2025 Pearl of Africa T20 Series
| Dates | 17 – 27 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Uganda Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International and Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) | Uganda |
| Champions |  Uganda (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  United Arab Emirates |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Most runs | Raghav Dhawan (228) |
| Most wickets | Haider Ali (13) |
The 2025 Pearl of Africa T20 Series was a men's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament played in Entebbe, Uganda, in July 2025.[1][2] This was the second edition of the tournament, and is being organized by the Uganda Cricket Association.[3] The participating teams were the hosts Uganda along with the national teams from Kenya and United Arab Emirates and the A team of Namibia.[4][5] Kuwait were also originally scheduled to participate, but it was announced on 26 June that the tournament had been reduced to four teams.[6] On 3 July, it was announced that Nigeria joined the tournament as the fifth team.[7]
Squads
Uganda also named a separate "A" squad for their matches against Namibia A.[13]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.458 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.032 |
| 3 |  Kenya | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.855 |
| 4 |  Nigeria | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −2.734 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]
Fixtures
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Tanzeel Sheikh 26 (20) Sylvester Okpe 4/11 (4 overs) | Prosper Useni 36 (19) Vraj Patel 3/5 (3 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
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Isaac Danladi 26 (44) Matthew Musinguzi 2/16 (3 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Matthew Musinguzi (Uga) made his T20I debut.
- David Ankrah played in his first T20I for Nigeria after previously playing 4 T20Is for Ghana, becoming the twentieth cricketer to represent two international teams in men's T20Is.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Alishan Sharafu 36 (16) Prosper Useni 1/3 (1 over) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Solomon Chilemanya and Abdulrahman Jimoh (Nga) both made their T20I debuts.
- Zuhaib Zubair (UAE) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Innocent Mwebaze and Calvin Watuwa (Uga) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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Muhammad Zohaib 50 (48) Sulaimon Runsewe 1/14 (2 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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Sylvester Okpe 35 (37) Sachin Gill 2/10 (4 overs) | Sachin Gill 35 (42) Mohameed Taiwo 1/6 (1 over) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
Additional T20 matches
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Jan Balt 48 (41) Baidhu Ivan 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Namibia A won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Basson, Max Heingo, Dian Neethling, Zacheo van Vuuren (Namibia A) and Solomon Chilemanya (Nga) all made their T20 debuts.
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Jan-Izak de Villiers 33 (27) Peter Langat 3/28 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Kenya were set a revised target of 83 runs in 13 overs due to rain.
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Anas Baig 45 (31) Jan Balt 2/16 (3 overs) | Liam Basson 25 (26) Kenneth Waiswa 3/28 (4 overs) |
- Uganda A won the toss and elected to bat.
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Jan Balt 35 (40) Isaac Danladi 2/13 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Adriaan Coetzee (Namibia A) made his T20 debut.
References
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- ^ "Hosts Uganda Express Readiness For Pearl Of Africa T20 Series". SportsNation. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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- ^ "Pearl of Africa T20 Series Launched, World Class Experience Expected at Entebbe Cricket Oval". Voice of Bugerere. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Cricket Cranes in Pearl of Africa Series test ahead of T20 Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "POA T20 Series - Nigeria's Yellow Greens Replace Kuwait, Playing Format Changes". Uganda Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Team Announcement for the 2nd Edition of Africa T20I Tournament". Cricket Kenya. Retrieved 15 July 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "PEARL OF AFRICA SERIES Our Namibia A squad is ready for Uganda! Stay tuned for livestream details". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 16 July 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Yellow Greens set for Pearl of Africa cricket tourney". Punch. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Pearl Of Africa Series: New captain, two debutants in Cricket Cranes squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Muhammad Waseem to lead UAE in Pearl of Africa T20I Series in Uganda". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "POA T20 series: Coach Abhay Sharma happy to unleash exciting debutants Calvin Watuwa and Matthew Musinguzi". Uganda Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Pearl of Africa T20I Series 2025 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.