2015 Africa T20 Cup

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Africa T20 Cup
Dates4 September – 4 October 2015
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage, playoffs
Host(s) South Africa
ChampionsNortherns (1st title)
Participants16
Matches27
Most runsVaughn van Jaarsveld (218)
Most wicketsNgazibini Sigwili (7)
Niel Botha (7)
Jandre Coetzee (7)
Kyle Nipper (7)
Official websiteOfficial Website
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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. Organized 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.

Pool A[]

Squads[]

South Africa Easterns[3]
Coach: Andre Nel 		South Africa Northerns[4]
Coach: 		South Africa Western Province[5]
Coach: Faiek Davids 		 Zimbabwe XI[6]
Coach: Douglas Hondo
  • 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
South Africa Northerns 3 2 0 0 1 10 +0.565
South Africa Easterns 3 1 1 0 1 6 +0.025
 Zimbabwe XI 3 1 1 0 1 6 –0.034
South Africa Western Province 3 0 2 0 1 2 –0.577
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures[]

4 September
18:00
Scorecard
Western Province South Africa
105/9 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Easterns
109/6 (19.1 overs)
Easterns won by 4 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • 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 South Africa
v
South Africa Northerns
Match abandoned
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
5 September
13:00
Scorecard
Easterns South Africa
v
 Zimbabwe XI
Match abandoned
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
5 September
16:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe XI 
117/8 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Northerns
118/4 (18 overs)
Northerns won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ruben Claassen, Lungi Ngidi (both Northerns), Luke Jongwe, and Wellington Masakadza (both Zimbabwe) made their Twenty20 debuts.
6 September
10:00
Scorecard
Western Province South Africa
145/3 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe XI
147/2 (18.2 overs)
Zimbabwe XI won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Zimbabwe XI won the toss and elected to field.
  • Emmanuel Sebareme (WP) made his Twenty20 debut.
6 September
13:30
Scorecard
Easterns South Africa
126/4 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Northerns
131/7 (19.3 overs)
Northerns won by 3 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Northerns won the toss and elected to field.

Pool B[]

Squads[]

South Africa Boland[8]
Coach: Johann Louw 		South Africa Border[9]
Coach: 		South Africa KZN Inland[10] South Africa North West[11]

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
South Africa KZN Inland 3 3 0 0 2 14 +1.600
South Africa Boland 3 1 2 0 1 5 +0.627
South Africa North West 3 1 2 0 0 4 –0.730
South Africa Border 3 1 2 0 0 4 –1.475

Fixtures[]

11 September
18:00
Scorecard
KZN Inland South Africa
172/4 (20 overs)
v
South Africa North West
137 (18.5 overs)
KZN Inland won by 35 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
  • North West won the toss and elected to field.
  • Janneman Malan (NW) made his Twenty20 debut.
12 September
9:30
Scorecard
KZN Inland South Africa
154/4 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Boland
145/4 (20 overs)
KZN Inland won by 9 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
  • 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 South Africa
104/8 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Border
105/7 (18.5 overs)
Border won by 3 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
  • Border won the toss and elected to field.
12 September
16:30
Scorecard
Border South Africa
134/7 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Boland
135/2 (14.2 overs)
Boland won by 8 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
  • Border won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Gereldo George (Boland) made his Twenty20 debut.
13 September
10:00
Scorecard
KZN Inland South Africa
181/2 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Border
129/8 (20 overs)
KZN Inland won by 52 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
  • Border won the toss and elected to field.
13 September
13:30
Scorecard
Boland South Africa
167/4 (20 overs)
v
South Africa North West
168/6 (20 overs)
North West won by 4 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
  • Boland won the toss and elected to bat.

Pool C[]

Squads[]

South Africa Eastern Province[12]
Coach: Piet Botha 		South Africa Griqualand West[13]
Coach: Jean-Pierre Triegaardt 		South Africa KwaZulu-Natal[14]
Coach: Roger Telemachus 		 Namibia[15]
Coach:

Points table[]

Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal 3 2 1 0 2 10 +1.293
South Africa Eastern Province 3 2 1 0 1 9 +0.174
South Africa 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 South Africa
160/6 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Griqualand West
129/7 (20 overs)
Eastern Province won by 31 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
  • Griqualand West won the toss and chose to field
19 September
9:30
Scorecard
KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
150/6 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Eastern Province
114 (19.4 overs)
KwaZulu-Natal won by 36 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
  • KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
19 September
13:00
Scorecard
Namibia 
138 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Griqualand West
140/2 (18.5 overs)
Griqualand West won by 8 wickets
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
  • Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
19 September
16:30
Scorecard
KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
169/4 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
99/8 (20 overs)
KwaZulu-Natal won by 70 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
  • KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
20 September
10:00
Scorecard
Namibia 
154/3 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Eastern Province
114/0 (12.3 overs)
Eastern Province won by 31 runs (D/L)
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
  • Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
20 September
13:30
Scorecard
Griqualand West South Africa
156/4 (18/18 overs)
v
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal
125/8 (18/18 overs)
Griqualand West won by 31 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
  • Griqualand West won the toss and chose to bat

Pool D[]

Squads[]

South Africa Free State[16]
Coach: 		South Africa Gauteng[17]
Coach: Enoch Nkwe 		 Kenya[18]
Coach: Steve Tikolo 		South Africa SW Districts[19]
Coach: Deon Smith

Points table[]

Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR
South Africa Free State 3 3 0 0 2 14 +1.300
South Africa SW Districts 3 1 2 0 0 4 –0.215
South Africa 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 South Africa
129/8 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Free State
130/3 (15.1 overs)
Free State won by 7 wickets
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • Free State won the toss and elected to field.
26 September
9:30
Scorecard
SW Districts South Africa
111/6 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Gauteng
92/9 (20 overs)
SW Districts won by 19 runs
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • SW Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
26 September
13:00
Scorecard
Kenya 
131/4 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Free State
134/0 (15.5 overs)
Free State won by 10 wickets
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • Free State won the toss and elected to field.
26 September
16:30
Scorecard
Kenya 
154/5 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Gauteng
158/6 (18.4 overs)
Gauteng won by 4 wickets
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
27 September
10:00
Scorecard
Kenya 
119 (18 overs)
v
South Africa SW Districts
118/5 (20 overs)
Kenya won by 1 run
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • SW Districts won the toss and elected to field.
27 September
13:30
Scorecard
Free State South Africa
110/7 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Gauteng
102/8 (20 overs)
Free State won by 8 runs
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.

Finals[]

Semi-finals[]

3 October
10:00
Socrecard
Northerns South Africa
180/4 (20 overs)
v
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal
145/9 (20 overs)
Northerns won by 35 runs
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
3 October
13:00
Socrecard
KZN Inland South Africa
139/5 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Free State
135/7 (20 overs)
KZN Inland won by 4 runs
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • KZN Inland won the toss and chose to bat

Final[]

4 October
14:00
Socrecard
KZN Inland South Africa
103/8 (20 overs)
v
South Africa Northerns
107/3 (18 overs)
Northerns won by 7 wickets
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
  • 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
Vaughn van Jaarsveld South Africa KZN Inland 218 5 72.66 93* 0 2
Cameron Delport South Africa KwaZulu-Natal 157 4 39.25 72 0 1
Jean Marais South Africa Boland 141 3 47.00 51 0 2
Andries Gous South Africa Free State 137 4 45.66 78* 0 1
Sarel Erwee South Africa 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
Ngazibini Sigwili South Africa Eastern Province 11.0 7 9.57 9.4 6.09 5/18
Niel Botha South Africa Boland 12.0 7 11.57 10.2 6.75 3/32
Jandre Coetzee South Africa Griqualand West 12.0 7 11.85 10.20 6.91 3/28
Kyle Nipper South Africa KZN Inland 18.0 7 15.14 15.4 5.88 2/20
Senuran Muthusamy South Africa KwaZulu-Natal 11.0 6 9.33 11.0 5.09 4/12

Source: ESPNcricinfo

References[]

  1. ^ Firdose Moonda (21 April 2015). "South Africa to host first Africa T20 Cup" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ (4 October 2015). "Northerns win Africa T20 Cup title" – SuperSport. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ Easterns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ^ Western Province Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. ^ Zimbabwe Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b (1 September 2015). "WP suffer double injury blow" – SACricketMag.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  8. ^ Boland Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. ^ Border Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  10. ^ KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. ^ North West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  12. ^ Eastern Province Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  13. ^ Griqualand West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  14. ^ KwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  15. ^ Namibia Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  16. ^ Free State Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  17. ^ Gauteng Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  18. ^ Kenya Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  19. ^ South Western Districts Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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