MatchesMen's T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025/26

Malawi v Botswana

7th Place Play-Off · Takashinga Sports Club, Harare · 4 Oct 2025

Malawi won by 56 runs

Malawi innings151/520 overs
Botswana innings95/920 overs · target 152

The worm

MalawiBotswana
05010015020005101520Malawi: 1 wicket in over 4, 23/1Malawi: 1 wicket in over 9, 61/2Malawi: 1 wicket in over 10, 66/3Malawi: 1 wicket in over 14, 101/4Malawi: 1 wicket in over 16, 115/5Botswana: 2 wickets in over 5, 29/2Botswana: 1 wicket in over 6, 34/3Botswana: 1 wicket in over 12, 65/4Botswana: 1 wicket in over 13, 67/5Botswana: 1 wicket in over 14, 70/6Botswana: 2 wickets in over 18, 89/8Botswana: 1 wicket in over 20, 95/9

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Malawiwicket
09185101520Over 1: 2 runsOver 2: 8 runsOver 3: 10 runsOver 4: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 5: 5 runsOver 6: 18 runsOver 7: 2 runsOver 8: 6 runsOver 9: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 11: 10 runsOver 12: 10 runsOver 13: 6 runsOver 14: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 10 runsOver 16: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 4 runsOver 18: 9 runsOver 19: 14 runsOver 20: 9 runs
Botswanawicket
09185101520Over 1: 5 runsOver 2: 10 runsOver 3: 9 runsOver 4: 2 runsOver 5: 3 runs, 2 wicketsOver 6: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 7: 4 runsOver 8: 8 runsOver 9: 6 runsOver 10: 7 runsOver 11: 4 runsOver 12: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 14: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 2 runsOver 16: 5 runsOver 17: 10 runsOver 18: 2 runs, 2 wicketsOver 19: 3 runsOver 20: 3 runs, 1 wicket

Malawi innings 151/5 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
A Limdawalab T Perera121220100.0
C Chetec V Balakrishnan b K Piet18202090.0
Sami Sohailc M Kasselman b B Keganne302341130.4
G Kansonkhorun out (V Balakrishnan/M Kasselman)201400142.9
SY Nihutenot out292410120.8
MA Baigc M Kasselman b B Keganne7710100.0
SZ Vayaninot out302111142.9
Extras5
Total5 wickets, 20 overs151

Did not bat: D Jakiel, K Thuchila, Kazim Somani, T Makaya

Fall of wickets: 22-1 (A Limdawala, 3.3 ov), 60-2 (C Chete, 8.4 ov), 66-3 (Sami Sohail, 9.4 ov), 101-4 (G Kansonkho, 13.4 ov), 112-5 (MA Baig, 15.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
B Kgosiemang402907.251000
T Perera402817.001101
T Tshose402205.501000
D Maisuria2028014.00200
B Keganne301525.00900
K Piet302618.67410
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
12221A Limdawala 12, C Chete 9
23831C Chete 9, Sami Sohail 28
366Sami Sohail 2, G Kansonkho 4
43524G Kansonkho 16, SY Nihute 18
51110SY Nihute 2, MA Baig 7
Unbroken3928SY Nihute 9, SZ Vayani 30

Botswana innings 95/9 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
K Modiseb K Thuchila161620100.0
V Balakrishnanc C Chete b K Thuchila7111063.6
K Motlankac A Limdawala b MA Baig260033.3
T Pererac G Kansonkho b T Makaya19202095.0
M Kasselmanc & b SZ Vayani181810100.0
T Tshosec SY Nihute b MA Baig14151093.3
K Pietc & b SZ Vayani260033.3
D Maisurialbw b MA Baig4130030.8
B Keganneb MA Baig470057.1
B Kgosiemangnot out270028.6
R Auroranot out01000.0
Extras7
Total9 wickets, 20 overs95

Fall of wickets: 26-1 (V Balakrishnan, 4.1 ov), 29-2 (K Modise, 4.6 ov), 29-3 (K Motlanka, 5.3 ov), 65-4 (M Kasselman, 11.3 ov), 67-5 (T Perera, 12.3 ov), 70-6 (K Piet, 13.4 ov), 87-7 (D Maisuria, 17.1 ov), 88-8 (T Tshose, 17.5 ov), 95-9 (B Keganne, 19.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Sami Sohail201407.00620
K Thuchila402325.751020
MA Baig401042.501500
D Jakiel201105.50500
SZ Vayani401724.251200
T Makaya401814.501110
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
12625K Modise 15, V Balakrishnan 7
235K Modise 1, K Motlanka 2
303K Motlanka 0, T Perera 0
43636T Perera 18, M Kasselman 18
526T Perera 1, T Tshose 1
637T Tshose 1, K Piet 2
71721T Tshose 12, D Maisuria 4
814T Tshose 0, B Keganne 1
9712B Keganne 3, B Kgosiemang 2
Unbroken01B Kgosiemang 0, R Aurora 0

Match details

Toss
Malawi, chose to bat
Player of the match
MA Baig
Ground
Takashinga Sports Club, Zimbabwe
Season
2025/26
Umpires
A Louw, L Rusere
Match referee
GH Pienaar
Source
Cricsheet match 1502760