ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B has started. This tournament is part of the qualification process organized by the ICC for the 2026 T20 World Cup to be jointly organized by India and Sri Lanka. But a strange incident was seen in the very first match of this tournament. The result of the match has been decided without a ball being bowled, which has surprised the entire cricket world.

The result of the match came without the ball being thrown

The first match of the tournament was to be played against Rwanda at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground in Kenya at 12:00 noon Indian time. But not a single ball could be bowled in this match and the Rwandan team was given victory. Actually, Gambia team could not reach the field on time, due to which Rwanda won the match due to walkover. There is a surprising reason behind the Gambia team not reaching the field on time.

Actually, for this match the Gambia team had to reach Nairobi, Kenya by flight. But due to documentation problems, the flight to Gambia was delayed and could not reach the ground on time. Due to which he had to face defeat in this match. Although this is not the first time, the Rwandan team had earlier won a match in the year 2022 also due to walkover.

This tournament is being played between 6 teams

A total of 6 teams are playing in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B. Apart from Gambia and Rwanda, teams from Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles and Zimbabwe are also part of this tournament. This tournament is being played in round-robin format. All the teams will play a match with other teams and the top two teams will reach the regional finals. After this, a total of 8 teams will participate in the regional finals. So far, teams from Tanzania and Malawi have reached the regional finals from Qualifier A.