Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament
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The men's cricket tournament at the 2023 African Games in Ghana took place from 17 to 23 March 2024.[1] The matches were played in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format.[2] Eight teams participated in the event, with all the matches held at the Achimota Oval grounds in Accra.[3] Matches involving the South African team, which was composed of university players, were downgraded from T20I status on 19 March 2024, after the team had already played its first two matches.[4] Zimbabwe were represented by an emerging side and their matches were also downgraded from T20I status.[5]
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Dates | 17 – 23 March 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International[n 1] |
Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Ghana |
Champions | Zimbabwe Emerging (1st title) |
Runners-up | Namibia |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 16 |
Player of the series | Owen Muzondo |
Most runs | Roger Mukasa (230) |
Most wickets | Alpesh Ramjani (13) |
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Zimbabwe Emerging beat Namibia in the final, as Zimbabwe win the gold medal.[6] Uganda beat Kenya in the bronze medal match.[7]