28/09Result

8th Match, Group A, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Harare, Sep 28 2025

Malawi won by 3 runs

Player of the Match

Sami SohailMalawi

Match Centre

Match Details

Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

Series

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025

Toss

Malawi , elected to bat first

Match days

28 September 2025 (20-over match)

Umpires

Iknow Chabi

Andrew Louw

Reserve Umpire

Lubabalo Gcuma

Match Referee

Gerrie Pienaar

Points

Malawi 2, Kenya 0

Scorecard Summary

MALAWI 130/4(20 OVERS)

Sami Sohail46 (42)
Aaftab Limdawala35 (39)

Dhiren Gondaria1/20 (4)
Sachin Gill1/20 (4)

KENYA 127(19.5 OVERS)

Rakep Patel46 (31)
Neil Mugabe36 (41)

Sami Sohail2/19 (4)
Kelvin Thuchila2/16 (4)

19.5

Baig to Vraj Patel, OUT,

Vraj Patel b Baig 3 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

19.4

Baig to Vraj Patel, 2 runs,

19.3

Baig to Vishil Patel, 1 run,

19.2

Baig to Vraj Patel, 1 run,

19.1

Baig to Mutua, OUT,

F Mutua c Balala b Baig 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | KENYA: 123/8 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.47, RRR: 8.00)

Francis Mutua1 (2b)

Daniel Jakiel4-0-24-2
Bright Balala1-0-16-0

18.6

Jakiel to Oluoch, OUT,

LN Oluoch b Jakiel 16 (9b 1x4 1x6) SR: 177.77

Men's T20WC Africa QLF News

McCullum: England 'over-prepared' in second Test build-up
Head coach defends planned break between Brisbane and Adelaide Tests with series on line
Smith praises 'exceptional' Neser and 'freak' Carey
Stand-in skipper pleased with Michael Neser's maiden Test five-for, says Alex Carey keeping performance "one of the best" he's seen
Ben Stokes: 'We've not been able to stand up to pressure'
England captain wants more fight from his side after crushing defeat in Brisbane leaves Ashes hopes hanging by thread
Neser five-for trumps England's belated resistance as Australia take 2-0 lead
Ben Stokes, Will Jacks show application in 96-run stand but crushing defeat was in the post
Umran is worried about his body, but won't compromise on his speed
"Speed is my biggest strength, and I want to continue to maintain that strength," Umran Malik, who is making his comeback from a hip injury, says

Kenya INNINGS		R	B
DM Gondaria	caught	7	13
N Mugabe	bowled	36	41
S Singh	caught	0	6
RR Patel	caught	46	31
JS Kundi	bowled	9	8
S Gill	run out	3	2
SR Bhudia	run out	2	3
LN Oluoch	bowled	16	9
F Mutua	caught	1	3
Vishil Patel	not out	1	1
Vraj Patel	bowled	3	3
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 1, nb 1)
TOTAL	127 (all out; 19.5 ovs)

Malawi BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Sami Sohail	4.0	0	19	2	4.75
K Thuchila	4.0	1	16	2	4	(1w)
D Jakiel	4.0	0	24	2	6
SZ Vayani	4.0	0	30	0	7.5	(1nb)
MA Baig	2.5	0	21	2	7.41
B Balala	1.0	0	16	0	16

Kenya 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	DM Gondaria	N Mugabe
2nd	1	N Mugabe	S Singh
3rd	63	RR Patel	N Mugabe
4th	28	N Mugabe	JS Kundi
5th	2	JS Kundi	S Gill
6th	2	SR Bhudia	S Gill
7th	10	LN Oluoch	SR Bhudia
8th	9	LN Oluoch	F Mutua
9th	0	F Mutua	Vishil Patel
10th	4	Vraj Patel	Vishil Patel

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier

Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NAM	3	3	0	6	6.556
KENYA	3	1	2	2	-1.553
NGA	3	1	2	2	-1.822
MWI	3	1	2	2	-2.613
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ZIM	3	3	0	6	5.262
TAN	3	2	1	4	-1.013
UGA	3	1	2	2	0.394
BOT	3	0	3	0	-5.198

Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

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Points

MALAWI 130/4(20 OVERS)

KENYA 127(19.5 OVERS)

END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | KENYA: 123/8 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.47, RRR: 8.00)

McCullum: England 'over-prepared' in second Test build-up

Smith praises 'exceptional' Neser and 'freak' Carey

Ben Stokes: 'We've not been able to stand up to pressure'

Neser five-for trumps England's belated resistance as Australia take 2-0 lead

Umran is worried about his body, but won't compromise on his speed

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | KENYA: 123/8 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.47, RRR: 8.00)