The 2014 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two was an international 20-over cricket tournament held in Benoni, South Africa, from 20 to 24 September 2014. All matches were played at the Willowmoore Park complex.
| Dates | 20 – 24 September 2014 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ICC Africa |
| Cricket format | 20-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions |  Ghana |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Estian Sauerman (174) |
| Most wickets |  James Zimba Vincent Ateak (9) |
The tournament, part of the qualification process for the 2016 World Twenty20, was contested by six members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) – two associate members and four affiliate members.[1] The number of participants was reduced by two from the previous tournament in 2012.[2] Of the competing teams, Nigeria had been relegated from 2013 Division One and Swaziland promoted from 2014 Division Three,[3] with the other four qualifying by virtue of their position in the last Division Two tournament.[1] The six teams played each other in a round-robin over a period of five days. Ghana and Zambia finished equal on points, but Ghana had a better net run rate, thus winning the tournament and qualifying for the 2015 Division Two tournament.[4]
Points table edit
| Qualified for 2015 Africa Division One | |
| Qualified for 2016 Africa Division Two |
| Team | Pld | W | L | A | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.227 |
| Zambia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.508 |
 Nigeria |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.592 |
 Seychelles |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.365 |
| Eswatini |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.824 |
 Mozambique |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.338 |
| Source: CricketArchive | |||||||
Fixtures edit
Statistics edit
Most runs edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estian Sauerman | Eswatini |
174 | 5 | 43.50 | 109* | 1 | 0 |
| Himal Patel | Zambia |
160 | 5 | 80.00 | 61* | 0 | 2 |
| Kunle Adegbola | Nigeria |
135 | 5 | 27.00 | 68 | 0 | 1 |
| Obed Agbomadzie | Ghana |
134 | 3 | 67.00 | 81* | 0 | 1 |
| Kaleem Shah | Mozambique |
120 | 5 | 24.00 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
Source: CricHQ
Most wickets edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Zimba | Zambia |
18.0 | 9 | 9.22 | 12.00 | 4.61 | 3/11 |
| Vincent Ateak | Ghana |
17.0 | 9 | 9.11 | 11.33 | 4.82 | 3/7 |
| Saheed Akolade | Nigeria |
17.5 | 8 | 12.38 | 13.38 | 5.55 | 3/11 |
| Sharif Yousuf | Zambia |
11.0 | 8 | 7.38 | 8.25 | 5.36 | 4/21 |
| Mohsin Bhariya | Eswatini |
17.0 | 8 | 15.63 | 12.75 | 7.35 | 2/19 |
Source: CricHQ
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three Twenty20 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Table: ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.