Ghana's bowling unit tore through Eswatini's batting order with surgical precision, restricting them to 95 all out in 17.5 overs and securing a commanding 83-run victory in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B. Bharani Kumar Majji and Isaac Aboagye formed a lethal pair, claiming six wickets between them—Majji's 3 for 11 off 3.4 overs proved particularly destructive on a bowler-friendly surface.
Ghana's innings set the tone early. Obed Harvey and Richmond Baaleri stitched together a 67-run stand, with Baaleri the aggressor through the middle overs. Harvey's 39 off 34 provided the stabilising runs, but it was Baaleri's aggressive approach—38 off just 28 balls—that gave Ghana genuine momentum. They limped to 178 on what proved a tricky pitch, an above-par score given conditions.
Eswatini never recovered from a terrible start. Early wickets piled pressure, and once Adil Butt—their only genuine resistance at 35 off 28—departed, the collapse accelerated. The bowlers exploited poor pitch conditions relentlessly. Eswatini's batsmen found no rhythm, no partnerships, no answer. Ghana's death-bowling stranglehold was complete. Melusi Magagula's 2 for 32 provided Eswatini some solace, but the game was beyond reach by the halfway point. Ghana's bowlers simply dictated terms from start to finish.