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Cricket tournament
| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50 overs per side |
| Tournament format(s) | round robin |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions |  Botswana |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Khuram Javid 276 |
| Most wickets |  Isaac Aboagye 13 |
| ← 20062010 → | |
The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two was a cricket tournament in Benoni, South Africa, taking place between 4 August and 9 October 2008. It gave six African Associate and Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and formed part of the global World Cricket League structure.
Botswana, the top team, was promoted to Division 1 and the 2009 Global Division 6 while Nigeria qualified for the 2009 Global Division 7.
Teams
There were six teams that played in the tournament. These teams were non-test member nations of the African Cricket Association. The teams that played were:
Squads
| Botswana
|
Ghana
|
Mozambique
|
|---|---|---|
| Taroesh Trivedi Shahzaib Khan |
Obed Abgomadzie Matthew Bawa |
Khuram Javid |
 Nigeria
|
 Swaziland
|
 Zambia
|
|---|---|---|
| Kunle Adegbola Endurance Ofem |
Wayan Sparham Stephen Uys |
Majid Sarodi |
Group stage
Points Table
| Group Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
| Botswana
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.365 | 10 |
| Nigeria
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.764 | 8 |
| Zambia
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.448 | 6 |
| Mozambique
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | 4 |
| Ghana
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.377 | 2 |
| Swaziland
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −2.231 | 0 |
| Team wins and gets promoted to Division 1 |
Fixtures
| 4 October 2008 scorecard |
| Swaziland 69 (27.1 overs) |
v | Botswana 75/0 (9.1 overs) |
| Extras (b 4, lb 6, w 7) 17 Mohamed Hansrod 11 (19) James Moses 4/14 (8 overs) |
Shahzaib Khan 37* (23) |
| Botswana won by 10 wickets Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: G Nkosi (RSA) and D Simelane (RSA) Player of the match: James Moses |
| 4 October 2008 scorecard |
| Mozambique 186 (46.4 overs) |
v | Ghana 161 (43 overs) |
| Khuram Javid 72 (109) Lawrence Ateak 2/7 (3.4 overs) |
Lawrence Ateak 31 (51) Imtiyaz Lili 2/15 (6 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 25 runs Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: Kutub Gulamabbas (Kenya) and Philip Trenwith (RSA) |
- Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 4 October 2008 scorecard |
| Nigeria 212/8 (49 overs) |
v | Zambia 181 (45.2 overs) |
| Olajide Bejide 50* (40) Sabir Havaliwala 2/7 (3.4 overs) |
Sharif Yousuf 41 (54) Endurance Ofem 3/19 (9.2 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 31 runs Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: Wynard Louw (Namibia) and Jannie Bedford (RSA) |
- Match reduced to 49 overs per side.
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 5 October 2008 scorecard |
| Botswana 223 (46.4 overs) |
v | Ghana 69 (26.1 overs) |
| Shahzaib Khan 63 (40) Isaac Aboagye 4/42 (10 overs) |
Matthew Bawa 20 (23) Karabo Modise 3/9 (6.1 overs) |
| Botswana won by 154 runs Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: Philip Trenwith (RSA) and Jannie Bedford (RSA) Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan |
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
| 5 October 2008 scorecard |
| Zambia 232 (49.3 overs) |
v | Mozambique 228/8 (50 overs) |
| Andrew Toms 64 (112) Kaleem Shah 3/42 (10 overs) Chandra Puspussen 3/42 (10 overs) |
Khuram Javid 72 (115) Sabir Havaliwala 2/36 (10 overs) |
| Zambia won by 4 runs Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: G Nkosi (RSA) and Wynard Louw (Namibia) |
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 5 October 2008 scorecard |
| Nigeria 234/7 (49 overs) |
v | Swaziland 132 (44.2 overs) |
| Endurance Ofem 100 (121) U Gani Patel 2/33 (9 overs) |
Mohamed Hansrod 33 (82) Oluseye Olympio 4/23 (10 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 102 runs Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) and Kutub Gulamabbas (Kenya) |
- Match reduced to 49 overs per side.
