The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024 will commence in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, October 19.
Gambia will play Rwanda in the opening match at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground on Saturday at 12:00 PM IST. Live streaming of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024 will be available in India.
Hosts Kenya will face Mozambique at the Ruaraka Sports Club Ground in Nairobi while Seychelles will meet Zimbabwe to round off the first-round matches of the six-team tournament on Saturday.
Each team will play one match against all other teams in a single round-robin format and the top two sides will progress to the regional final.
The tournament will have a total of 15 matches, three each day with a rest day in between, that will be shared between the two venues in Nairobi.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024 is part of the qualification process conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the Men’s T20 World Cup in 2026 to be hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka.
The regional final, to be held in 2025, will have eight teams participating with the top two teams in that tournament qualifying for the T20 World Cup 2026.
Namibia and Uganda, having played in the T20 World Cup 2024, received byes in the sub-regional qualifiers and will directly feature in the regional final.
They will be joined by six teams, two each from Qualifier A, Qualifier B and Qualifier C of the Africa sub-regionals. Currently, Tanzania and Malawi from Qualifier A of the Africa sub-regionals have made it to the regional final.
Out of the six teams in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024, Zimbabwe are the top-ranked T20I side at 12th in ICC’s latest ranking list with Kenya at 33rd.
Rwanda and Mozambique are ranked 63rd and 64th respectively, whereas Seychelles are in the 91st spot. Meanwhile, Gambia are the lowest ranked out of the six nations at 95th as per the latest ranking list of ICC.
Where to watch ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024 live in India
Live streaming of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024 will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.
There will be no live telecast of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024 on any TV channel in India.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024 schedule and live match start times
All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)
Saturday, October 19
Gambia vs Rwanda - 12.00 PM
Kenya vs Mozambique - 4:20 PM
Seychelles vs Zimbabwe - 4:20 PM
Sunday, October 20
Rwanda vs Seychelles - 12.00 PM
Mozambique vs Gambia - 4:20 PM
Kenya vs Zimbabwe - 4:20 PM
Tuesday, October 22
Seychelles vs Gambia - 12.00 PM
Zimbabwe vs Mozambique - 12.00 PM
Rwanda vs Kenya - 4:20 PM
Wednesday, October 23
Seychelles vs Kenya - 12.00 PM
Gambia vs Zimbabwe - 4:20 PM
Mozambique vs Rwanda - 4:20 PM
Thursday, October 24
Mozambique vs Seychelles - 12.00 PM
Zimbabwe vs Rwanda - 4:20 PM
Kenya vs Gambia - 4:20 PM
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B 2024 squads
Gambia: Ismaila Tamba, Basiru Jaye, Asim Ashraf, Ousman Bah, Frank Campbell, Andreh Jarju, Baboucarr Jaye, Musa Jobarteh, Bubacarr Kuyateh, Muhammed Manga, Arjunsingh Mohansingh Rajpurohit, Gabriel Riley, Shan Siddiqui, Moustapha Suwareh.
Rwanda: Clinton Rubagumya, Martin Akayezu, Zappy Bimenyimana, Yves Cyusa, Daniel Gumyusenge, Eric Kubwimana, Oscar Manishimwe, Israel Mugisha, Muhammad Nadir, Didier Ndikubwimana, Wilson Niyitanga, Isaie Niyomugabo, Ignace Ntirenganya, Emile Rukiruza.
Seychelles: Tim Horpinitch, Rashen de Silva, Nagarajan Gnanapragasam, Hirani Harji, Jobayer Hossen, Mazharul Islam, Harsha Madushanka, Stephen Madusanka, Manikandan Mariyappan, Krishnasamy Naidoo, Thiwanka Rajapaksha, Shohel Rana, Samarathunga Rukmal, Shanmugasundaram Mohan.
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza, Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava.
Kenya: Dhiren Gondaria, Neil Mugabe, Pushkar Sharma, Rushab Patel, Sachin Bhudia, Lucas Oluoch, Rakep Patel, Sachin Gill, Irfan Karim, Francis Mutua, Gerard Mwendwa, Peter Langat, Shem Ngoche, Vraj Patel.
Mozambique: Agostinho Navicha, Eugenio Azine, Lourenco Salomone, Mario Manjate, Antonio Laice, Filipe Cossa, Francisco Damiao Couana, Joao Hou, Farruque Nhaduate, Vieira Tembo, Camate Roposo, Dario Macome, Jose Joao, Manussur Algi.
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