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.
| 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 | 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 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
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edit Easterns[3]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
edit| 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 |
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Fixtures
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- Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
- Dayyaan Galiem and Jack Newby (both WP) made their Twenty20 debuts.
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- 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.
Pool B
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edit| Boland[8] Coach: Johann Louw |
Border[9] Coach: Frank Plaatjes |
KZN Inland[10]
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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
edit| 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
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- Boland won the toss and elected to field.
- Niel Botha and Jean Marais (both Boland) made their Twenty20 debuts.
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- Border won the toss and elected to field.
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- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool C
editSquads
edit| 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
edit| 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
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- KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
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- Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
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- Griqualand West won the toss and chose to bat
Pool D
editSquads
edit| 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
edit| 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
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.
Finals
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- KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
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- KZN Inland won the toss and chose to bat
Final
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- KZN Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
editMost runs
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b (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.