# 2009 Standard Bank Pro20

The 2008–09 Standard Bank Pro20 was the sixth edition of the Standard Bank Pro20 Series and the sixth edition of the CSA T20 Challenge overall. For the first time in the competition's history the semi-finals were best of three contests, both semis went to the third match and both were tied, the finalists were decided by a super over tie breaker. The series began on 21 January 2009 and finished with the final on 21 February 2009.

## Teams

* Cape Cobras in Cape Town and Paarl
* Dolphins in Durban and Pietermaritzburg
* Diamond Eagles in Bloemfontein and Kimberley
* Highveld Lions in Johannesburg and Potchefstroom
* Titans in Centurion and Benoni
* Warriors in East London and Port Elizabeth

## Stadiums

| Stadium | City | Capacity | Home team |
| Sahara Park Newlands | Cape Town | 25 000 | Cape Cobra |
| Boland Park | Paarl | 10 000 | Cape Cobra |
| Sahara Park Kingsmead | Durban | 25 000 | Dolphins |
| Pietermaritzburg Oval | Pietermaritzburg | 12 000 | Dolphins |
| OUTsurance Oval | Bloemfontein | 20 000 | Diamond Eagles |
| De Beers Diamond Oval | Kimberley | 11 000 | Diamond Eagles |
| Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34 000 | Highveld Lions |
| Senwes Park | Potchefstroom | 9 000 | Highveld Lions |
| Willowmoore Park | Benoni | 20 000 | Titans |
| Supersport Park | Centurion | 20 000 | Titans |
| Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19 000 | Warriors |
| Buffalo Park | East London | 15 000 | Warriors |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Ded | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Warriors | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1.175 |
| 2 | Dolphins | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.860 |
| 3 | Cape Cobras | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.690 |
| 4 | Diamond Eagles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.005 |
| 5 | Titans | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.473 |
| 6 | Highveld Lions | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.345 |

### Point system

* Win, with bonus point: 5 Points
* Win, without bonus point: 4 Points
* Tie: 2 points
* No Result: 2 Points
* Loss: 0 points
* The team that achieves a run rate of 1.25 times that of the opposition shall be rewarded one bonus point.
* A team's run rate will be calculated by reference to the runs scored in an innings divided by the number of overs faced.

