Ghana win Pepsi ICC Africa Div 2 Champs

The senior national cricket team yesterday gained promotion to the World Cricket League (WCL) Division 6 after outclassing Mozambique with 200 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs in the just ended Pepsi ICC Africa Division 2 tournament in Benoni, South Africa.

By that victory, the  national cricket team has also qualified to play in the Pepsi ICC Africa division 1  tournament which has Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia and Nigeria  as the other participants.

After trashing Mozambique last Wednesday, Ghana gained 8 points with a net run rate of +2.227 as against Zambia who gained the same points but had a net run rate of +1.508.

After  their first defeat to Zambia  last Tuesday since the tournament started last Saturday, the Ghanians went into the game against Mozambique poised for victory .

They, therefore,  pinned the Mozambicans to the ground for 69 runs for 10 wickets in 14.4 overs and thirsty for victory, Obed Harvey Agbomadzie played a good 81 runs off 42 balls, not out, knocking 5 sixes and 7 fours in the process. 

Supported by Moses Anafie’s  30 runs, Julius Mensah’s 34 runs, Isaac Aboagye’s  20 runs and James Vifah 10 runs, they proved too tough for their opponents.

They continued to show class as Vincent Ateak and Isaac Aboagye took 3 wickets each, while Obed Harvey  had 2, with 1 wicket each from Godfred Bakiweyem and David Ankrah respectively.