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Rwanda to host 2024 cricket World Cup Qualifiers

T20 World Cup Trophy

For the second consecutive year, Rwanda will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-regional Africa qualifications, which are scheduled to take place in November and December 2022.

This season, the nation will host Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 Sub Regional World Cup Qualifier from November 15 to 24, followed by Group B from November 30 to December 6.

A total of 16 countries are pooled into two groups. Botswana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, and Malawi are placed in group A. Rwanda, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, St Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania are in Group B.

Two top teams from each group will progress to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa regional finals, which is the decisive stage that will produce two teams that will represent Africa at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 that will take place in the United States and West Indies.

Rwanda currently are in the 71st position in the ICC T20I ranking. Kenya (30) are the highest-ranked side in the tournament, followed by Tanzania, Nigeria, and Botswana in the 31st, 43rd and 44th position respectively.