# 2017 Africa T20 Cup

The 2017 Africa T20 Cup was the third edition of the Africa T20 Cup, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in South Africa from 25 August to 25 September 2017, as a curtain-raiser to the 2017–18 South African domestic season. Organised by Cricket South Africa, it featured thirteen South African provincial teams, as well as national representative sides of Kenya, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
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. Defending champions Eastern Province were drawn in Pool B.
Namibia won all three games in Group A, progressing to the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time. Gauteng also progressed to the semi-finals for the first time, after winning Group B. They topped the table with a bonus-point win in their final group match, knocking out defending champions Eastern Province in the process. In Group C, Free State progressed, after beating Northern Cape by 62 runs in the final match of the group. KwaZulu-Natal Inland progressed from Group D after beating Border by six wickets in their final group fixture.
In the first semi-final, KwaZulu-Natal Inland beat Gauteng by 8 wickets to progress to the final. They were joined in the final with Free State, who beat Namibia by 10 wickets. Andries Gous scored a century, the second-ever in the Africa T20 Cup.
KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the tournament, beating Free State by 6 wickets in the final.

## Pool A
### Squads

| Easterns | Namibia | South Western Districts | Western Province |
| Kofi Apea-Adu Matthew Arnold Clayton August Katleho Bala Tumelo Bodibe Wesley Coulentianos Armandt Erasmus Wesley Marshall Sizwe Masondo Tumelo Simelane Jurie Snyman Grant Thomson Sizwe Zulu | Stephan Baard Jean Bredenkamp Sarel Burger Petrus Burger Gerhard Erasmus Jan Frylinck Lo-handre Louwrens Tangeni Lungameni Mika Mutumbe Bernard Scholtz JJ Smit Eben van Wyk Craig Williams | Mthobeli Bangindawo Murray Commins Justin Jordaan Hanno Kotze George Linde Brendon Louw Sammy Mofokeng Dane Paterson Obus Pienaar Letlotlo Sesele Daniel Sincuba Glenton Stuurman Todd Walker | Qaasim Adams Michael Cohen Dayyaan Galiem Carlos Koyana Michael Loubser Aviwe Mgijima Travis Muller Mthiwekhaya Nabe Mpilo Njoloza Luke Philander Emmanuel Sebareme Jason Smith Jean Strydom |

### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Namibia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.621 |
| South Western Districts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.192 |
| Easterns | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.125 |
| Western Province | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.733 |

### Fixtures

* 25 August 2017 12:45 Scorecard
| Western Province 121 (20 overs) | v | Namibia 122/2 (18.2 overs) |
* Namibia won by 8 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Petrus Burger (Namibia), Michael Cohen, Carlos Koyana, Luke Philander and Jean Strydom (Western Province) all made their T20 debuts.
* 25 August 2017 16:30 Scorecard
| South Western Districts 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Easterns 140/7 (20 overs) |
* South Western Districts won by 6 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
* Katleho Bala, Tumelo Simelane, Sizwe Zulu (Easterns), Murray Commins and Todd Walker (South Western Districts) all made their T20 debuts.
* 26 August 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| Western Province 121/5 (20 overs) | v | South Western Districts 125/5 (17.5 overs) |
* South Western Districts won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Mthiwekhaya Nabe (Western Province) made his T20 debut.
* 26 August 2017 13:00 Scorecard
| Easterns 149/4 (20 overs) | v | Namibia 150/3 (18.3 overs) |
* Namibia won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 August 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| South Western Districts 104/7 (20 overs) | v | Namibia 105/4 (18.1 overs) |
* Namibia won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 August 2017 13:00 Scorecard
| Easterns 163/8 (20 overs) | v | Western Province 152 (18.2 overs) |
* Easterns won by 11 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* Western Province won the toss and elected to field.

## Pool B
### Squads

| Eastern Province | Gauteng | North West | Northerns |
| Tladi Bokako Matthew Breetzke Mathew Christensen Jade de Klerk Brad Dolley Clyde Fortuin Sisanda Magala Edward Moore Anrich Nortje Solo Nqweni Onke Nyaku Kelly Smuts David White | Nandre Burger Stephen Cook Yassar Cook Tshepang Dithole Matt McGillivray Mangaliso Mosehle Aaron Phangiso Shaylen Pillay Nono Pongolo Delano Potgieter Ryan Rickelton Zaid Saloojee Farhaan Sayanvala | Marques Ackerman Craig Alexander Brady Barends Johannes Diseko Bjorn Fortuin Ruan Haasbroek Wihan Lubbe Andre Malan Janneman Malan Ayavuya Myoli Kagiso Rapulana Lesego Senokwane Jovuan van Wyngaardt | Andrea Agathangelou Roger Arendse Corbin Bosch Ruben Claassen Tony de Zorzi Rubin Hermann Thomas Kaber Lerato Kgoatle Gregory Mahlokwana Rivaldo Moonsamy Luvuyo Nkese Jiveshan Pillay Migael Pretorius |

### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Gauteng | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.946 |
| Eastern Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +0.178 |
| North West | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +0.169 |
| Northerns | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.326 |

