# 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three

The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three was a cricket tournament in South Africa, taking place between 13 and 18 April 2008. It gave seven 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.
The top two teams, Malawi and Sierra Leone was promoted to Division 2.

## Teams

There were eight teams that played in the tournament, but Morocco withdrew due to visa problems and was replaced by a South African Invitation XI. These teams were non-test member nations of the African Cricket Association. The teams that played were:
| Pool 1  Sierra Leone  Lesotho  Rwanda  Malawi | Pool 2  Gambia  Ghana  Swaziland South African Invitation XI (replaced Morocco) |

## Squads

| Gambia | Ghana | Lesotho | Malawi |
| Zaccheus Akila Moses Bahoum Peter Campbell Aniru Conteh Bakary Darboe Mbye Dumbuya George Greywoode Prince Johnson Musa Sillah Johnny Gomez Alfred Crookes Nicolas Cherry Muhammad Camara Wilfred Riley | Abdul-Karim Sumaila Isaac Aboagye Peter Ananya Bhupinder Brar Mark Bawa James Vifah Julius Mensah Lawrence Ateak Simon Ateak Francis Dake J Eyiah Rufus Ntiamoah | Atanase Mohapi Malebanye Nkoko Irshad Patel Rizuan Mulla Faizal Hanslod Osler Mohale Sameer Patel Tsepo Muso Motsielo Nonyane K Tau Thabiso Mohape S Abdulla David Lechesa Sajid Patel | Karamutallah Chaudry Faraz Junejo Muzakkir Khan Altaf Panjwani Jayendrasinh Kumar Seraz Zaveri Rupesh Patel Henry Njoka Alidi Bwanali MS Chinoy Aubrey Msosa Obert Msosa Kalpesh Patel |
| Rwanda | Sierra Leone | South African Invitation XI | Swaziland |
| Emmanuel Byiringiro Eric Dusabemungu Eric Dusingizimana Andre Kayitera Dennis Mukama Evode Mutuyimana Samal Subhasis Srinath Vardineni Mehboob Jasat Mohamed Jasat Julius Mbaraga Hamza Nkuutu | Gabriel Anthony Julius Brewah Mustapha Kallon Abubakarr Kamara Emmanuel Kamara Lansana Lamin Jacob Mansaray Mohamed Mansaray Luseni Senesie Ben Slater George Kpundeh Ibrahim Sesay Mohamed Kamara | Malusi Dlamini Buntu Ndlela Phalini Kubeka Clayton Ceronio Andre Henning M Mahlangu Ruan du Plessis T Steynburg S Tshabalala Bongani Rafedile E Badana Nelson Rubela M Coetzee D Mahoa Welsh Mavumengwana B Radebe | Joseph Wright Abdul Patel Marius Uys Stephen Uys Mangaliso Mhlabane Haris Rashid Syed Shahzad Ernestes Uys Sohail Khan Alexander Nicholas Adrisbhai Patel A Haji Mohamed Hansrod M Khan Stephen Nodder |

## Group stage
### Points Table

Pool 1 :
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.216 | 6 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.249 | 4 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.313 | 2 |
| Malawi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.088 | 0 |
Pool 2 :
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
| South African Invitation XI† | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.398 | 6 |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.556 | 4 |
| Swaziland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.451 | 2 |
| Gambia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.360 | 0 |
* Team qualifies for Semifinals
* Team qualifies for 5th place playoff semifinals
†Tournament rules did not allow them to participate in the semifinals, and their place was taken by Eswatini (third in Pool 2).

