2023 East Africa T20 Cup
| 2023 East Africa T20 Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 20–31 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Rwanda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Uganda won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Kenneth Waiswa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 East Africa T20 Cup was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Rwanda in August 2023.[1] The venue for the series was the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium in Kigali.[2]
The participating teams were the hosts Rwanda along with Tanzania and Uganda.[3] Ghana were originally scheduled to participate, but withdrew before the start of the tournament.[4] Uganda, the defending champions, having won the 2022 tournament,[5] also achieved victory in the 2023 tournament, with eleven wins in twelve matches.[6] Uganda's only defeat in the tournament was against Tanzania on 21 August 2023. They bounced back by defeating Tanzania four times in the remainder of the tournament.
Squads
[edit] Rwanda[7][8]
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 Tanzania[9]
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Uganda[10]
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Uganda
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12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2.272 |
| 2 | Tanzania
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12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −0.125 |
| 3 | Rwanda
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12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | −2.163 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
Fixtures
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Ronald Lutaaya 43 (38)
Zappy Bimenyimana 2/32 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kenneth Waiswa (Uga) took his first hat-trick in T20Is.[12]
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Amal Rajeevan 57 (48)
Zappy Bimenyimana 2/31 (4 overs) |
Didier Ndikubwimana 69 (46)
Kassim Nassoro 1/24 (2.5 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- Israel Mugisha (Rwa) and Shaik Basha (Tan) both made their T20I debuts.
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Ivan Selemani 59 (29)
Alpesh Ramjani 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Wabwire (Uga) made his T20I debut.
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Alpesh Ramjani 45 (28)
Zappy Bimenyimana 3/29 (4 overs) |
Clinton Rubagumya 40 (32)
Alpesh Ramjani 4/9 (3 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Didier Ndikubwimana 52 (47)
Ally Kimote 2/17 (3 overs) |
Abhik Patwa 58 (34)
Emile Rukiriza 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
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Roger Mukasa 89 (51)
Clinton Rubagumya 2/37 (4 overs) |
Orchide Tuyisenge 40 (27)
Alpesh Ramjani 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Wilson Niyitanga 33 (35)
Mohamed Issa 3/24 (4 overs) |
SanjayKumar Thakor 44 (19)
Zappy Bimenyimana 3/7 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
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Amal Rajeevan 50 (37)
Kenneth Waiswa 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pascal Murungi (Uga) replaced Ronak Patel as a concussion substitute after 4.3 overs of the first innings.
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Abhik Patwa 54 (43)
Martin Akayezu 2/26 (4 overs) |
Martin Akayezu 32 (16)
Salum Jumbe 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Ronak Patel 37 (23)
Mohamed Issa 2/17 (3 overs) |
Shaik Basha 43 (23)
Jonathan Ssebanja 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Zappy Bimenyimana 30 (20)
Alpesh Ramjani 2/13 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jean Iradukunda (Rwa) made his T20I debut.
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- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
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Ivan Selemani 34 (29)
Emile Rukiriza 2/28 (4 overs) |
Kevin Irakoze 24 (17)
Yalinde Nkanya 3/25 (3 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Amal Rajeevan 63 (49)
Martin Akayezu 3/45 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Didier Ndikubwimana captained Rwanda in the third match of the series.
- ^ Kenneth Waiswa captained Uganda in the fourteenth and seventeenth matches of the series.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket Cranes head to Kigali to defend East Africa T20 Cup". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Rwanda Cricket to host 2nd edition of East Africa T20 Cup in August". Czarsportz. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes head to Rwanda as Mahatlane looks to start on a clean slate". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "The National team have departed to Rwanda today evening and were handed over the National Flag from the National council sports officer Mr. Nicholas Mihaiyo". Tanzania Cricket Association. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes win T20 Tri-Nation in Kigali". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes retain East Africa T20 Cup In Kigali". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Rwanda announces the squad for the Dafabet East Africa Trophy T20I 2023". Rwanda Cricket Association. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ @RwandaCricket (18 August 2023). "Exciting news! Introducing our National Team squad for the EAST AFRICA TROPHY, happening in Kigali from August 20th to 31st. A warm welcome to debutant Israel Mugisha, a rising star in the making!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Senior National team squad to travel to Kigali has been announced today". Tanzania Cricket Association (via Facebook). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Why Franco Nsubuga missed out on the T20 East Africa Cup cricket squad". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "East Africa Cup 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes get off to winning start In Kigali". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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