 41 (30) Jurriene Diergaardt 2/6 (2 overs) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Favour Eseigbe 17 (28) Seshnie Naidu 4/13 (4 overs) |
Faye Tunnicliffe 45 (34) Lillian Udeh 5/18 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.438 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Uganda
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.529 | |
| 3 | Kenya
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.018 | |
| 4 | Rwanda
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.975 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
Fixtures
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Modester Mupachikwa 38 (38) Alice Ikuzwe 1/4 (1 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
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Melvin Khagoitsa 24 (37) Immaculate Nakisuuyi 2/17 (4 overs) |
Gloria Obukor 29* (48) Esther Wachira 1/9 (3 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
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Clarisse Uwase 24 (28) Jemimah Ndanu 3/21 (4 overs) |
Esther Wachira 42* (49) Rosine Irera 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Modester Mupachikwa 40 (40) Flavia Odhiambo 3/29 (4 overs) |
Melvin Khagoitsa 30 (47) Precious Marange 1/5 (2 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
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- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| A1 | South Africa Emerging
| 122/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Uganda
| 72 (18.4 overs) | |||||||
| A1 | South Africa Emerging
| 112/8 (20 overs) 2/2 (Super Over) | |||||||
| B1 | Zimbabwe
| 112/5 (20 overs) 4/0 (Super Over) | |||||||
| B1 | Zimbabwe
| 75/5 (16 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Nigeria
| 74/9 (20 overs) | Bronze medal match | ||||||
| B2 | Uganda
| 76/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Nigeria
| 78/7 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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Esther Iloku 19 (33) Kayla Reyneke 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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Lucky Piety 13 (14) Kelis Ndhlovu 3/12 (4 overs) |
Modester Mupachikwa 26 (43) Peculiar Agboya 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
Bronze medal match
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Immaculate Nakisuuyi 21 (43) Peculiar Agboya 3/11 (4 overs) |
Salome Sunday 37 (50) Janet Mbabazi 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
- Concy Aweko (Uga) took her 100th wicket in T20Is.[citation needed]
Gold medal match
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- South Africa Emerging won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: South Africa 2/2, Zimbabwe 4/0.
Notes
- ^ Matches involving the South African side did not have T20I status.
See also
References
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- ^ "Cricket to make its African Games debut in 2023". Emerging Cricket. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Okpara, Christian (21 February 2022). "Cricket to feature in 2023 Africa Games". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "South Africa, Zimbabwe's matches at Africa Games not given T20I status". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Lady Chevrons the new Golden Girls". The Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe clinch African Games gold after thrilling super over win over team SA". Cricket World. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria clinches bronze at 13th African Games with a rhrilling victory over Uganda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Insipid batting show denies Victoria Pearls medal". Monitor. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Nigerian Women win bronze medal in cricket at the 2023 African Games". Emerging Cricket. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b "All you need to know about Cricket at 13th African Games that starts 7th March". Female Cricket. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Capricorn Eagles to soar in African Games debut". The Namibian. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Rwanda women squad is ready for an action for two upcoming tournaments N.F.C women's T20 int'l tournament in Nigeria starting on 25th February and 13th African games in Ghana". Rwanda Cricket Association. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Namibia's Green and Mwatile shine in rain interrupted African Games opener". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "The national team squad is all set to depart for Nigeria tomorrow with a squad of 14 players and 3 members of the technical staff". Tanzania Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "The Victoria Pearls go to Accra Ghana chasing Gold at the African Games". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "African Games delight ZC". The Herald. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Women's African Games 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2024.