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) | |
| 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
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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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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +0.565 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +0.025 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | –0.034 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –0.577 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||
Fixtures
4 September 18:00 Scorecard |
Western Province 105/9 (20 overs) | v | 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 | |
5 September 13:00 Scorecard |
Easterns | v | |
5 September 16:30 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe XI 117/8 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 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 | 131/7 (19.3 overs) |
Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
Pool B
Squads
Coach: Johann Louw | Coach: Frank Plaatjes | ||
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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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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +1.600 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.627 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.730 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.475 |
Fixtures
11 September 18:00 Scorecard |
KZN Inland 172/4 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 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 | 105/7 (18.5 overs) |
Border won the toss and elected to field.
12 September 16:30 Scorecard |
Border 134/7 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 129/8 (20 overs) |
Border won the toss and elected to field.
13 September 13:30 Scorecard |
Boland 167/4 (20 overs) | v | 168/6 (20 overs) |
Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool C
Squads
Coach: Piet Botha | Coach: Jean-Pierre Triegaardt | Coach: Roger Telemachus | Coach: Dee Thakur |
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Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | +1.293 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +0.174 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.895 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.724 |
Fixtures
18 September 18:00 Scorecard |
Eastern Province 160/6 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 114 (19.4 overs) |
KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
19 September 13:00 Scorecard |
Namibia 138 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 99/8 (20 overs) |
KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
20 September 10:00 Scorecard |
Namibia 154/3 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 125/8 (18/18 overs) |
Griqualand West won the toss and chose to bat
Pool D
Squads
Coach: Edward Mokoenanyana | Coach: Enoch Nkwe | Coach: Steve Tikolo | Coach: Deon Smith |
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Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +1.300 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.215 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.250 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.790 |
Fixtures
25 September 18:00 Scorecard |
SW Districts 129/8 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 92/9 (20 overs) |
SW Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
26 September 13:00 Scorecard |
Kenya 131/4 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 158/6 (18.4 overs) |
Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
27 September 10:00 Scorecard |
Kenya 119 (18 overs) | v | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 218 | 5 | 72.66 | 93* | 0 | 2 | |
| Cameron Delport | 157 | 4 | 39.25 | 72 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jean Marais | 141 | 3 | 47.00 | 51 | 0 | 2 | |
| Andries Gous | 137 | 4 | 45.66 | 78* | 0 | 1 | |
| Sarel Erwee | 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 | 11.0 | 7 | 9.57 | 9.4 | 6.09 | 5/18 | |
| Niel Botha | 12.0 | 7 | 11.57 | 10.2 | 6.75 | 3/32 | |
| Jandre Coetzee | 12.0 | 7 | 11.85 | 10.20 | 6.91 | 3/28 | |
| Kyle Nipper | 18.0 | 7 | 15.14 | 15.4 | 5.88 | 2/20 | |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 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