Zambia 97/2 (11.4 overs) beat The Gambia 93/9 (20 overs) by eight wickets
NCF Oval 1, Abuja, Saturday 24 October
Toss: The Gambia, chose to bat
Player of the Match: Ayaz Dadabhai (Zambia)
ZAMBIA recorded their second win in two days at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier C, chasing down The Gambia’s 93/9 with 50 balls remaining. Ayaz Dadabhai took 4/15 from four overs.
Zambia, who beat Lesotho on Friday, have now won two of their four matches. The Gambia have lost all four.
Dadabhai had Andre Jarju caught by Ismail Kara for 7 in the second over, leaving The Gambia on 9/1. He then bowled Frank Campbell for 10 at 23/2. Joseph Zulu had Muhammed Manga caught by Zahirbhai Patel for 3 in the next over, also at 23.
Pa Assan Faye was run out by Dadabhai and Chimya Chilekwa for 1 at 37/4. Aniru Conteh top-scored with 16 off 31 balls before Zahirbhai Patel trapped him lbw at 46/5. Captain Javid Patel had Gambian captain Abubacarr Kuyateh caught by Zahirbhai Patel for 6 at 53/6 in the 13th over.
David Demba and Mustapha Suwareh added 34 for the seventh wicket. Dadabhai then removed Suwareh, caught by Chilekwa for 15, and bowled Musa Jobarteh first ball with successive deliveries in the 19th over, leaving The Gambia on 87/8.
Kara had Demba caught by Chilekwa for 13 off the last ball of the innings. Malang Touray was unbeaten on 6.
Extras, at 16, matched Conteh’s top score.
Zambia used seven bowlers. Kara took 1/24, Zulu 1/9, Zahirbhai Patel 1/13 and Javid Patel 1/12.
In reply, Kuyateh had Kara caught behind by Ousman Bah for 10 at 15/1 in the second over.
Wicketkeeper Shadreck Malama and Jakir Patel then put on 61 for the second wicket. Jakir Patel scored 34 off 24 balls, with six fours and a six, before he was caught by Kuyateh off Jobarteh at 76/2.
Malama finished unbeaten on 38 off 31 balls, with three fours and two sixes, and Vasimakram Chand was not out on 6 as Zambia completed the chase in the 12th over.
Kuyateh took 1/15 from three overs and Jobarteh 1/36 from four.
On Sunday, the final day, Zambia play Mozambique on NCF Oval 2, The Gambia face Lesotho on NCF Oval 1, and hosts Nigeria meet Uganda on NCF Oval 1.
