The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament played as part of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, during October and November 2021.
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Qualifiers had the Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) status. The Africa Qualifier started with a sub-regional qualifier consisting of two groups, with the top team in each group progressing to the Regional Final. Kenya and Nigeria, the two highest ranked teams as of 1 January 2020, progressed directly to the Regional Final.
The sub-regional tournament was scheduled to take place in South Africa from 27 April to 3 May 2020; however, on 24 March 2020, the ICC confirmed that all ICC qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June 2020 had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, the ICC updated the qualification pathway following the pandemic-related disruption. In March 2021, the sub-regional qualifiers were postponed again, with them both being moved back to October 2021. In July 2021, the Rwanda Cricket Association announced that the ICC had confirmed Rwanda as the host nation for all of the matches in the Africa Qualifier. Qualifier A matches were played at two venues in Kigali, the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium and the IPRC Cricket Ground.
Uganda finished in first place in Qualifier A to join Kenya and Nigeria in the Regional Final. Dinesh Nakrani of Uganda was named player of the series. Qualifier B was won by Tanzania, who claimed the fourth and final place in the Regional Final. Uganda won the Regional Final, winning five of their six matches, to progress to the Global Qualifiers.
Qualifier A
Squads Naeem Gull (c) Muhammad Amin Frederick Chester Christiaan Forbes Juber Ghadiyali Junain Hansrod Mancoba Jele Siphesihle Kubheka Melusi Magagula Shehzad Patel (wk) Umair Qasim Haris Rashid Joseph Wright Lindinkosi Zulu Obed Harvey (c) Samson Awiah (vc) Moses Anafie Daniel Anefie Kelvin Awala Richmond Baaleri Kofi Bagabena Godfred Bakiweyem Rexford Bakum Amoluk Singh Devender Singh Aziz Sualley Joseph Theodore (wk) James Vifah Samir Patel (c) Ts'episo Chaoana Omar Hussain Yahya Jakda Maaz Khan Mohleki Leoela Mthimkhulu Leporoporo Ts'eliso Letsitsa Molai Matsau Lefulere Monanthane Ayaj Patel Sarfaraj Patel Gladwin Thamae Chachole Tlali (wk) Moazzam Baig (c) Donnex Kansonkho (vc) Mohamed Abdulla Chisomo Chete (wk) Mike Choamba Waliyu Jackson Alick Kansonkho Gift Kansonkho Michael Mwamadi Leneck Nakomo Gershom Ntambalika Blessings Pondani Chikondi Rice Sami Sohail Clinton Rubagumya (c) Kevin Irakoze (vc) Martin Akayezu Zappy Bimenyimana Eric Dusingizimana Yvan Mitari Didier Ndikubwimana (wk) Eric Niyomugabo Subhasis Samal Emmanuel Sebareme Orchide Tuyisenge Bosco Tuyizere David Uwimana (wk) Pankaj Vekaria Kaushalkumar Patel (c) Pednekar Abhijit Subramanian Annand Paul Byron Radhakrishnan Deepak Kerai Govind Hirani Harji Mazharul Islam Deso Kalvin Naidoo Krishna Stephen Madusanka Shanmugasundram Mohan (wk) Vadodariya Mukesh Rao Nil Thiyagarajan Rajiv Sohail Rocket Samarathunga Rukmal Sivakumar Udhayan Deusdedit Muhumuza (c) Fred Achelam (wk) Richard Agamiire Frank Akankwasa Bilal Hassan Saud Islam Gerald Mubiru Dinesh Nakrani Frank Nsubuga Ronak Patel Riazat Ali Shah Henry Ssenyondo Simon Ssesazi Kenneth Waiswa
Points table
advanced to the regional final
Fixtures
Qualifier B
Squads Karabo Motlhanka (c, wk) Vinoo Balakrishnan Boemo Khumalo Dhruv Maisuria Rod Mbaiwa Valentine Mbazo (wk) Mmoloki Mooketsi James Moses Reginald Nehonde Tharindu Perera Katlo Piet Adithiya Rangaswamy Phemelo Silas Thatayaone Tshose Faustin Mpegna (c) Maxwell Fru (vc) Protais Abanda Julien Abega Roland Amah Abdoulaye Aminou (wk) Sun Assengong Alexis Balla Dipita Loic Andre Malouck Appolinaire Mengoumou Narcisse Ndouteng Charles Ondoa (wk) Idriss Tchakou Alain Toube (wk) Bruno Toube Filipe Cossa (c) Jose Bulele Luis Canda Frederico Carava Francisco Couana Santana Dima Last Emilio (wk) Gomes Gomes Joao Hou Zefanias Matsinhe Agostinho Navicha Titos Nhambhau Shelton Nhavotso Lourenço Simango Lourenco Solomone Gerito Sopinho Vieira Tembo Lansana Lamin (c) Abu Kamara (vc) Chernoh Bah John Bangura (wk) Samuel Conteh Edmond Ernest Abass Gbla Arvind Kerai Mohammad Shamshad Khan Zahid Khan Miniru Kpaka Ibrahim Mansaray (wk) Osman Sankoh George Sesay Sulaiman Tarawally Solomon Williams Abhik Patwa (c) Riziki Kiseto (vc) Harsheed Chohan Jatinkumar Darji Zamoyoni Jabeneke Arshan Jasani Salum Jumbe Issa Kikasi Ally Kimote Omary Kitunda (wk) Nasibu Mapunda (wk) Kassim Nassoro Ivan Selemani Jitin Singh SanjayKumar Thakor
Points table
advanced to the regional final
Fixtures
Regional Final
Squads Shem Ngoche (c) Emmanuel Bundi Irfan Karim (wk) Peter Langat Alex Obanda Collins Obuya Eugene Ochieng Nehemiah Odhiambo Elijah Otieno Rakep Patel Rushab Patel Vraj Patel Gurdeep Singh Sukhdeep Singh Sylvester Okpe (c) Ridwan Abdulkareem Rasheed Abolarin Sesan Adedeji Peter Aho Chima Akachukwu Joshua Ayannaike Daniel Gim Samuel Mba Isaac Okpe Segun Olayinka Ademola Onikoyi Ashmit Shreshta (wk) Mohameed Taiwo Prosper Useni Abhik Patwa (c) Riziki Kiseto (vc) Harsheed Chohan Jatinkumar Darji Zamoyoni Jabeneke Arshan Jasani Salum Jumbe Ally Kimote Omary Kitunda (wk) Nasibu Mapunda (wk) Kassim Nassoro Ivan Selemani Jitin Singh SanjayKumar Thakor Brian Masaba (c) Deusdedit Muhumuza (vc) Fred Achelam (wk) Richard Agamiire Frank Akankwasa Bilal Hassan Saud Islam Dinesh Nakrani Frank Nsubuga Ronak Patel Riazat Ali Shah Henry Ssenyondo Simon Ssesazi Kenneth Waiswa
Points table
advanced to the global qualifier
Fixtures
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo (Sub-regional Qualifier A) Series home at ESPN Cricinfo (Sub-regional Qualifier B) Series home at ESPN Cricinfo (Regional Finals)