2015 Africa T20 Cup
Dates | 4 September–4 October 2015 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage, playoffs |
Host(s) | South Africa |
Champions | Northerns (1st title) |
Participants | 16 |
Matches played | 27 |
Most runs | Vaughn van Jaarsveld (218) |
Most wickets | Ngazibini Sigwili (7) Niel Botha (7) Jandre Coetzee (7) Kyle Nipper (7) |
Official website | Official Website |
The 2015 Africa T20 Cup was a Twenty20 cricket tournament held in South Africa from 4 September to 4 October 2015, as a curtain-raiser to the 2015–16 South African domestic season. Organised by Cricket South Africa, it featured thirteen South African provincial teams, as well as a Zimbabwean development XI and the national sides of Kenya and Namibia.
The sixteen participating teams were split into four pools of four, with the teams from each pool playing all of their matches at one ground across a single weekend. Benoni, Potchefstroom, Kimberley, and Bloemfontein hosted matches, as other venues were unavailable at that point in the season.[1]Northerns defeated KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the final, which was held at Bloemfontein's Mangaung Oval.[2] The tournament's leading runscorer was KZN Inland's Vaughn van Jaarsveld, while four players shared the leading wicket taker title.
Contents
1 Pool A
1.1 Squads
1.2 Points table
1.3 Fixtures
2 Pool B
2.1 Squads
2.2 Points table
2.3 Fixtures
3 Pool C
3.1 Squads
3.2 Points table
3.3 Fixtures
4 Pool D
4.1 Squads
4.2 Points table
4.3 Fixtures
5 Finals
5.1 Semi-finals
5.2 Final
6 Statistics
6.1 Most runs
6.2 Most wickets
7 References
8 External links
Pool A
Squads
Easterns[3] .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} Coach: Andre Nel | Northerns[4] Coach: Mark Charlton | Western Province[5] Coach: Faiek Davids | Zimbabwe XI[6] Coach: Douglas Hondo |
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- Note: Wayne Parnell was originally named in Western Province's squad, but was forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury. He was replaced by Lizaad Williams.[7]
Points table
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Northerns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +0.565 |
Easterns | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +0.025 |
Zimbabwe XI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | –0.034 |
Western Province | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –0.577 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Fixtures
4 September 18:00 Scorecard |
Western Province 105/9 (20 overs) | v | Easterns 109/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
- Dayyaan Galiem and Jack Newby (both WP) made their Twenty20 debuts.
5 September 9:30 Scorecard |
Western Province | v | Northerns |
5 September 13:00 Scorecard |
Easterns | v | Zimbabwe XI |
5 September 16:30 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe XI 117/8 (20 overs) | v | Northerns 118/4 (18 overs) |
- Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
- Ruben Claasen, Lungi Ngidi (both Northerns), Luke Jongwe, and Wellington Masakadza (both Zimbabwe) made their Twenty20 debuts.
6 September 10:00 Scorecard |
Western Province 145/3 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe XI 147/2 (18.2 overs) |
- Zimbabwe XI won the toss and elected to field.
- Emmanuel Sebareme (WP) made his Twenty20 debut.
6 September 13:30 Scorecard |
Easterns 126/4 (20 overs) | v | Northerns 131/7 (19.3 overs) |
Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
Pool B
Squads
Boland[8] Coach: Johann Louw | Border[9] Coach: Frank Plaatjes | KZN Inland[10] | North West[11] |
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Note: Justin Ontong was originally named in Boland's squad, but withdrew to focus on his recovery from knee surgery. His replacement is yet to be named.[7]
Points table
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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KZN Inland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +1.600 |
Boland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.627 |
North West | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.730 |
Border | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.475 |
Fixtures
11 September 18:00 Scorecard |
KZN Inland 172/4 (20 overs) | v | North West 137 (18.5 overs) |
- North West won the toss and elected to field.
- Janneman Malan (NW) made his Twenty20 debut.
12 September 9:30 Scorecard |
KZN Inland 154/4 (20 overs) | v | Boland 145/4 (20 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to field.
- Niel Botha and Jean Marais (both Boland) made their Twenty20 debuts.
12 September 13:00 Scorecard |
North West 104/8 (20 overs) | v | Border 105/7 (18.5 overs) |
Border won the toss and elected to field.
12 September 16:30 Scorecard |
Border 134/7 (20 overs) | v | Boland 135/2 (14.2 overs) |
- Border won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gereldo George (Boland) made his Twenty20 debut.
13 September 10:00 Scorecard |
KZN Inland 181/2 (20 overs) | v | Border 129/8 (20 overs) |
Border won the toss and elected to field.
