Kenneth Boniface shines as MVP at U-19 cricket qualifiers
Nigeria’s Kenneth Boniface has been named the Most Valuable Player of the 2028 ICC Men’s U-19 T20 World Cup Division 2 qualifiers in Rwanda. He delivered impressive performances with both bat and ball, making significant contributions to his team. Other standout players included Uganda’s Robert Owilli and Ghana’s Stanley Carson. The qualifiers saw teams advance to the next stage of the tournament.
Match highlights
- Kenneth Boniface scored 251 runs in five innings and took 10 wickets, earning the MVP award at the 2028 ICC Men’s U-19 T20 World Cup Division 2 qualifiers.
- He recorded a batting strike rate of 109.61 and a bowling economy rate of 4.04.
- Boniface scored 97 runs in the opening game and hit a century (100 off 74 balls) in Nigeria’s final match against Sierra Leone.
- Robert Owilli of Uganda was named Best Batter with 234 runs in five innings, while Stanley Carson of Ghana took 15 wickets to win Best Bowler.
- Uganda, Nigeria, and Rwanda progressed to the Division 1 qualifiers, joining Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania in the next phase of the 2028 ICC Men’s U-19 T20 World Cup qualifying process.
