Cricket tournament
| Dates | 22 – 25 March 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ICC Africa |
| Cricket format | 20-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions |  Eswatini |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Idrees Patel (209) |
| Most wickets |  Eric Hirwa Nazeer Mohammed (12) |
| ← 2012 | |
The 2014 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three was an international 20-over cricket tournament held in Benoni, South Africa, from 22 to 25 March 2014. All matches were played at the Willowmoore Park complex.
The tournament, part of the qualification process for the 2016 World Twenty20, was contested by four affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), down from eight at the previous edition in 2012. The Gambia and Rwanda, ranked third and fourth at the previous tournament, were joined by Swaziland and Sierra Leone, the bottom-ranked teams at the 2012 Division Two event. The four teams played each other twice over a period of four days, for twelve matches overall. Swaziland and Sierra Leone finished equal on points, but Swaziland won the title through their net run rate. They consequently qualified for the 2014 Division Two tournament, played later in the year at the same venue.
In February 2016, it was announced that the ICC had determined that the Swaziland Cricket Association had fielded five ineligible players in the tournament, all of Asian descent. This resulted in the Swazi national team being disqualified from a future tournament.
Points table
| Teams that qualified for 2014 Africa Division Two |
| Team | Pld | W | L | A | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swaziland |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +1.413 |
 Sierra Leone |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.729 |
| Rwanda |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +0.496 |
 Gambia |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –2.935 |
| Source: CricketArchive | |||||||
Fixtures
| 22 March Scorecard |
| Gambia 112/8 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 113/1 (16.2 overs) |
| Rwanda won by 9 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 22 March Scorecard |
| Sierra Leone 136/6 (20 overs) |
v | Eswatini 73/9 (20 overs) |
| Sierra Leone won by 63 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 22 March Scorecard |
| Eswatini 208/3 (20 overs) |
v | Gambia 122 (20 overs) |
| Swaziland won by 86 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 22 March Scorecard |
| Rwanda 102/8 (20 overs) |
v | Sierra Leone 106/4 (18 overs) |
| Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 23 March Scorecard |
| Gambia 99/9 (20 overs) |
v | Sierra Leone 100/3 (17.5 overs) |
| Sierra Leone won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 23 March Scorecard |
| Eswatini 137/6 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 140/4 (17.4 overs) |
| Rwanda won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 23 March Scorecard |
| Gambia 63 (14.4 overs) |
v | Rwanda 67/1 (7.1 overs) |
| Rwanda won by 9 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 23 March Scorecard |
| Eswatini 139/4 (20 overs) |
v | Sierra Leone 126/8 (20 overs) |
| Swaziland won by 13 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 25 March Scorecard |
| Eswatini 221/3 (20 overs) |
v | Gambia 104/8 (20 overs) |
| Swaziland won by 117 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 25 March Scorecard |
| Sierra Leone 124/5 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 108/7 (20 overs) |
| Sierra Leone won by 16 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 25 March Scorecard |
| Gambia 126 (19.4 overs) |
v | Sierra Leone 117/9 (20 overs) |
| Gambia won by 9 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 25 March Scorecard |
| Eswatini 132/9 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 98 (19.5 overs) |
| Swaziland won by 34 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idrees Patel | Eswatini |
209 | 6 | 34.83 | 113 | 1 | 1 |
| Estian Sauerman | Eswatini |
166 | 6 | 41.50 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
| Haris Rashid | Eswatini |
163 | 6 | 81.50 | 67* | 0 | 1 |
| Lansana Lamin | Sierra Leone |
144 | 6 | 48.00 | 55* | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Mansaray | Sierra Leone |
137 | 6 | 34.25 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Source: CricHQ
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hirwa | Rwanda |
23.1 | 12 | 9.67 | 11.58 | 5.01 | 4/22 |
| Nazeer Mohammed | Rwanda |
24.0 | 12 | 10.08 | 12.00 | 5.04 | 4/33 |
| Aziz Patel | Eswatini |
23.0 | 11 | 12.00 | 12.55 | 5.74 | 4/28 |
| Edward Marrah | Sierra Leone |
21.4 | 10 | 10.60 | 13.00 | 4.89 | 2/4 |
| Abass Gbla | Sierra Leone |
24.0 | 10 | 11.10 | 14.40 | 4.63 | 4/20 |
Source: CricHQ
References
- ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three Twenty20 2012 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three Twenty20 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two Twenty20 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- Bernard Turay (5 February 2016). "Sierra Leone Sports: 'We are now promoted to ICC Division Two' – Cricket CEO" – Awoko. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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