BOT vs KEN Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 18th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Thu, May 28, 2026Last Updated on May 28, 2026 04:07 PM
Botswana vs Kenya Cricket Match Previews
ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026
KEN 193/3 (20)
BW 131/8 (20)
Kenya won by 62 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boemo Khumalo* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nabil Master | 35 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 125 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Oluoch* | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Francis Mutua | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
Last Wicket:Katlo Piet c and b Oluoch 11(12) - 120/8 in 18.5 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Botswana vs Kenya
Kenya — Innings 1 (193/3 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subham Patel b Nabil Master | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 145.45 | |
| Dhiren Gondaria (c) run out (Phemelo Silas) | 35 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 125 | |
| Sukhdeep Singh (wk) c Reginald Nehonde b Brandon van Zyl | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 | |
| Sachin Bhudia not out | 77 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 187.8 | |
| Irfan Karim not out | 47 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 151.61 | |
| Extras | Byes: 3 | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 1 | Total: 6 | |||||
| Total | 193 | 3 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Francis Mutua, Lucas Oluoch, Rakep Patel, Sachin Gill, Shem Ngoche, Vishil Patel | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mmoloki Mooketsi | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Boemo Khumalo | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Nabil Master | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.2 |
| Brandon van Zyl | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Katlo Piet | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Subham Patel & Gondaria | 24 | 18 |
| Sukhdeep Singh & Gondaria | 37 | 26 |
| Sachin Bhudia & Gondaria | 8 | 11 |
| Sachin Bhudia & Irfan Karim | 124 | 65 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subham Patel | 2.6 | 24 |
| 2 | Sukhdeep Singh | 7.2 | 61 |
| 3 | Dhiren Gondaria | 9.1 | 69 |
Botswana — Innings 2 (131/8 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karabo Motlhanka (c) lbw b Shem Ngoche | 21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 105 | |
| Monroux Kasselman (wk) c Shem Ngoche b Lucas Oluoch | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 76.92 | |
| Reginald Nehonde c and b Gondaria | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Thatayaone Tshose c Rakep Patel b Sachin Gill | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 135.29 | |
| Ameer Saiyed c Irfan Karim b Francis Mutua | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Brandon van Zyl c Sachin Gill b Shem Ngoche | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| Phemelo Silas c Francis Mutua b Shem Ngoche | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nabil Master not out | 35 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 125 | |
| Katlo Piet c and b Lucas Oluoch | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 | |
| Boemo Khumalo not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 3 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 131 | 8 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Mmoloki Mooketsi | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Gill | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Dhiren Gondaria | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Lucas Oluoch | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Shem Ngoche | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 |
| Francis Mutua | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Vishil Patel | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Karabo Motlhanka & Monroux Kasselman | 27 | 26 |
| Karabo Motlhanka & Reginald Nehonde | 7 | 8 |
| Karabo Motlhanka & Thatayaone Tshose | 21 | 15 |
| Ameer Saiyed & Thatayaone Tshose | 7 | 10 |
| Brandon van Zyl & Thatayaone Tshose | 7 | 7 |
| Brandon van Zyl & Phemelo Silas | 1 | 3 |
| Brandon van Zyl & Nabil Master | 26 | 26 |
| Katlo Piet & Nabil Master | 24 | 18 |
| Boemo Khumalo & Nabil Master | 11 | 7 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroux Kasselman | 4.2 | 27 |
| 2 | Reginald Nehonde | 5.4 | 34 |
| 3 | Karabo Motlhanka | 8.1 | 55 |
| 4 | Ameer Saiyed | 9.5 | 62 |
| 5 | Thatayaone Tshose | 10.6 | 69 |
| 6 | Phemelo Silas | 11.3 | 70 |
| 7 | Brandon van Zyl | 15.5 | 96 |
| 8 | Katlo Piet | 18.5 | 120 |
BOT vs KEN Match Prediction, ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026, Botswana vs Kenya Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
BOT vs KEN (Botswana vs Kenya) Match Details
| Match | Botswana vs Kenya (BOT vs KEN) |
| League | ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 29th May 2026 |
| Time | 05:20 PM (IST) - 11:50 AM (GMT) |
BOT vs KEN Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
BOT vs KEN Match Venue: Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone, Botswana
BOT vs KEN Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
BOT vs KEN Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Gaborone, BW will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 17°C on the match day with 73% humidity and 5.4 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2 Score Records:
| Total matches: | 47 |
| Batting first won: | 32 |
| Bowling first won: | 15 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 114 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 62 |
| Highest Total: | 234/1 |
| Lowest Total: | 20/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 108/1 |
| Lowest Defended: | 74/6 |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2 Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 48%
Spin Bowling
48%Batting Pitch 52%
Bowling Pitch
88
T20 Average Scores
BOT vs KEN (Botswana vs Kenya) Playing 11
Botswana vs Kenya (BOT vs KEN) Match Preview
BOT vs KEN Match Preview: Botswana will lock horns against Kenya in ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026 on Friday, 29 May 2026 at 05:20 PM IST.
