# Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

The women's cricket tournament at the 2023 African Games in Ghana took place from 7 to 13 March 2024. The matches were played with Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Eight teams participated in the event, with all the matches were held at the Achimota Oval fields in Accra. South Africa was represented by an emerging side, and their matches were played without T20I status.
Zimbabwe won a Super Over in the gold medal match against the South Africa emerging team after the match ended in a tie. Nigeria beat Uganda to claim bronze. Zimbabwe's Kelis Ndhlovu was named player of the tournament.

## Squads

| Kenya | Namibia | Nigeria | Rwanda |
| Esther Wachira (c) Melvin Khagoitsa (vc, wk) Veronica Abuga Venasa Adhiambo Judith Ajiambo Lavendah Idambo Kreeshna Mehta Charity Muthoni (wk) Jemimah Ndanu Flavia Odhiambo Kelvia Ogola Mercy Sifuna Edith Waithaka Ann Wangui | Yasmeen Khan (c, wk) Naomi Benjamin Jurriene Diergaardt Rianie Esterhuizen Dietlind Foerster Merczerly Gorases (wk) Kayleen Green (wk) Victoria Hamunyela Bianca Manuel Mekelaye Mwatile Wilka Mwatile Sylvia Shihepo Saima Tuhandeleni Edelle van Zyl Leigh-Marie Visser | Blessing Etim (c) Rukayat Abdulrasak Shola Adekunle Peculiar Agboya Christabel Chukwuonye Favour Eseigbe (wk) Sarah Etim Victory Igbinedion Abigail Igbobie Esther Odunayo Usen Peace Lucky Piety Rachael Samson Esther Sandy Salome Sunday Lillian Udeh | Marie Bimenyimana (c) Alice Ikuzwe Flora Irakoze (wk) Gisele Ishimwe Henriette Ishimwe Zurufat Ishimwe Rosine Irera Immaculee Muhawenimana Belise Murekatete Josiane Nyirankundineza Marie Tumukunde Sylvia Usabyimana Clarisse Uwase Geovanis Uwase (wk) Merveille Uwase (wk) |
| South Africa Emerging | Tanzania | Uganda | Zimbabwe |
| Nondumiso Shangase (c) Nobulumko Baneti Jemma Botha Annerie Dercksen Jenna Evans Gandhi Jafta Leah Jones Simone Lourens Karabo Meso (wk) Seshnie Naidu Kayla Reyneke Miane Smit Faye Tunnicliffe Jané Winster Caitlin Wyngaard | Neema Pius (c) Saum Borakambi Saumu Hussein (wk) Sophia Jerome Perice Kamunya Sheila Kizito Saidat Mbaki (wk) Aisha Mohamed Saum Mtae Hudaa Omary Tabu Omary Agnes Qwele Mwanaidi Swedy Mwanamvua Ushanga | Concy Aweko (c) Janet Mbabazi (vc) Sarah Akiteng Lorna Anyait Evelyn Anyipo Marisa Ariokot Kevin Awino (wk) Esther Iloku Phiona Kulume Rita Musamali Immaculate Nakisuuyi Stephani Nampiina Immaculate Nandera Gloria Obukor Sarah Walaza | Mary-Anne Musonda (c) Kudzai Chigora Francisca Chipare Chiedza Dhururu (wk) Nyasha Gwanzura Lindokuhle Mabhero Precious Marange Sharne Mayers Audrey Mazvishaya Pellagia Mujaji Modester Mupachikwa Kelis Ndhlovu Josephine Nkomo Nomvelo Sibanda Loreen Tshuma |

## Group stage
### Group A
#### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa Emerging | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.887 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.778 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1.130 | |
| 4 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.421 | |

#### Fixtures

* 7 March 2024 09:00 Scorecard
| Namibia 89/7 (20 overs) | v | South Africa Emerging 29/4 (6 overs) |
| Wilka Mwatile 37 (41) Jemma Botha 2/9 (2 overs) | | Miane Smit 12* (11) Kayleen Green 3/6 (2 overs) |
* Namibia won by 1 run (DLS method) Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Adil Kassam (Tan) Player of the match: Kayleen Green (Nam)
* South Africa Emerging won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* 7 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard
| Tanzania 58/3 (10 overs) | v | Nigeria |
| Hudaa Omary 18* (26) Usen Peace 1/3 (2 overs) | | |
* No result Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Sarah Dambanevana (Zim)
* Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Usen Peace (Nga) made her T20I debut.
* 8 March 2024 09:00 Scorecard
| Tanzania 66 (18.3 overs) | v | South Africa Emerging 67/2 (10.2 overs) |
| Tabu Omary 9 (10) Nondumiso Shangase 5/13 (3.3 overs) | | Faye Tunnicliffe 29* (27) Aisha Mohamed 1/12 (2.2 overs) |
* South Africa Emerging won by 8 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Nondumiso Shangase (SA)
* Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard
| Nigeria 111/6 (20 overs) | v | Namibia 56 (18.4 overs) |
| Salome Sunday 40 (36) Kayleen Green 2/19 (4 overs) | | Yasmeen Khan 17 (19) Usen Peace 3/5 (4 overs) |
* Nigeria won by 55 runs Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Usen Peace (Nga)
* Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10 March 2024 09:00 Scorecard
| Namibia 103 (20 overs) | v | Tanzania 107/9 (18.4 overs) |
| Yasmeen Khan 48 (45) Agnes Qwele 3/19 (3 overs) | | Saum Mtae 41 (30) Jurriene Diergaardt 2/6 (2 overs) |
* Tanzania won by 1 wicket Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Saum Mtae (Tan)
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard
| Nigeria 74 (18.4 overs) | v | South Africa Emerging 78/6 (14.5 overs) |
| Favour Eseigbe 17 (28) Seshnie Naidu 4/13 (4 overs) | | Faye Tunnicliffe 45 (34) Lillian Udeh 5/18 (4 overs) |
* South Africa Emerging won by 4 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Isaac Oyieko (Ken) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Seshnie Naidu (SA)
* Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

