Cricket tournament
| Dates | 7 – 13 April 2017 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Participants | 6 |
The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Qualifiers is an international cricket tournament that is scheduled to take place in Benoni, South Africa. The winner of the qualifiers will progress to ICC WCL Division 5 which will be staged in September 2017.
Teams
Six teams invited by ICC for the tournament:
Points table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Points | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.994 | Qualify for 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five |
 Botswana |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +0.420 | Did not Qualify for 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five |
 Tanzania |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.127 | |
 Nigeria |
5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -0.704 | |
 Zambia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.770 | |
 Sierra Leone |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.942 |
Source: Cricinfo
Fixtures
| 7 April |
| Tanzania 231 (50.0 overs) |
v | Nigeria 83 (34.4 overs) |
| Tanzania won by 148 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: S George and D Odhiambo (Kenya) Player of the match: Jintin Singh (Tanzania) |
- Nigeria won the toss and chose to field
| 7 April |
| Ghana 179 (42.5 overs) |
v | Sierra Leone 66 (32.5 overs) |
| Ghana won by 113 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: PM Musoke (Uganda) and IO Oyieko (Kenya) Player of the match: DNA Ankrah (Ghana) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bowl
| 7 April |
| Botswana 135 (44.1 overs) |
v | Zambia 54 (23.3 overs) |
| Botswana won by 81 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: R D'Mello (Kenya) and A Louw (Namibia) Player of the match: T Tshose (Botswana) |
- Zambia won the toss and elected to bowl
| 8 April |
| Zambia 199 (46.2 overs) |
v | Sierra Leone 158 (47.2 overs) |
| Zambia won by 41 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: VR Angara (Botswana) and S George Player of the match: J Zimba (Zambia) |
- Zambia won the toss and elected to bat
| 8 April |
| Nigeria 51 (28.3 overs) |
v | Ghana 52/6 (13.5 overs) |
| Ghana won by 4 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: F Ekalunga (Uganda) and IO Oyieko (Kenya) Player of the match: G Bakiweyem (Ghana) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to field
| 8 April |
| Botswana 154 (49.3 overs) |
v | Tanzania 128 (40.5 overs) |
| Botswana won by 26 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: R D'Mello (Kenya) and C Thorburn (Namibia) Player of the match: KN Mussa (Tanzania) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bowl
| 10 April |
| Botswana 154 (46.2 overs) |
v | Ghana 155/6 (34.4 overs) |
| Ghana won by 4 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: D Odhiambo (Kenya) and C Thorburn (Namibia) Player of the match: S Ateak (Ghana) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bowl
| 10 April |
| Zambia 207/8 (50 overs) |
v | Tanzania 208/8 (49.1 overs) |
| Tanzania won by 2 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: VR Angara (Botswana) and IO Oyieko (Kenya) Player of the match: A Dagar (Tanzania) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bowl
| 10 April |
| Nigeria 181 (48.3 overs) |
v | Sierra Leone 90 (36.4 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 91 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: F Ekalunga (Uganda) and A Louw (Namibia) Player of the match: OA Olympio (Nigeria) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat
| 11 April |
| Zambia 152 (42.5 overs) |
v | Nigeria 153/7 (37.1 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 3 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: D Odhiambo (Kenya) and C Thorburn (Namibia) Player of the match: AS Abioye (Nigeria) |
- Zambia won the toss and elected to bat
| 11 April |
| Sierra Leone 137 (48.5 overs) |
v | Botswana 138/8 (44.3 overs) |
| Botswana won by 2 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: A Louw (Namibia) and D Odhiambo (Kenya) Player of the match: K Motlanka (Botswana) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat
| 11 April |
| Tanzania 133/9 (50 overs) |
v | Ghana 134/5 (37.4 overs) |
| Ghana won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: PM Musoke (Uganda) and C Thorburn (Namibia) Player of the match: V Ateak (Ghana) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bowl
| 13 April |
| Tanzania 229/5 (34 overs) |
v | Sierra Leone 80/8 (23.5 overs) |
| Tanzania won by 165 runs (D/L method) Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: A Louw (Namibia) and D Odhiambo (Kenya) Player of the match: KN Mussa (Tanzania) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat
- Rain reduced Sierra Leone's innings to 23.5 overs with a target of 246 runs
| 13–14 April |
| Botswana 117/5 (25 overs) |
v | Nigeria 100/8 (16.2 overs) |
| No result Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: R D'Mello (Kenya) and S George |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat
- Rain reduced Botswana's innings to 25 overs and also Nigeria's innings has been reduced to 20 overs with a target of 163
- The match was supposed to replay on April 14 but it didn't due to Bad Light
| 13 April |
| Zambia 60 (20.3 overs) |
v | Ghana 49/1 (8.1 overs) |
| Ghana won by 9 wickets (D/L method) Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: VR Angara (Botswana) and D Odhiambo (Kenya) Player of the match: G Bakiweyem (Ghana) |
- Zambia won the toss and elected to bat
- The rain has reduced Ghana's innings to 32 overs with a target of 49 runs
References
- "Seven teams battle for top spot in 2017 ICC WCL - Asia". icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- "ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Qualifiers | Cricket news, live scores, fixtures, features and statistics on ESPN Cricinfo". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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