- Nigeria innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Nigeria innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 6 October 2008 scorecard |
| Nigeria 205/9 (50 overs) |
v | Botswana 206/5 (44.5 overs) |
| Temitope Olayinka 48* (53) Taroesh Trivedi 2/11 (10 overs) |
Shahzaib Khan 43 (28) Endurance Ofem 2/34 (8 overs) |
| Botswana won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: D Simelane (RSA) and Jannie Bedford (RSA) |
- Botswana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
| 6 October 2008 scorecard |
| Zambia 142 (36.2 overs) |
v | Ghana 40 (11.2 overs) |
| Imran Patel 32 (61) Bhupinder Brar 4/16 (8.2 overs) |
Extras (lb 7, w 13, nb 1) 21 Mark Bawa 7* (13) Sharif Yousuf 6/11 (5.2 overs) |
| Zambia won by 102 runs Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: Kutum Gulumabbas (KEN) and Wynard Louw (NAM) |
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 6 October 2008 scorecard |
| Mozambique 243/7 (50 overs) |
v | Swaziland 144 (40 overs) |
| Khuram Javid 68 (103) U Gani Patel 4/47 (10 overs) |
Alexander Nicholas 41 (77) Chandra Puspussen 3/9 (4 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 102 runs Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: G Nkosi (RSA) and Philip Trenwith (RSA) Player of the match: Khuram Javid |
- Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 8 October 2008 scorecard |
| Zambia 131 (27.5 overs) |
v | Botswana 134/6 (23 overs) |
| Sarfraz Patel 39 (46) Mosa Gaolekwe 4/22 (5.5 overs) |
Shahzaib Khan 52 (50) Mohmed Mitha 4/33 (7 overs) |
| Botswana won by 4 wickets Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: G Nkosi (RSA) and Kutub Gulamabbas (KEN) Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan |
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Botswana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
| 8 October 2008 scorecard |
| Swaziland 209/9 (46 overs) |
v | Ghana 210/5 (44.5 overs) |
| Abdul Patel 40 (48) Obed Abgomadzie 2/20 (8 overs) |
Obed Abgomadzie 89 (104) U Gani Patel 2/26 (9.5 overs) |
| Ghana won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: Jannie Bedford (RSA) and D Simelane (RSA) Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan |
- Match reduced to 46 overs per side.
- Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Ghana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 8 October 2008 scorecard |
| Nigeria 105 (40.3 overs) |
v | Mozambique 91 (26.1 overs) |
| Extras (b 2, w 21) 23 Dolapo Gafar 19 (34) Mohammad Shahzad 4/26 (10 overs) |
Khuram Javid 25 (39) Joshua Ogunlola 5/15 (8 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 14 runs Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: Wynard Louw (NAM) and Philip Trenwith (RSA) Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan |
| 9 October 2008 scorecard |
| Mozambique 174 (44.5 overs) |
v | Botswana 175/4 (37 overs) |
| Iftikhar Ahmed 46 (80) Tshepo Mhozya 5/32 (8 overs) |
Abdul Patel 71* (96) Aasif Koliya 2/33 (9 overs) |
| Botswana won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: Wynard Louw (NAM) and Kutub Gulamabbas (KEN) Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan |
- Mozambique innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Mozambique innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Botswana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 9 October 2008 scorecard |
| Nigeria 241/6 (50 overs) |
v | Ghana 171/7 (47 overs) |
| Endurance Ofem 53 (64) Isaac Aboagye 2/32 (10 overs) |
Lawrence Ateak 43 (53) Endurance Ofem 3/31 (9 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 70 runs Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: D Simelane (RSA) and Philip Trenwith (RSA) Player of the match: Shahzaib Khan |
- Ghana were fined 3 overs for a slow over rate.
- Nigeria innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Nigeria innings: bowlers' overs bowled do not balance.
- Ghana innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Ghana innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
| 9 October 2008 scorecard |
| Zambia 251/5 (50 overs) |
v | Swaziland 122 (35.2 overs) |
| Majid Sarodi 85* (99) Haris Rashid 2/58 (10 overs) |
Ernestes Uys 34 (69) Mohmed Mitha 4/58 (9.2 overs) |
| Zambia won by 129 runs Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: Jannie Bedford (RSA) and G Nkosi (RSA) |
- Zambia innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Zambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
- Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance.
Statistics
| Most Runs | Most Wickets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Khuram Javid |
276 | Isaac Aboagye |
13 |
| Endurance Ofem |
209 | Mosa Gaolekwe |
10 |
| Shahzaib Khan |
208 | Chandra Puspussen |
10 |
| Kunle Adegbola |
181 | Sharif Yousuf |
10 |
| Olajide Bejide |
147 | Sabir Havaliwala |
10 |
| World Cricket League Africa Region | |
|---|---|
| Division One | None |
| Division Two | 2006 · 2008 · 2010 |
| Division Three | 2006 · 2008 · 2009 |
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