# 2015 Africa T20 Cup

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. Northerns defeated KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the final, which was held at Bloemfontein's Mangaung Oval. The tournament's leading runscorer was KZN Inland's Vaughn van Jaarsveld, while four players shared the leading wicket taker title.

## Pool A
### Squads

| Easterns Coach: Andre Nel | Northerns Coach: Mark Charlton | Western Province Coach: Faiek Davids | Zimbabwe XI Coach: Douglas Hondo |
| Ernest Kemm (c) Clayton August Thando Bula (wk) Wesley Coulentianos Junior Dala Siphamandla Dapo Quinton de Kock (wk) Johan Fourie Ethy Mbhalati Vincent Moore Mangaliso Mosehle Tabraiz Shamsi Grant Thomson | Albie Morkel (c) Qaasim Adams Corbin Bosch Ruben Claassen Theunis de Bruyn Dean Elgar Lerato Kgoatle Heinrich Klaasen (wk) Aiden Markram Rivaldo Moonsamy Alfred Mothoa Lungi Ngidi Rowan Richards | Pieter Malan (c) Dayyaan Galiem George Linde Aviwe Mgijima Travis Muller Jack Newby Lesiba Ngoepe Wayne Parnell Dane Paterson Omphile Ramela Emmanuel Sebareme Dane Vilas (wk) Lizaad Williams Zubayr Hamza | Malcolm Waller (c) Keith Jaure Luke Jongwe Roy Kaia Kevin Kasuza Neville Madziva Wellington Masakadza Peter Moor Tinotenda Mutombodzi Richmond Mutumbami (wk) Taurai Muzarabani Richard Ngarava John Nyumbu Kudzai Sauramba Donald Tiripano |
* 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.

### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 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 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||

### Fixtures

* 4 September 18:00 Scorecard
| Western Province 105/9 (20 overs) | v | 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 | v | Northerns |
* Match abandoned Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 5 September 13:00 Scorecard
| Easterns | v | Zimbabwe XI |
* Match abandoned Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 5 September 16:30 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe XI 117/8 (20 overs) | v | 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 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 126/4 (20 overs) | v | 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

| Boland Coach: Johann Louw | Border Coach: Frank Plaatjes | KZN Inland | North West |
| Dewald Botha (c) Ferisco Adams Hashim Amla Niel Botha Gereldo George Simon Khomari Michael Loubser Jean Marais (wk) Tshepo Moreki Justin Ontong Robin Peterson Zakhele Qwabe Cebo Tshiki | Jerry Nqolo (c) Clayton Bosch Darryl Brown Phaphama Fojela Clyde Fortuin Ayabulela Gqamane Christiaan Jonker Jongile Kilani (wk) Gionne Koopman Marco Marais Lundi Mbane Loyiso Mdasha Somila Seyibokwe | Kyle Abbott Craig Alexander Sarel Erwee Mbasa Gqadushe Imraan Khan Sohail Mahmoud Kurtlyn Mannikam Attie Maposa Lefa Mosena Kyle Nipper Ruhan Pretorius Vaughn van Jaarsveld Khaya Zondo | Brady Barends Niel Bredenkamp Johannes Diseko Bjorn Fortuin Wihan Lubbe Janneman Malan Vusumuzi Mazibuko Grant Mokoena Aaron Phangiso Dwaine Pretorius Julian Soutter Nicky van den Bergh Rassie van der Dussen |
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

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 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

* 11 September 18:00 Scorecard
| KZN Inland 172/4 (20 overs) | v | 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 154/4 (20 overs) | v | 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 104/8 (20 overs) | v | 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 134/7 (20 overs) | v | 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 181/2 (20 overs) | v | 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 167/4 (20 overs) | v | 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

| Eastern Province Coach: Piet Botha | Griqualand West Coach: Jean-Pierre Triegaardt | KwaZulu-Natal Coach: Roger Telemachus | Namibia Coach: Dee Thakur |
| JJ Smuts (c) Tladi Bokako Mathew Christensen Gihahn Cloete (wk) Brad Dolley Sisanda Magala Edward Moore Onke Nyaku Ethan O'Reilly James Price Ngazibini Sigwili Kelly Smuts Basheeru-Deen Walters | Diego Rosier (c) Gerhardt Abrahams (wk) Warren Bell Tumelo Bodibe (wk) Mbulelo Budaza Werner Coetsee Jandre Coetzee Jan Frylinck Reeza Hendricks Patrick Kruger Kagiso Mohale Tebogo Mokwena Aubrey Swanepoel | Cameron Delport (c) Khalipha Cele Rabian Engelbrecht Craig Kirsten Keshav Maharaj Sibonelo Makhanya David Miller Senuran Muthusamy Jason Oakes (wk) Andile Phehlukwayo Mishkal Ramsaroop Brandon Scullard Daniel Sincuba | Stephen Baard Sarel Burger Gerhard Erasmus Zane Green Zhivago Groenewald JP Kotze Bernard Scholtz Nicolaas Scholtz Christiaan Snyman Gerrie Snyman Johan Wessels Craig Williams Pikky Ya France |

### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 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

* 18 September 18:00 Scorecard
| Eastern Province 160/6 (20 overs) | v | 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 150/6 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 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 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 | 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 156/4 (18/18 overs) | v | 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

| Free State Coach: Edward Mokoenanyana | Gauteng Coach: Enoch Nkwe | Kenya Coach: Steve Tikolo | SW Districts Coach: Deon Smith |
| Patrick Botha (c) Driaan Bruwer Leus du Plooy Dillon du Preez Michael Erlank Andries Gous (wk) Thabo Masheshemane Bokang Mosena Rilee Rossouw Malusi Siboto Romano Terblanche Shadley van Schalkwyk Lwandiswa Zuma | Matthew Arnold Temba Bavuma Devon Conway Yassar Cook Bradley Dial Keith Dudgeon Dominic Hendricks Carmi le Roux Sizwe Masondo Nono Pongolo Zaid Saloojee Lonwabo Tsotsobe Yaseen Valli | Rakep Patel (c) Emmanuel Bundi Dhiren Gondaria Narendra Kalyan Irfan Karim (wk) Karan Kaul Shem Ngoche Alex Obanda Collins Obuya Nelson Odhiambo Lucas Oluoch Elijah Otieno Rushab Patel | Waldo Lategan (c) Sybrand Engelbrecht Hanno Kotze Brendon Louw (wk) Christopher Marrow Luthando Mnyanda Vernon Philander Marcello Piedt Andrew Puttick Lonwabo Rodolo Mthokozisi Shezi Siya Simetu Pieter Stuurman |

### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 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

* 25 September 18:00 Scorecard
| SW Districts 129/8 (20 overs) | v | 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 111/6 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 110/7 (20 overs) | v | 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 180/4 (20 overs) | v | 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 139/5 (20 overs) | v | 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 103/8 (20 overs) | v | 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 | 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

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 | 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