World Twenty20 Africa C Qualifier off to a flying start
- Namibia make light work of Swaziland
- Botswana outclass Mozambique
The more fancied Namibian side lived up to expectations as they thumped Swaziland by 10 wickets in their opening encounter on BCA Oval 2. It took the Eagles just under 5 overs to chase the measly target of 72 set by Swaziland.
Hosts Botswana were not far behind as they produced a stellar performance in front of their home crowd to dismiss Mozambique for 48, winning by 124 runs after setting them a target of 172.
Team Botswana captain, Karabo Mothlanka was the star of the show as he reached his half-century off 41 balls and led the team with aplomb from behind the stumps with a few key catches.
In this afternoon’s fixtures, Namibia take on Malawi at the main oval while St.Helena kick off their campaign against Swaziland at BCA 2.
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The fixtures and more information on the tournament can be found here, https://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20/qualifier-africa-fixtures
Fixtures:
Sunday 28th October
1:50pm BCA 1 Namibia vs Malawi
BCA 2 St. Helena vs Swaziland
Monday 29th October
9:30am BCA 1 Swaziland vs Lesotho
BCA 2 Malawi vs St. Helena
1:50pm BCA 1 Lesotho vs St. Helena
BCA 2 Mozambique vs Namibia
Tuesday 30th October
9:30am BCA 1 St Helena vs Botswana
BCA 2 Malawi vs Swaziland
1:50pm BCA 1 Lesotho vs Mozambique
BCA 2 Botswana vs Malawi
Wednesday 31st October
Rest/Reserve Day
Thursday 1st November
9:30am BCA 1 Mozambique vs Malawi
BCA 2 Namibia vs Lesotho
1:50pm BCA 1 Botswana vs Swaziland
BCA 2 Malawi vs Lesotho
Friday 2nd November
9:30am BCA 1 Mozambique vs St. Helena
BCA 2 Lesotho vs Botswana
1:50pm BCA 1 Swaziland vs Mozambique
BCA 2 St. Helena vs Namibia
Saturday 3rd November
10:30am BCA 1 Namibia vs Botswana