The week-long ICC World T20 Africa ‘B’ Qualifiers at Gahanga Oval came to a climax over the weekend, with Kenya and Uganda sealing the passage to the Africa qualifying showpiece.
The regional cricket tournament was contested by; Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and hosts Rwanda.
Kenya lifted the title on Saturday night in a colorful ceremony staged at Ubumwe Grand Hotel.
To qualify as the second team, Uganda defeated rivals Kenya by 7 wickets with 7 balls remaining on a Saturday – a day that was full of runs.
Both Tanzania and hosts Rwanda faced a mountain of runs in the tournament, enduring heavy defeats over the course of the week since July 8 at Gahanga Cricket Stadium.
Ugandan all-rounder, Ali Rizat Shah was named the best player of the tournament.
Kenya and Uganda will now progress to the six-nation ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifiers scheduled for early next year.
Nigeria and Ghana have already qualified from the West Africa region.
Two teams are slated to progress from the Southern Africa Zone. They will play their qualifiers at the back end of this year. A
The best two teams from the continent will book tickets to the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 to be staged in Australia.
Saturday's scores in brief:
Tanzania 196 for seven (J Chandubhai 79, M Khan 60)
Rwanda 116 all out (E Niyomugabo 26)
Tanzania won by 80 runs
Kenya 188 for five (C Obuya 67, D Gondaria 37)
Uganda 189 for three (D Nakrani 102 not out, R Patel 40)
Uganda won by seven wickets
Final Points Table:
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Points | NRR |
| Kenya | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.906 |
| Uganda | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.725 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.416 |
| Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.887 |