## Fixtures
### Group stage

* 21 January 2009 Scorecard
| Warriors 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Titans 88 (17.1 overs) |
| Davey Jacobs 71 (46) Francois du Plessis 2/23 (4 overs) | | Blake Snijman 21 (20) Andrew Birch 4/22 (2.1 overs) |
* Warriors won by 81 runs Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth Umpires: M Erasmus & RE Koertzen Player of the match: Davey Jacobs (Warriors)
* 23 January 2009 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 207/2 (20 overs) | v | Warriors 203/5 (20 overs) |
| Henry Davids 112 (48) Justin Kreusch 1/23 (2 overs) | | Colin Ingram 84 (52) Charl Langeveldt 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 4 runs Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: GH Pienaar & DJ Smith Player of the match: Henry Davids (Cape Cobra)
* 23 January 2009 Scorecard
| Dolphins 184/2 (20 overs) | v | Diamond Eagles 116 (18.2 overs) |
| Grant Rowley 88 (65) Ryan McLaren 1/29 (4 overs) | | Ryan Bailey 31 (28) Daryn Smit 3/24 (4 overs) |
* Dolphins won by 68 runs OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: RE Koertzen & ZTA Ndamane Player of the match: HD Ackerman (Dolphins)
* 25 January 2009 Scorecard
| Diamond Eagles 156/3 (20 overs) | v | Highveld Lions 148/7 (20 overs) |
| Morne van Wyk 89 (64) Robert Frylinck 1/23 (4 overs) | | Dane Vilas 44 (33) Dillon du Preez 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Diamond Eagles won by 8 runs Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: AT Holdstock & RE Koertzen Player of the match: Morne van Wyk (Diamond Eagles)
* 25 January 2009 Scorecard
| Dolphins 121/9 (20 overs) | v | Titans |
| Daryn Smit 31 (17) Ethy Mbhalati 2/6 (4 overs) | | |
* No Result (Rain Stopped Play) Supersport Park, Centurion Umpires: KH Hurter & ZTA Ndamane
* 28 January 2009 Scorecard
| Diamond Eagles 176/3 (20 overs) | v | Cape Cobra 88 (15.1 overs) |
| Adrian McLaren 61 (42) Claude Henderson 1/21 (3 overs) | | Andrew Puttick 23 (21) CJ de Villiers 3/15 (2.1 overs) |
* Diamond Eagles won by 88 runs De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: GH Pienaar and DJ Smith Player of the match: CJ de Villiers (Diamond Eagles)
* 30 January 2009 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 119/8 (20 overs) | v | Dolphins 120/7 (20 overs) |
| Richard Levi 46 (47) Yusuf Abdulla 3/23 (4 overs) | | Johann Louw 28(15) Charl Langeveldt 2/38 (4 overs) |
* Dolphins won by 3 wickets Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: JD Cloete and LJ Willemse Player of the match: Johann Louw (Dolphins)
* 30 January 2009 Scorecard
| Titans | v | Highveld Lions |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: MW Brown and IL Howell
* 1 February 2009 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 157/4 (20 overs) | v | Titans 141/9 (20 overs) |
| Justin Ontong 59 (38) Imran Tahir 2/28 (4 overs) | | Gulam Bodi 32 (28) Roger Telemachus 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 16 runs Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: S George and DJ Smith Player of the match: Justin Ontong & Roger Telemachus (Cape Cobra)
* 1 February 2009 Scorecard
| Dolphins 127 (19.5 overs) | v | Warriors 131/2 (18.4 overs) |
| HD Ackerman 49 (42) Wayne Parnell 3/18 (4 overs) | | Robin Peterson 72 (58) Johann Louw 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Warriors won by 8 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: EC Hendrikse and IL Howell Player of the match: Robin Peterson (Warriors)
* 4 February 2009 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Highveld Lions 154/6 (20 overs) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy 56 (44) Craig Alexander 2/30 (4 overs) | | Alviro Petersen 61 (50) Charl Langeveldt 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Match tied Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: JD Cloete and S George Player of the match: Alviro Petersen (Highveld Lions)
* 6 February 2009 Scorecard
| Highveld Lions 123/5 (20 overs) | v | Warriors 127/6 (19.3 overs) |
| Vaughn van Jaarsveld 40 (38) Robin Peterson 2/20 (3 overs) | | Johan Botha 44 (27) Craig Alexander 3/14 (4 overs) |
* Warriors won by 4 wickets Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth Umpires: MW Brown & IL Howell Player of the match: Johan Botha (Warriors)
* 6 February 2009 Scorecard
| Diamond Eagles 153/6 (20 overs) | v | Titans 154/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Dean Elgar 47 (42) Roelof van der Merwe 2/27 (3 overs) | | Blake Snijman 54 (38) Dillon du Preez 1/15 (3 overs) |
* Titans won by 6 wickets Supersport Park, Centurion Umpires: KH Hurter & BM White Player of the match: Blake Snijman (Titans)
* 8 February 2009 Scorecard
| Highveld Lions 112/8 (20 overs) | v | Dolphins 117/2 (19 overs) |
| Dane Vilas 55 (51) Yusuf Abdulla 3/28 (4 overs) | | HD Ackerman 34 (36) Robert Frylinck 1/15 (4 overs) |
* Dolphins won by 8 wickets Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: JD Cloete & EC Hendrikse Player of the match: Yusuf Abdulla (Dolphins)
* 8 February 2009 Scorecard
| Warriors 149/5 (20 overs) | v | Diamond Eagles 131/7 (20 overs) |
| Ashwell Prince 46 (34) Dillon du Preez 2/21 (4 overs) | | Dean Elgar 28 (31) Zander de Bruyn 1/14 (1 overs) |
* Warriors won by 18 runs OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: MW Brown & KH Hurter

### Knockout stage
#### Semi-finals
##### Warriors vs. Diamond Eagles

* 11 February 2009 Scorecard
| Warriors 100/6 (14 overs) | v | Diamond Eagles 105/1 (12.1 overs) |
| Justin Kreusch 30 (28 runs) Ryan McLaren 2/17 (3 overs) | | Boeta Dippenaar 53 (37 runs) Johan Botha 1/18 (3 overs) |
* Diamond Eagles won by 9 wickets (D/L) OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: KH Hurter & DJ Smith Player of the match: Boeta Dippenaar (Diamond Eagles)
* 15 February 2009 Scorecard
| Warriors 117/8 (20 overs) | v | Diamond Eagles 2/0 (1.2 overs) |
| Ashwell Prince 40 (29 balls) CJ de Villiers 4/14 (4 overs) | | |
* No Result (Play stopped due to rain) Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth Umpires: MW Brown & GH Pienaar
* 16 February 2009 Scorecard
| Diamond Eagles 101/10 (19 overs) | v | Warriors 103/0 (12.1 overs) |
| Dean Elgar 24 (24 balls) Robin Peterson 3/24 (4 overs) | | Robin Peterson 49 (31 balls) |
* Warriors won by 10 wickets Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth Umpires: MW Brown & GH Pienaar Player of the match: Robin Peterson (Warriors)
* 18 February 2009 Scorecard
| Warriors 97 (19.3 overs) | v | Diamond Eagles 97/6 (20 overs) |
| Ashwell Prince 24 (25 balls) CJ de Villiers 5/12 (3.3 overs) | | Dean Elgar 24 (32 balls) Juan Theron 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Scores level; Eagles won the Super Over Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth Umpires: EC Hendrikse & KH Hurter Player of the match: CJ de Villiers (Diamond Eagles)
* Diamond Eagles win series 2–1

