Malawi vs Botswana Scorecard (7th Place Play-Off), 4 Oct 2025

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

Completed

Malawi

151/5

(20.0 ov)

Botswana

95/9

(20.0 ov)

Malawi won by 56 runs

7th Place Play-Off · T20 · 4 Oct 2025

Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare

Key performer

MA Baig

Malawi

7 (7) · 4/10

108

FANTASY PTS

SZ Vayani · Malawi

30 (21) · 2/17 · 2 ct

B Keganne · Botswana

4 (7) · 2/15

SCORECARD

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
A Limdawala b T Perera	12	12	2	0
C Chete c V Balakrishnan b K Piet	18	20	2	0
Sami Sohail c M Kasselman b B Keganne	30	23	4	1
G Kansonkho run out (V Balakrishnan/M Kasselman)	20	14	0	0
SY Nihute not out	29	24	1	0
MA Baig c M Kasselman b B Keganne	7	7	1	0
SZ Vayani not out	30	21	1	1

Extras 5 (wd 1, nb 1, b 1, lb 2)

Bowler	O	R	W
B Kgosiemang	4.0	29	0
T Perera (1nb)	4.0	28	1
T Tshose	4.0	22	0
D Maisuria	2.0	28	0
B Keganne	3.0	15	2
K Piet (1wd)	3.0	26	1

Batter	R	B	4s
K Modise b K Thuchila	16	16	2
V Balakrishnan c C Chete b K Thuchila	7	11	1
K Motlanka c A Limdawala b MA Baig	2	6	0
T Perera c G Kansonkho b T Makaya	19	20	2
M Kasselman c & b SZ Vayani	18	18	1
T Tshose c SY Nihute b MA Baig	14	15	1
K Piet c & b SZ Vayani	2	6	0
D Maisuria lbw b MA Baig	4	13	0
B Keganne b MA Baig	4	7	0
B Kgosiemang not out	2	7	0
R Aurora not out	0	1	0

Extras 7 (wd 5, nb 0, b 1, lb 1) · Target 152

Bowler	O	R	W
Sami Sohail (2wd)	2.0	14	0
K Thuchila (2wd)	4.0	23	2
MA Baig	4.0	10	4
D Jakiel	2.0	11	0
SZ Vayani	4.0	17	2
T Makaya (1wd)	4.0	18	1

TIMELINE

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Fantasy points

Player	Points
MA Baig · Malawi	108
SZ Vayani · Malawi	99
B Keganne · Botswana	54
K Thuchila · Malawi	50
T Perera · Botswana	46
SY Nihute · Malawi	38
Sami Sohail · Malawi	36
M Kasselman · Botswana	35
C Chete · Malawi	28
G Kansonkho · Malawi	28
K Piet · Botswana	27
T Makaya · Malawi	25
A Limdawala · Malawi	22
K Modise · Botswana	18
V Balakrishnan · Botswana	16
T Tshose · Botswana	15
D Maisuria · Botswana	4
K Motlanka · Botswana	2
B Kgosiemang · Botswana	2
D Jakiel · Malawi	0
Kazim Somani · Malawi	0
R Aurora · Botswana	0

Malawi won by 56 runs

Toss: Malawi, chose to batPlayer of the match: MA BaigVenue: Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, HarareSeries: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025/26

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