Botswana (BOT) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Karabo Motlhanka and Manroux Kasselman will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Reginald Nehonde will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Ameer Saiyed and Thatayaone Tshose will strengthen the middle order for Botswana.
- Karabo Motlhanka will lead the Botswana as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Valentine Mbazo will do the Wicket Keeping for Botswana.
Pace Bowlers
- Mmoloki Mooketsi and Katlo Piet will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Kenya (KEN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Dhiren Gondaria and Sachin Gill will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Sachin Gill is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Jasraj Kundi will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Nitish Hirani and Rakep Patel will strengthen the middle order for Kenya.
- Dhiren Gondaria will lead the Kenya as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Rakep Patel will do the Wicket Keeping for Kenya.
Pace Bowlers
- Vraj Patel and Lucas Ndandason will lead the pace attack of his team.
Botswana vs Kenya (BOT vs KEN) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
BOT vs KEN Match Prediction: Kenya looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, KEN will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
BOT vs KEN ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026 Match Expert Advice: Thatayaone Tshose will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Ameer Saiyed will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
BOT vs KEN Head to Head
BOT vs KEN Head to Head Records: Botswana vs Kenya have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Botswana have won 0 whereas Kenya have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| BOT Won | 0 |
| KEN Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.534 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | Botswana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.731 | 6 | WWW |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.285 | 4 | WLW |
| 4 | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.288 | 4 | WLWL |
| 5 | Mali | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -5.366 | 2 | LWLL |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.327 | 0 | LLL |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8.199 | 0 | LLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
BOT - W W WKEN - W L W
BOT vs KEN Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Rakep Patel is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
BOT vs KEN Winning Prediction
- Kenya team has the upper hand over Botswana team. So try to pick more players from Kenya
BOT vs KEN Small League Must Picks:
BOT - Thatayaone Tshose [346 points], Ameer Saiyed [287 points]KEN - Sachin Gill [759 points], Pushkar Sharma [464 points]
BOT vs KEN Grand League Risky Picks:
BOT - Leano Maphane [33 points], Tumelo Mpatane [52 points]KEN - Gerard Mwendwa-Muthui [25 points], Neil Mugabe [55 points]
BOT vs KEN Death Over Bowlers:
BOT - Mmoloki MooketsiKEN - Peter Koech
Botswana (BOT) Key Players
- Dhruv Maisuria [PTs: 148, CR: 9]
- Boemo Khumalo [PTs: 192, CR: 6.5]
- Mmoloki Mooketsi [PTs: 213, CR: 9]
- Karabo Motlhanka [PTs: 227, CR: 9]
- Ameer Saiyed [PTs: 287, CR: 7]
- Thatayaone Tshose [PTs: 346, CR: 7.5]
Kenya (KEN) Key Players
- Francis Muia-Mutua [PTs: 159, CR: 6.5]
- Jasraj Kundi [PTs: 191, CR: 7]
- Rakep Patel [99*, (1, 1W), 36, ]
- Dhiren Gondaria [20, 53, 0, ]
- Pushkar Sharma [PTs: 464, CR: 8.5]
- Sachin Gill [PTs: 759, CR: 8.5]
BOT vs KEN Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Rakep Patel [PTs: 239, CR: 9]
- Ameer Saiyed [PTs: 287, CR: 7]
- Thatayaone Tshose [PTs: 346, CR: 7.5]
- Pushkar Sharma [PTs: 464, CR: 8.5]
- Sachin Gill [PTs: 759, CR: 8.5]
BOT vs KEN Injury / Unavailability
Botswana Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Kenya Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
BOT vs KEN Live Stream
Where can I see BOT vs KEN Live Score?
You can see BOT vs KEN Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
BOT vs KEN match will be live telecast on FanCode.
BOT vs KEN Cricket Match Highlights
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Botswana vs Kenya (BOT vs KEN) Squads
Botswana (BOT) Squad: Karabo Motlhanka(C), Ameer Saiyed, Reginald Nehonde, Katlo Piet, Valentine Mbazo(WK), Phemelo Silas, Leano Maphane, Thatayaone Tshose, Mmoloki Mooketsi, Boemo Khumalo, Dhruv Maisuria, Losika Makgale, Boemo Kgosiemang, Manroux Kasselman(WK), Tumelo Mpatane
Kenya (KEN) Squad: Shem Ngoche, Sachin Bhudia, Rakep Patel(WK), Dhiren Gondaria(C), Lucas Oluoch, Lucas Ndandason, Peter Koech, Vraj Patel, Sukhdeep Singh, Tanzeel Sheikh, Francis Muia-Mutua, Pushkar Sharma, Sachin Gill, Neil Mugabe, Vishil Patel, Gerard Mwendwa-Muthui, Nitish Hirani, Jasraj Kundi
BOT vs KEN Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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