##### Dolphins vs. Cape Cobras

* 13 February 2009 Scorecard
| Dolphins 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Cape Cobras 148/9 (20 overs) |
| HD Ackerman 62 (53 runs) Jean-Paul Duminy 1/7 (1 over) | | Richard Levi 48 (28 runs) Yusuf Abdulla 3/12 (4 overs) |
* Dolphins won by 14 runs Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: M Erasmus & IL Howell Player of the match: HD Ackerman (Dolphins)
* 15 February 2009 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 191/4 (20 overs) | v | Dolphins 59/5 (9 overs) |
| Hashim Amla 23 (18 balls) Roger Telemachus 1/8 (2 overs) | | Herschelle Gibbs 99 (57runs) Alfonso Thomas 2/28 (3 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 38 runs (D/L method) Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: S George & BG Jerling
* 18 February 2009 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 148/8 (20 overs) | v | Dolphins 148/4 (20 overs) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy 53 (46 balls) Alfonso Thomas 2/14 (3 overs) | | Johann Louw 48 (26 balls) Charl Langeveldt 4/20 (4 overs) |
* Scores level; Cape Cobras won the Super Over Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: S George & BG Jerling Player of the match: Charl Langeveldt (Cape)
* Cape Cobras win series 2–1

#### Final

* 21 February 2009 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 147/5 (20 overs) | v | Diamond Eagles 125/8 (20 overs) |
| Herschelle Gibbs 87 (62 runs) Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/24 (4 overs) | | Dean Elgar 34 (30 runs) Vernon Philander 3/17 (3 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 22 runs Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: S George & KH Hurter Player of the match: Charl Langeveldt (Cape Cobras)

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Balls | Strike rate | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| Morne van Wyk | Eagles | 9 | 8 | 257 | 204 | 125.98 | 42.83 | 89* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| HD Ackerman | Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 248 | 217 | 114.28 | 31.00 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| Robin Peterson | Warriors | 9 | 9 | 210 | 170 | 123.52 | 30.00 | 72* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 6 |
| Justin Ontong | Cobras | 8 | 7 | 208 | 158 | 131.64 | 34.66 | 59* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
| Davey Jacobs | Warriors | 9 | 7 | 186 | 155 | 120.00 | 37.20 | 71* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 |

### Average

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Balls | Strike rate | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| Johan Botha | Warriors | 6 | 4 | 81 | 62 | 130.64 | 81.00 | 44* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Vernon Philander | Cape Cobras | 6 | 6 | 66 | 46 | 143.47 | 66.00 | 21* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dane Vilas | Highveld Lions | 4 | 4 | 115 | 93 | 123.65 | 57.50 | 55* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Dean Elgar | Eagles | 7 | 5 | 169 | 156 | 108.33 | 56.33 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Pierre Joubert | Titans | 4 | 2 | 46 | 37 | 124.32 | 46.00 | 26* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave | Economy | Strike rate |
| CJ de Villiers | Eagles | 9 | 29.5 | 1 | 180 | 14 | 5/12 | 12.85 | 6.03 | 12.7 |
| Charl Langeveldt | Cobras | 8 | 29.0 | 0 | 193 | 13 | 4/20 | 14.84 | 6.65 | 13.3 |
| Claude Henderson | Cobras | 8 | 27.0 | 0 | 186 | 12 | 3/23 | 15.50 | 6.88 | 13.5 |
| Yusuf Abdulla | Dolphins | 8 | 28.0 | 1 | 171 | 10 | 3/13 | 17.10 | 6.10 | 16.8 |
| Juan Theron | Warriors | 9 | 30.0 | 0 | 152 | 9 | 3/16 | 16.88 | 5.06 | 20.0 |

### Bowling average

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave | Economy | Strike rate |
| Dean Elgar | Eagles | 7 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2/6 | 5.50 | 3.66 | 9.0 |
| Jandre Coetzee | Eagles | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3/19 | 6.33 | 4.75 | 8.0 |
| Craig Alexander | Highveld Lions | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 3/14 | 11.60 | 5.80 | 12.0 |
| Imran Tahir | Titans | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 2/20 | 12.00 | 6.85 | 10.5 |
| CJ de Villiers | Eagles | 9 | 29.5 | 1 | 180 | 14 | 5/12 | 12.85 | 6.03 | 12.7 |