### Group stage

* 13 April 2008 Scorecard
| Swaziland 197/9 (50 overs) | v | Ghana 199/3 (34.2 overs) |
| Adrisbhai Patel 90 (135) Bhupinder Brar 2/27 (5 overs) | | James Vifah 109 (87) Mangaliso Mhlabane 1/27 (5 overs) |
* Ghana won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Unknown Player of the match: James Vifah
* 13 April 2008 Scorecard
| Sierra Leone 201/6 (50 overs) | v | Lesotho 122/7 (34 overs) |
| Abu Kamara 61 (79) Motsielo Nonyane 3/43 (8 overs) | | Faizal Hanslod 41* (44) Abu Kamara 4/14 (10 overs) |
* Sierra Leone won by 38 runs (D/L) Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA) Player of the match: Abu Kamara
* Rain stopped play during Lesotho's innings. Revised target is set at 161 runs off 34 overs.
* 13 April 2008 Scorecard
| Malawi 199/8 (50 overs) | v | Rwanda 111/3 (30 overs) |
| Seraz Zaveri 48* (45) Muzakkir Khan 48 (114) Srinath Vardineni 3/58 (10 overs) | | Srinath Vardineni 29* (43) Jayendrasinh Kumar 2/18 (7 overs) |
* Rwanda won by 10 (D/L) Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN) Player of the match: Srinath Vardineni
* Rain stopped play during Rwanda's innings. Revised target set at 102 runs off 30 overs.
* Malawi innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
* 13 April 2008 Scorecard
| South African Invitational XI 198 (46.2 overs) | v | Gambia 72 (24.3 overs) |
| Buntu Ndlela 58 (79) George Greywoode 4/39 (10 overs) | | Johnny Gomez 16 (21) Buntu Ndlela 4/3 (6 overs) |
* South African Invitational XI won by 126 runs Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiw Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Player of the match: Buntu Ndlela
* 14 April 2008 Scorecard
| Gambia 72 (30.3 overs) | v | Ghana 74/5 (18 overs) |
| Alfred Crookes 21 (50 overs) Isaac Aboagye 5/24 (10 overs) | | Lawrence Ateak 21 (28) Moses Bahoum 4/36 (9 overs) |
* Ghana won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molofo (RSA) Player of the match: Isaac Aboagye
* Ghana innings: bowlers' wickets do not balance
* 14 April 2008 Scorecard
| Malawi 206 (48.3 overs) | v | Lesotho 161/6 (31 overs) |
| Jayendarsinh Kumar 45 (57) Faizal Hanslod 2/25 (8 overs) | | Irshad Patel 58 (50 overs) Altaf Panjwani 3/27 (9 overs) |
* Lesotho won by 4 wickets (D/L) Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiw Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Player of the match: Irshad Patel
* Rain stopped play in Lesotho's innings. Lesotho set a revised target of 161 runs from 31 overs.
* Malawi innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
* 14 April 2008 Scorecard
| Sierra Leone 182/5 (50 overs) | v | Rwanda 76/8 (23.2 overs) |
| Abu Kamara 48 (80) Srinath Vardineni 2/20 (10 overs) | | Samal Subashish 40 (68) Mustapha Kallon 4/23 (7 overs) |
* Sierra Leone won by 74 runs (D/L) Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN) Player of the match: Abu Kamara
* Rain stopped play in Rwanda's innings. Rwanda set a revised target of 151 runs from 23.2 overs.
* 14 April 2008 Scorecard
| South African Invitational XI 207 (44.3 overs) | v | Swaziland 106/8 (23 overs) |
| T Steynburg 67 (92) Joseph Wright 3/16 (7.3 overs) | | Extras (b 5, lb 3, w 41) 49 Abdul Patel 31* (57) Unknown 3/15 (4 overs) |
* South African Invitational XI won by 70 runs (D/L) Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN) Player of the match: Unknown
* Rain stopped play in Swaziland's innings. Swaziland set a revised target of 177 runs from 23 overs.
* South African Invitation XI innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
* 15 April 2008 Scorecard
| Swaziland 226 (47.2 overs) | v | Gambia 135 (43.1 overs) |
| M Khan 32 (43) Mbye Dumbuya 3/36 (7.2 overs) | | Moses Bahoum 39 (?) Ernestes Uys 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Swaziland by 91 runs Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN) Player of the match: Ernenstes Uys
* Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
* Gambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
* Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
* 15 April 2008 Scorecard
| Lesotho 94 (28.5 overs) | v | Rwanda 97/8 (25.5 overs) |
| Rizuan Mulla 27 (39) Mehboob Jasat 6/10 (3.5 overs) | | Samal Subashish 26 (31) Irshad Patel 3/23 (10 overs) |
* Rwanda won by 2 wickets Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Player of the match: Mehboob Jasat
* Lesotho innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
* 15 April 2008 Scorecard
| Malawi 82 (29.4 overs) | v | Sierra Leone 88/4 (25.1 overs) |
| Extras (lb 2, w 26) 28 Altaf Panjwani 27* (62) Gabriel Anthony 5/20 (7.4 overs) | | Emmanuel Kamara 36* (67) Rupesh Patel 1/13 (5.1 overs) |
* Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN) Player of the match: Gabriel Anthony
* 15 April 2008 Scorecard
| South African Invitational XI 209/5 (50 overs) | v | Ghana 110 (40.5 overs) |
| Ruan du Plessis 75 (92) Abdul-Karim Sumaila 2/41 (10 overs) | | Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 32) 38 Bhupinder Brar 16 (43) Bongani Rafedile 3/22 (5 overs) |
* South African Invitational XI won by 99 runs Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA) Player of the match: Ruan du Plessis

