# 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two

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:
| Botswana  Ghana  Mozambique | Nigeria  Swaziland  Zambia |

## Squads

| Botswana | Ghana | Mozambique |
| Taroesh Trivedi Shahzaib Khan Abdul Patel Sabir Elyas Gaolape Mokokwe James Moses Manan Barot Karabo Modise Denzil Sequeira Tshepo Mhozya Mosa Gaolekwe Omar Ali | Obed Abgomadzie Matthew Bawa Lawrence Ateak Isaac Aboagye Peter Ananya Abdul-Karim Sumaila Mark Bawa James Vifah Simon Ateak Julius Mensah Bhupinder Brar Francis Dake Eric Apedo Prajul Pillai | Khuram Javid Kaleem Shah Imran Ismail Iftikhar Ahmed Chandra Puspussen Aasif Koliya Imtiyaz Lili Qurban Ali Giovanni Florentino Mohammad Shahzad Shoaib Younis Musa Kazim |
| Nigeria | Swaziland | Zambia |
| Kunle Adegbola Endurance Ofem Olajide Bejide Temitope Olayinka Wale Adeoye Chimezie Onwuzulike Dolapo Gafar Joshua Ogunlola Akabogu Okwudili Uthe Ogbimi Segun Olayinka Olalekan Awololo Oluseye Olympio Thomas Haruna | Wayan Sparham Stephen Uys Alexander Nicholas Idris Patel Mohamed Hansrod Abdul Patel U Gani Patel Joseph Wright Jason Wade Haris Rashid Ernestes Uys Marius Uys Shahzad Mahmood Saifullah Habib | Majid Sarodi Sarfuddin Bangaliwala Ashraf Lulat Andrew Toms Sharif Yousuf Imran Patel Sarfraz Patel Godfrey Kandela Sameer Bagus Isaac Mwaba Shahid Mohamed Sabir Havaliwala Mohmed Mitha Gheesa Liuwa Liuwa |

## 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 Runs | Most Wickets | 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 |
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