13 September 13:30 Scorecard |
Boland 167/4 (20 overs) | v | North West 168/6 (20 overs) |
Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool C
Squads
Eastern Province[12] Coach: Piet Botha | Griqualand West[13] Coach: Jean-Pierre Triegaardt | KwaZulu-Natal[14] Coach: Roger Telemachus | Namibia[15] Coach: Dee Thakur |
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Points table
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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KwaZulu-Natal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | +1.293 |
Eastern Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +0.174 |
Griqualand West | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.895 |
Namibia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.724 |
Fixtures
18 September 18:00 Scorecard |
Eastern Province 160/6 (20 overs) | v | Griqualand West 129/7 (20 overs) |
Griqualand West won the toss and chose to field
19 September 9:30 Scorecard |
KwaZulu-Natal 150/6 (20 overs) | v | Eastern Province 114 (19.4 overs) |
KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
19 September 13:00 Scorecard |
Namibia 138 (20 overs) | v | Griqualand West 140/2 (18.5 overs) |
Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
19 September 16:30 Scorecard |
KwaZulu-Natal 169/4 (20 overs) | v | Namibia 99/8 (20 overs) |
KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
20 September 10:00 Scorecard |
Namibia 154/3 (20 overs) | v | Eastern Province 114/0 (12.3 overs) |
Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
20 September 13:30 Scorecard |
Griqualand West 156/4 (18/18 overs) | v | KwaZulu-Natal 125/8 (18/18 overs) |
Griqualand West won the toss and chose to bat
Pool D
Squads
Free State[16] Coach: Edward Mokoenanyana | Gauteng[17] Coach: Enoch Nkwe | Kenya[18] Coach: Steve Tikolo | SW Districts[19] Coach: Deon Smith |
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Points table
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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Free State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +1.300 |
SW Districts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.215 |
Gauteng | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.250 |
Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.790 |
Fixtures
25 September 18:00 Scorecard |
SW Districts 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Free State 130/3 (15.1 overs) |
Free State won the toss and elected to field.
26 September 9:30 Scorecard |
SW Districts 111/6 (20 overs) | v | Gauteng 92/9 (20 overs) |
SW Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
26 September 13:00 Scorecard |
Kenya 131/4 (20 overs) | v | Free State 134/0 (15.5 overs) |
Free State won the toss and elected to field.
26 September 16:30 Scorecard |
Kenya 154/5 (20 overs) | v | Gauteng 158/6 (18.4 overs) |
Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
27 September 10:00 Scorecard |
Kenya 119 (18 overs) | v | SW Districts 118/5 (20 overs) |
SW Districts won the toss and elected to field.
27 September 13:30 Scorecard |
Free State 110/7 (20 overs) | v | Gauteng 102/8 (20 overs) |
Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.
Finals
Semi-finals
3 October 10:00 Socrecard |
Northerns 180/4 (20 overs) | v | KwaZulu-Natal 145/9 (20 overs) |
KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
3 October 13:00 Socrecard |
KZN Inland 139/5 (20 overs) | v | Free State 135/7 (20 overs) |
KZN Inland won the toss and chose to bat
Final
4 October 14:00 Socrecard |
KZN Inland 103/8 (20 overs) | v | Northerns 107/3 (18 overs) |
KZN Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname.
Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
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Vaughn van Jaarsveld | KZN Inland | 218 | 5 | 72.66 | 93* | 0 | 2 |
Cameron Delport | KwaZulu-Natal | 157 | 4 | 39.25 | 72 | 0 | 1 |
Jean Marais | Boland | 141 | 3 | 47.00 | 51 | 0 | 2 |
Andries Gous | Free State | 137 | 4 | 45.66 | 78* | 0 | 1 |
Sarel Erwee | KZN Inland | 134 | 5 | 33.50 | 75* | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
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Ngazibini Sigwili | Eastern Province | 11.0 | 7 | 9.57 | 9.4 | 6.09 | 5/18 |
Niel Botha | Boland | 12.0 | 7 | 11.57 | 10.2 | 6.75 | 3/32 |
Jandre Coetzee | Griqualand West | 12.0 | 7 | 11.85 | 10.20 | 6.91 | 3/28 |
Kyle Nipper | KZN Inland | 18.0 | 7 | 15.14 | 15.4 | 5.88 | 2/20 |
Senuran Muthusamy | KwaZulu-Natal | 11.0 | 6 | 9.33 | 11.0 | 5.09 | 4/12 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
References
^ Firdose Moonda (21 April 2015). "South Africa to host first Africa T20 Cup" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ (4 October 2015). "Northerns win Africa T20 Cup title" – SuperSport. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
^ Easterns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Western Province Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Zimbabwe Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ ab (1 September 2015). "WP suffer double injury blow" – SACricketMag.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ Boland Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Border Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ North West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Eastern Province Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Griqualand West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ KwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Namibia Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Free State Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Gauteng Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Kenya Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ South Western Districts Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
External links
- Series home at ESPNCricinfo