### 5th Place Playoff

* 17 April 2008 Scorecard
| Malawi 226/9 (50 overs) | v | Gambia 141 (43.2 overs) |
| Faraz Junejo 59 (83) George Greywoode 4/52 (10 overs) | | Moses Bahoum 38 (63) Altaf Panjwani 4/18 (10 overs) |
* Malawi won by 85 runs Willowmoore Park M Field, Benoni Umpires: Kutubb abbas (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Player of the match: Altaf Panjwani
* 5th place playoff semifinal
* 17 April 2008 Scorecard
| Lesotho 121 (39 overs) | v | South African Invitational XI 122/3 (18.1 overs) |
| Extras (b 1, lb 11, w 23) 35 Rizuan Mulla 21 (22) Andre Henning 6/20 (8 overs) | | Clayton Ceronio 35* (29) K Tau 1/12 (2 overs) |
* South African Invitational XI won by 7 wickets$^1$ Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN) Player of the match: Ande Henning
* 5th place playoff semifinal
* 18 April 2008 Scorecard
| Lesotho 105 (36.2 overs) | v | Malawi 109/2 (23.3 overs) |
| Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 23, nb 1) 26 Faizal Hanslod 19 (23) Faraz Junejo 5/21 (10 overs) | | Muzakkir Khan 42 (75) Motsielo Nonyane 2/19 (3.3 overs) |
* Malawi won by 8 wickets Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Umpires: David Odhiambo (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Player of the match: Faraz Junejp
* 5th place playoff
* 18 April 2008 Scorecard
| Gambia 132 (31.4 overs) | v | South African Invitational XI 133/4 (21.5 overs) |
| Extras (b 12, lb 8, w 8, nb 2) 30 George Greywoode 30 (51) T Steynburg 4/25 (7.4 overs) | | S Tshabalala 34 (42) George Greywoode 2/20 (5 overs) |
* South African Invitational XI won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: A Gawe & T Molefe (both RSA) Player of the match: T Steynburg
* 7th place playoff

### Semifinals and Finals

* 17 April 2008 Scorecard
| Rwanda 23 (11.1 overs) | v | Ghana 24/2 (6.4 overs) |
| Extras (lb 3, w 6) 9 Mehboob Jasat 6 (12) Julius Mbaraga 5 (6) Mohamed Jasat 2 (5) Eric Dusingizimana 1 (11) Isaac Aboagye 6/9 (5.1 overs) Abdul-Karim Sumaila 4/11 (6 overs) | | Extras (lb 1, w 7) 8 James Vifah 7 (11) Francis Dake 6 (12) Lawrence Ateak 3* (8) Srinath Vardineni 1/8 (3 overs) Eric Dusabemungu 1/15 (3.4 overs) |
* Ghana won by 8 wickets Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA) Player of the match: Isaac Aboagye
* Semifinal
* 17 April 2008 Scorecard
| Sierra Leone 116 (37.2 overs) | v | Swaziland 117/6 (30 overs) |
| Emmanuel Kamara 28 (47) Joseph Wright 5/17 (10 overs) | | Joseph Wright 48 (77) Lansana Lamin 4/19 (6 overs) |
* Swaziland won by 4 wickets Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN) Player of the match: Joseph Wright
* Semifinal
* Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
* Sierra Leone innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
* Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
* Sierra Leone innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
* 18 April 2008 Scorecard
| Rwanda 114 (44.4 overs) | v | Sierra Leone 115/2 (31.3 overs) |
| Extras (lb 6, w 19, nb 1) 26 Mehboob Jasat 25 (78) Ibrahim Sesay 5/22 (10 overs) | | Emannuel Kamara 40 (53) Mehboob Jasat 2/29 (9 overs) |
* Sierra Leone won by 8 wickets Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Umpires: Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Juan Bedford (RSA) Player of the match: Ibrahim Sesay
* 3rd Place Playoff
* Sierra Leone innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
* Rwanda innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
* Sierra Leone innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
* Rwanda innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
* 18 April 2008 Scorecard
| Swaziland 195 (45.4 overs) | v | Ghana 199/5 (41.4 overs) |
| Abdul Patel 51 (59) James Vifah 3/30 (3.4 overs) | | Francis Dake 73 (117) Stephen Uys 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Ghana won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Rockie D'Mello & Subhash Modi (both KEN) Player of the match: Francis Dake
* Final

## Statistics

| Most Runs | Most Runs | Most Wickets | Most Wickets |
| James Vifah | 172 | Isaac Aboagye | 14 |
| Emannuel Kamara | 162 | Inv. XI Andre Henning | 12 |
| Inv. XI Buntu Ndlela | 143 | Beorge Greywoode | 11 |
| Altaf Panjwani | 138 | Joseph Wright | 10 |
| Abdul Patel | 126 | Motsielo Nonyane | 10 |