Ghana made heavy weather of a low chase but prevailed in the end to register their 3rd consecutive win in the ICC Africa A Qualifiers to go on top of points table.
Ghana defeated host’s Nigeria by 7 wickets while Sierra Leone notched up their maiden win in the tournament aa they got past The Gambia by 8 wickets in the opening match of the day.
Ghana now has 6 points from their 3 matches while Nigeria stay in the 2nd place with 4 points but better net run-rate compared to all the other teams. With the next round of matches starting from 18th Apr, it is crunch time for both Sierra Leone and The Gambia, if they have to mount any challenge for top spots for qualifying into the regional finals.
With top 2 team’s advancing from Africa A group, Ghana and Nigeria are looking comfortable to claim those spots if the other two teams don’t start winning their matches anytime soon.
Brief Scores:
The Gambia 87 all out in 18.3 overs (Mbye Dumbuya 20, Abu Kamara 3/17, Ibrahim Kamara 2/16, Edward Ngegba 1/8, Hari Ram Bhamu 1/18) Lost to Sierra Leone 89/2 in 12.5 overs (Abu Kamara 26 n.o, Ibrahim Mansaray 25, Yegbeh Jalloh 20 n.o, Andre Jarju 1/16) by 8 wickets
Nigeria 119/8 in 20 overs (Dotun Olatunji 46, Chimezie Onwuzulike 33, David Ankrah 3/14, Isaac Aboagye 1/17, Vincent Ateak 1/24) Lost to Ghana 120/3 in 19.5 overs (Simon Ateak 50 n.o, James Vifah 32, Isaac Okpe 1/17, Mohameed Taiwo 1/15) by 7 wickets
