The 2015 Africa T20 Cup was a
Twenty20 cricket
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
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
Cricket South Africa aka CSA is the governing body for both professional and amateur cricket in South Africa. In 1991, the separate South African Cricket Union and the South African Cricket Board merged to form the United Cricket Board of South ...
, it featured thirteen South African provincial teams, as well as a
Zimbabwe
file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
an development XI and the national sides of
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
and
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
.
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
Potchefstroom ( ; ), colloquially known as Potch, is an college town, academic city in the North West (South African province), North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstro ...
,
Kimberley
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
Queensland
* Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas
South Australia
* County of Kimberley, a cadastral unit in South Australia
Ta ...
, and
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein ( ; ), also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State (province), Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongsi ...
hosted matches, as other venues were unavailable at that point in the season.
[Firdose Moonda (21 April 2015)]
"South Africa to host first Africa T20 Cup"
– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. Northerns defeated
KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the final, which was held at Bloemfontein's
Mangaung Oval.
[(4 October 2015)]
"Northerns win Africa T20 Cup title"
– SuperSport. Retrieved 7 October 2015. The tournament's leading runscorer was KZN Inland's
Vaughn van Jaarsveld, while four players shared the leading wicket taker title.
Pool A
Squads
* Note:
Wayne Parnell
Wayne Dillon Parnell (born 30 July 1989) is a South African professional cricketer who has played Test cricket, Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for the South Africa national cricket team. At domestic level he playe ...
was originally named in Western Province's squad, but was forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury. He was replaced by
Lizaad Williams.
[(1 September 2015)]
"WP suffer double injury blow"
– SACricketMag.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
Points table
Fixtures
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Pool B
Squads
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.
Points table
Fixtures
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Pool C
Squads
Points table
Fixtures
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Pool D
Squads
Points table
Fixtures
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Finals
Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by
batting average
Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic.
Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
, then alphabetically by surname.
Source
ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by
bowling average
In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken. The lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing. It is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers, commonly use ...
.
Source
ESPNcricinfo
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Africa T20
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
2015 in Kenyan cricket
2015 in Namibian sport
2015 in South African cricket
2015 in Zimbabwean cricket
International cricket competitions in 2015