2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three

September 2022 February 2013 January 2024 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three African Cricket Association 50 overs per side round robin with playoffs RSA Ghana 8 20 Ghana James Vifah 172 Ghana Isaac Aboagye 14 2006 2006 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three 2009 2009 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 1964Pool 2 Gambia Ghana Swaziland South African Invitation XI (replaced Morocco) Squads Gambia Ghana Lesotho Malawi 1964Zaccheus 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 RileyAbdul-Karim Sumaila Isaac Aboagye Peter Ananya Bhupinder Brar Mark Bawa James Vifah Julius Mensah Lawrence Ateak Simon Ateak Francis Dake J Eyiah Rufus NtiamoahAtanase 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 PatelKaramutallah 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 SwazilandEmmanuel Byiringiro Eric Dusabemungu Eric Dusingizimana Andre Kayitera Dennis Mukama Evode Mutuyimana Samal Subhasis Srinath Vardineni Mehboob Jasat Mohamed Jasat Julius Mbaraga Hamza NkuutuGabriel Anthony Julius Brewah Mustapha Kallon Abubakarr Kamara Emmanuel Kamara Lansana Lamin Jacob Mansaray Mohamed Mansaray Luseni Senesie Ben Slater George Kpundeh Ibrahim Sesay Mohamed KamaraMalusi 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 RadebeJoseph 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 1964 3 0 3 0 0 −1.088 0Pool 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 Swaziland 197/9 (50 overs) 199/3 (34.2 overs) Ghana 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park, Benoni Unknown James Vifah 13 April 2008 Sierra Leone 201/6 (50 overs) 122/7 (34 overs) Lesotho 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) Scorecard Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA) Abu Kamara Rain stopped play during Lesotho's innings. Revised target is set at 161 runs off 34 overs. 13 April 2008 Malawi 199/8 (50 overs) 111/3 (30 overs) Rwanda 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) Scorecard Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN) 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 South African Invitational XI 198 (46.2 overs) 72 (24.3 overs) Gambia 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiw Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Buntu Ndlela 14 April 2008 Gambia 72 (30.3 overs) 74/5 (18 overs) Ghana 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park, Benoni Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molofo (RSA) Isaac Aboagye Ghana innings: bowlers' wickets do not balance 14 April 2008 Malawi 206 (48.3 overs) 161/6 (31 overs) Lesotho 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) Scorecard Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiw Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) 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 Sierra Leone 182/5 (50 overs) 76/8 (23.2 overs) Rwanda 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) Scorecard Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN) Abu Kamara Rain stopped play in Rwanda's innings. Rwanda set a revised target of 151 runs from 23.2 overs. 14 April 2008 South African Invitational XI 207 (44.3 overs) 106/8 (23 overs) Swaziland 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) Scorecard Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN) 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 Swaziland 226 (47.2 overs) 135 (43.1 overs) Gambia M Khan 32 (43) Mbye Dumbuya 3/36 (7.2 overs) Moses Bahoum 39 (?) Ernestes Uys 3/35 (10 overs) Swaziland by 91 runs Scorecard Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN) 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 Lesotho 94 (28.5 overs) 97/8 (25.5 overs) Rwanda 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Mehboob Jasat Lesotho innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance 15 April 2008 Malawi 82 (29.4 overs) 88/4 (25.1 overs) Sierra Leone 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park, Benoni A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN) Gabriel Anthony 15 April 2008 South African Invitational XI 209/5 (50 overs) 110 (40.5 overs) Ghana 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA) Ruan du Plessis 5th Place Playoff 17 April 2008 Malawi 226/9 (50 overs) 141 (43.2 overs) Gambia Faraz Junejo 59 (83) George Greywoode 4/52 (10 overs) Moses Bahoum 38 (63) Altaf Panjwani 4/18 (10 overs) Malawi 1964 won by 85 runs Scorecard Willowmoore Park M Field, Benoni Kutubb abbas (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Altaf Panjwani 5th place playoff semifinal 17 April 2008 Lesotho 121 (39 overs) 122/3 (18.1 overs) South African Invitational XI 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 wickets1 Scorecard Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN) Ande Henning 5th place playoff semifinal 1 Under the tournament rules, the South African Invitational XI were ineligible to participate in the 5th place playoff. Lesotho participated in the 5th place playoff, and the South African Invitational XI participated in the 7th place playoff. 18 April 2008 Lesotho 105 (36.2 overs) 109/2 (23.3 overs) Malawi 1964 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 1964 won by 8 wickets Scorecard Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni David Odhiambo (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Faraz Junejp 5th place playoff 18 April 2008 Gambia 132 (31.4 overs) 133/4 (21.5 overs) South African Invitational XI 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni A Gawe & T Molefe (both RSA) T Steynburg 7th place playoff Semifinals and Finals 17 April 2008 Rwanda 23 (11.1 overs) 24/2 (6.4 overs) Ghana 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA) Isaac Aboagye Semifinal 17 April 2008 Sierra Leone 116 (37.2 overs) 117/6 (30 overs) Swaziland 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN) 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 Rwanda 114 (44.4 overs) 115/2 (31.3 overs) Sierra Leone 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Juan Bedford (RSA) 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 Swaziland 195 (45.4 overs) 199/5 (41.4 overs) Ghana 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park, Benoni Rockie D'Mello & Subhash Modi (both KEN) Francis Dake Final Statistics Most Runs Most WicketsGhana James Vifah 172Ghana Isaac Aboagye 14 Sierra Leone Emannuel Kamara 162 Inv. XI Andre Henning 12 Inv. XI Buntu Ndlela 143 Gambia Beorge Greywoode 11 Malawi 1964 Altaf Panjwani 138 Swaziland Joseph Wright 10 Swaziland Abdul Patel 126 Lesotho Motsielo Nonyane 10 World Cricket League Africa Region World Cricket League Africa Region open Division One None Division Two 2006 2008 2010 Division Three 2006 2008 2009 Category:International cricket competitions in 2008 2008, 3 Category:International cricket competitions in South Africa