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| Dates | 9 – 21 June 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International League T20 |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Triple round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Kenya |
| Champions |  Uganda (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Kenya |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 19 |
| Player of the series | Riazat Ali Shah |
| Most runs | Collins Obuya (284) |
| Most wickets | Henry Ssenyondo (18) Vraj Patel (18) |
The 2023 Continent Cup T20 Africa was a men's Twenty20 Intertnational (T20I) cricket tournament that was played in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2023.[1][2] The tournament was organised by the International League T20.[3][4] The participating teams were Kenya, Botswana, Rwanda and Uganda.[5] The tournament was to be contested as a single round-robin followed by semi-finals and a final,[6] but this was changed to a double round-robin and a final after the withdrawal of Nigeria,[7] and later to a triple round-robin and final after the withdrawal of Tanzania.[8] All of the matches were played at the Gymkhana Club Ground.[9]
Uganda and Kenya advanced from the round-robin to the final.[10][11] Uganda won eight of their nine matches, while the hosts won six.[12] The only defeat for Uganda in the round-robin was the first of their three matches against Kenya.[13]
In the final, Uganda collapsed to 5/4 before posting 125 all out.[14] Kenya were in a good position in their chase but ended just short of their target, meaning that Uganda won the inaugural Continent Cup T20 Africa by one run.[15]
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