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]
| 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) |
| Medalists | |||||||
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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] |  Namibia[11] | Nigeria[10] |  Rwanda[12] |
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| South Africa Emerging[13] |  Tanzania[14] |  Uganda[15] | Zimbabwe[16] |
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Group stage
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa Emerging | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.887 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.778 | |
| 3 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1.130 | |
| 4 | Namibia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.438 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.529 | |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.018 | |
| 4 | Rwanda | 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.
v | ||
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.
v | ||
- 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
See also
References
External links
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