### Group B
#### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.438 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.529 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.018 | |
| 4 | Rwanda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.975 | |

#### Fixtures

* 7 March 2024 13:45 Scorecard
| Rwanda 72/7 (14 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 75/3 (13.4 overs) |
| Gisele Ishimwe 22 (28) Precious Marange 2/8 (3 overs) | | Modester Mupachikwa 38 (38) Alice Ikuzwe 1/4 (1 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Modester Mupachikwa (Zim)
* Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
* 7 March 2024 13:15 Scorecard
| Kenya 63/8 (17 overs) | v | Uganda 66/4 (16.4 overs) |
| Melvin Khagoitsa 24 (37) Immaculate Nakisuuyi 2/17 (4 overs) | | Gloria Obukor 29* (48) Esther Wachira 1/9 (3 overs) |
* Uganda won by 6 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Immaculate Nakisuuyi (Uga)
* Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
* 8 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard
| Uganda 72 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 75/6 (19.4 overs) |
| Immaculate Nakisuuyi 17 (40) Josephine Nkomo 3/9 (4 overs) | | Sharne Mayers 19 (26) Immaculate Nakisuuyi 2/10 (3 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Josephine Nkomo (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 March 2024 13:45 Scorecard
| Rwanda 69 (18.3 overs) | v | Kenya 72/3 (17 overs) |
| Clarisse Uwase 24 (28) Jemimah Ndanu 3/21 (4 overs) | | Esther Wachira 42* (49) Rosine Irera 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Kenya won by 7 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: Esther Wachira (Ken)
* Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10 March 2024 13:15 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 142/5 (20 overs) | v | Kenya 74/4 (20 overs) |
| Modester Mupachikwa 40 (40) Flavia Odhiambo 3/29 (4 overs) | | Melvin Khagoitsa 30 (47) Precious Marange 1/5 (2 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 68 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: Modester Mupachikwa (Zim)
* Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 March 2024 13:45 Scorecard
| Uganda 106/2 (20 overs) | v | Rwanda 76/8 (20 overs) |
| Immaculate Nakisuuyi 57* (56) Alice Ikuzwe 1/10 (4 overs) | | Marie Bimenyimana 28 (39) Immaculate Nakisuuyi 4/15 (4 overs) |
* Uganda won by 30 runs Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Habib Enesi (Nga) Player of the match: Immaculate Nakisuuyi (Uga)
* Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| A1 | South Africa Emerging | 122/4 (20 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Uganda | 72 (18.4 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Uganda | 72 (18.4 overs) | A1 | South Africa Emerging | 112/8 (20 overs) 2/2 (Super Over) |
| | | | B1 | Zimbabwe | 112/5 (20 overs) 4/0 (Super Over) |
| B1 | Zimbabwe | 75/5 (16 overs) | B1 | Zimbabwe | 112/5 (20 overs) 4/0 (Super Over) |
| A2 | Nigeria | 74/9 (20 overs) | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | B2 | Uganda | 76/8 (20 overs) |
| | | | A2 | Nigeria | 78/7 (19.2 overs) |

### Semi-finals

* 11 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard
| South Africa Emerging 122/4 (20 overs) | v | Uganda 72 (18.4 overs) |
| Nondumiso Shangase 38 (42) Concy Aweko 2/27 (4 overs) | | Esther Iloku 19 (33) Kayla Reyneke 3/13 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 50 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Adil Kassam (Tan) Player of the match: Nondumiso Shangase (SA)
* Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
* 11 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard
| Nigeria 74/9 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 75/5 (16 overs) |
| Lucky Piety 13 (14) Kelis Ndhlovu 3/12 (4 overs) | | Modester Mupachikwa 26 (43) Peculiar Agboya 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Kelis Ndhlovu (Zim)
* Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

### Bronze medal match

* 13 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard
| Uganda 76/8 (20 overs) | v | Nigeria 78/7 (19.2 overs) |
| Immaculate Nakisuuyi 21 (43) Peculiar Agboya 3/11 (4 overs) | | Salome Sunday 37 (50) Janet Mbabazi 2/8 (4 overs) |
* Nigeria won by 3 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Salome Sunday (Nga)
* Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
* Concy Aweko (Uga) took her 100th wicket in T20Is.

### Gold medal match

* 13 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 112/5 (20 overs) | v | South Africa Emerging 112/8 (20 overs) |
| Modester Mupachikwa 31 (49) Nondumiso Shangase 1/9 (2 overs) | | Miane Smit 31* (32) Kelis Ndhlovu 2/21 (3 overs) |
* Match tied (Zimbabwe won the Super Over) Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Kelis Ndhlovu (Zim)
* South Africa Emerging won the toss and elected to field.
* Super Over: South Africa 2/2, Zimbabwe 4/0.