Botswana vs Sierra Leone

Botswana vs Sierra Leone, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier, 23 May 2026 T20

Result

Botswana (20 ov) 166/5
Sierra Leone (20 ov) 96/7

Botswana won by 70 runs

Full scorecard

Botswana — 1st innings

166/5 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
K Motlanka * not out 61 48 3 1 127.08
M Kasselman b R Coker 66 40 8 3 165.00
R Nehonde c J Lassayo b Mohamed Turay 6 7 1 0 85.71
T Tshose c A Turay b A Gbla 1 4 0 0 25.00
Ameer Saiyed c R Coker b A Gbla 14 14 0 1 100.00
B van Zyl b C Bah 4 4 0 0 100.00
N Master * not out 7 3 0 1 233.33
Extras (b 3, w 4) 7
Total 5 wkts, 20 ov 166

Did not bat B Khumalo, D Maisuria, K Piet, P Silas

Fall of wickets 1-87 (M Kasselman, 9.5 ov), 2-101 (R Nehonde, 11.3 ov), 3-102 (T Tshose, 12.2 ov), 4-134 (Ameer Saiyed, 16.5 ov), 5-155 (B van Zyl, 19.1 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
AB Kamara 2 0 26 0 13.00 2 0
S Conteh 4 0 29 0 7.25 0 0
J Lassayo 4 0 33 0 8.25 0 0
Mohamed Turay 3 0 20 1 6.67 0 0
R Coker 3 0 24 1 8.00 0 0
A Gbla 3 0 22 2 7.33 2 0
C Bah 1 0 9 1 9.00 0 0

Sierra Leone — 2nd innings

T 167 96/7 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Y Jalloh b N Master 1 3 0 0 33.33
A Turay c B Khumalo b K Piet 20 19 2 1 105.26
R Coker run out (M Kasselman/P Silas) 2 11 0 0 18.18
AB Kamara c R Nehonde b D Maisuria 25 30 2 0 83.33
J Bangura b K Piet 5 8 1 0 62.50
A Gbla lbw b K Piet 0 1 0 0 0.00
L Lamin b N Master 24 37 0 1 64.86
S Conteh * not out 7 8 1 0 87.50
C Bah * not out 3 3 0 0 100.00
Extras (lb 6, w 3) 9
Total 7 wkts, 20 ov 96

Did not bat Mohamed Turay, J Lassayo

Fall of wickets 1-14 (Y Jalloh, 1.4 ov), 2-25 (R Coker, 4.5 ov), 3-25 (A Turay, 5.4 ov), 4-35 (J Bangura, 7.5 ov), 5-35 (A Gbla, 7.6 ov), 6-75 (AB Kamara, 17.1 ov), 7-88 (L Lamin, 18.5 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
B Khumalo 3 0 24 0 8.00 1 0
N Master 3 0 10 2 3.33 1 0
B van Zyl 4 0 18 0 4.50 0 0
K Piet 4 1 11 3 2.75 0 0
D Maisuria 4 0 20 1 5.00 0 0
T Tshose 2 0 7 0 3.50 1 0

Botswana — 1st innings · 20 overs

Runs per over peak 15
Over 1 AB Kamara 1 1 2wd • • 4 4 12 runs
Over 2 S Conteh 1 • 4 • 1 1 7 runs
Over 3 AB Kamara 1b 3 1 • 6 4 15 runs
Over 4 S Conteh 2 1 1 • 1 • 5 runs
Over 5 J Lassayo 1 • 6 4 • 1 12 runs
Over 6 S Conteh 2 • 2 • 1 2 7 runs
Over 7 J Lassayo • 1 2 1 1 • 5 runs
Over 8 Mohamed Turay 4 4 • 1 • 1 10 runs
Over 9 J Lassayo 1 • 1 1 4 • 7 runs
Over 10 R Coker 1 • 6 • W 4 11 runs 1 wkt
Over 11 J Lassayo 4 3 • • 2 • 9 runs
Over 12 Mohamed Turay 1 • W • 1 • 2 runs 1 wkt
Over 13 A Gbla • W • wd • 1 2 4 runs 1 wkt
Over 14 R Coker • 1 • 2 • 1 4 runs
Over 15 A Gbla 1 • 2 1 2 1 7 runs
Over 16 Mohamed Turay • 1 1 1 1 4 8 runs
Over 17 A Gbla wd 1 1 6 • W 2 11 runs 1 wkt
Over 18 R Coker 2 4 1 1 • 1 9 runs
Over 19 S Conteh 1 1 6 • 2 • 10 runs
Over 20 C Bah W 6 1 1b 1b 2 11 runs 1 wkt

Sierra Leone — 2nd innings · 20 overs

Runs per over peak 9
Over 1 B Khumalo wd 1 • • 6 • 1 9 runs
Over 2 N Master 4 1lb • W • • 5 runs 1 wkt
Over 3 B Khumalo • • • • 4 2 6 runs
Over 4 N Master • • • 2 • • 2 runs
Over 5 B van Zyl 2 1 • • W • 3 runs 1 wkt
Over 6 K Piet • • • W • • 0 runs 1 wkt
Over 7 B van Zyl 1 1 2 • 1 • 5 runs
Over 8 K Piet 1 4 • • W W 5 runs 2 wkt
Over 9 B van Zyl • 1 • • • 1 2 runs
Over 10 K Piet 1 • • 2 • • 3 runs
Over 11 D Maisuria 1 4 • • 1 • 6 runs
Over 12 K Piet 1 • • 1 1lb 1 4 runs
Over 13 T Tshose • wd • 1 1 • 1 4 runs
Over 14 D Maisuria • 1 • 1 • 1 3 runs
Over 15 T Tshose • 2lb 1 1 1lb 1 6 runs
Over 16 D Maisuria 1 • • • 1 1 3 runs
Over 17 B Khumalo 4 • 1 • 2 2 9 runs
Over 18 D Maisuria W • 1 • 6 1 8 runs 1 wkt
Over 19 N Master 1 wd 1lb 1 1 W • 5 runs 1 wkt
Over 20 B van Zyl • 4 1 2 1 • 8 runs

Run progression

Botswana 166 Sierra Leone 96 wicket
0 42 84 126 0 3 6 9 12 15 18

Overs

Partnerships

Botswana — 1st innings

1 87 M Kasselman 66 · K Motlanka 18
2 14 R Nehonde 6 · K Motlanka 8
3 1 T Tshose 1 · K Motlanka 0
4 32 Ameer Saiyed 14 · K Motlanka 16
5 21 K Motlanka 17 · B van Zyl 4
6 11 N Master 7 · K Motlanka 2

Sierra Leone — 2nd innings

1 14 A Turay 11 · Y Jalloh 1
2 11 R Coker 2 · A Turay 9
3 0 A Turay 0 · AB Kamara 0
4 10 J Bangura 5 · AB Kamara 5
5 0 A Gbla 0
6 40 L Lamin 15 · AB Kamara 20
7 13 L Lamin 9 · S Conteh 2
8 8 S Conteh 5 · C Bah 3

Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.

Match details

Format T20
Ground Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone, Gaborone
Season 2026
Toss Sierra Leone won the toss and chose to bowl
Umpires F Mutizwa, LB Gcuma
Match referee S Wadvalla

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