### Fixtures

* 1 September 2017 12:45 Scorecard
| Gauteng 140/6 (20 overs) | v | Eastern Province 143/4 (19 overs) |
* Eastern Province won by 6 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Matthew Breetzke (Eastern Province) and Ryan Rickelton (Gauteng) both made their T20 debuts.
* 1 September 2017 16:30 Scorecard
| Northerns 145/8 (20 overs) | v | North West 142/4 (20 overs) |
* Northerns won by 3 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
* Northerns won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ruan Haasbroek (North West), Gregory Mahlokwana, Luvuyo Nkese, Jiveshan Pillay and Migael Pretorius (Northerns) all made their T20 debuts.
* 2 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| Northerns 141/3 (20 overs) | v | Gauteng 142/2 (15.5 overs) |
* Gauteng won by 8 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
* Northerns won the toss and elected to bat.
* Roger Arendse and Rubin Hermann (Northerns) both made their T20 debuts.
* 2 September 2017 13:00 Scorecard
| North West 143/8 (20 overs) | v | Eastern Province 102 (19.1 overs) |
* North West won by 41 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
* North West won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jade de Klerk (Eastern Province) made his T20 debut.
* 3 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| Northerns 98 (19.2 overs) | v | Eastern Province 101/3 (14 overs) |
* Eastern Province won by 7 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
* Northerns won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 September 2017 13:30 Scorecard
| North West 128/6 (20 overs) | v | Gauteng 129/4 (16 overs) |
* Gauteng won by 6 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
* North West won the toss and elected to bat.

## Pool C
### Squads

| Free State | Kenya | KwaZulu-Natal | Northern Cape |
| Patrick Botha Andries Gous Loyiso Mdashe Andrew Rasemene Romano Terblanche Diego Rosier Shadley van Schalkwyk Corné Dry Tshepo Ntuli Karabo Mogotsi Sean Whitehead Leus du Plooy Raynard van Tonder | Rakep Patel Irfan Karim Shem Ngoche Alex Obanda Dhiren Gondaria Nelson Odhiambo Lucas Oluoch Collins Obuya Gurdeep Singh Rushab Patel Emmanuel Bundi Pushpak Kerai Peter Langat | Prenelan Subrayen Jason Oakes Khalipha Cele Mishkal Ramsaroop Vaughn van Jaarsveld Jason Wagener Calvin Savage Smangaliso Nhlebela Tyron Koen Zakariya Paruk Bruce Kerr Dudu Zondo Andile Mokgakane | Werner Coetsee Aubrey Swanepoel Patrick Kruger Kagiso Mohale Thandolwethu Mnyaka Akhona Kula Aidan Brooker Grant Mokoena Keegan Petersen Richard Ntumka Jacques Snyman Mbulelo Budaza Themba Maupa |

### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Free State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.420 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.008 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | –0.208 |
| Northern Cape | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.108 |

### Fixtures

* 8 September 2017 12:45 Scorecard
| Free State 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Kenya 149/4 (18.2 overs) |
* Kenya won by 6 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
* Nealan van Heerden, Raynard van Tonder (Free State) and Pushpak Kerai (Kenya) all made their T20 debuts.
* 8 September 2017 16:30 Scorecard
| KwaZulu-Natal 128/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Cape 129/4 (19.1 overs) |
* Northern Cape won by 6 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tyron Koen, Andile Mokgakane, Zakariya Paruk, Jason Wagener (KwaZulu-Natal) and Themba Maupa (Northern Cape) all made their T20 debuts.
* 9 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| KwaZulu-Natal 120/7 (20 overs) | v | Free State 122/1 (15.3 overs) |
* Free State won by 9 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 September 2017 13:30 Scorecard
| Northern Cape 148/5 (20 overs) | v | Kenya 149/5 (18.4 overs) |
* Kenya won by 5 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| KwaZulu-Natal 116 (19.4 overs) | v | Kenya 92 (18.2 overs) |
* KwaZulu-Natal won by 24 runs De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 September 2017 13:30 Scorecard
| Free State 139/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Cape 77 (16.4 overs) |
* Free State won by 62 runs De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
* Richard Ntumka (Northern Cape) made his T20 debut.

## Pool D
### Squads

| Boland | Border | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | Zimbabwe |
| Ferisco Adams Cebo Tshiki Justin Ontong Simon Khomari Niel Botha Lizaad Williams Zakhele Qwabe Nkululeko Serame Pieter Malan Ricardo Vasconcelos Kyle Simmonds Curtley Louw Ziyaad Abrahams | Gionne Koopman Mncedisi Malika Gerhardt Abrahams Somila Seyibokwe Jerry Nqolo Christiaan Jonker Clayton Bosch Yaseen Vallie Ayabulela Gqamane Marco Marais Phaphama Fojela Sithembile Langa Akhona Mnyaka | Lefa Mosena Attie Maposa Graham Hume Ruhan Pretorius Gareth Dukes Kushen Kishun Cody Chetty Kurtlyn Mannikam Luke Schlemmer Grant Roelofsen Sohail Mahmoud Nduduzo Mfoza Kyle Nipper | Peter Moor Kudzai Sauramba Ainsley Ndlovu Brian Chari Kevin Kasuza Innocent Kaia Tinashe Kamunhukamwe Timycen Maruma Nathan Waller Neville Madziva Rugare Magarira Tinotenda Mutombodzi Keith Jaure |

### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| KwaZulu-Natal Inland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +0.815 |
| Boland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | +3.877 |
| Border | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | –0.747 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –2.188 |

### Fixtures

* 15 September 2017 12:45 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 165/7 (20 overs) | v | KwaZulu-Natal Inland 166/7 (18.1 overs) |
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 3 wickets Buffalo Park, East London
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* Nduduzo Mfoza, Kerwin Mungroo (KwaZulu-Natal Inland), Keith Jaure, Innocent Kaia and Ainsley Ndlovu (Zimbabwe) all made their T20 debuts.
* 15 September 2017 16:30 Scorecard
| Boland 28/0 (4 overs) | v | Border |
* No result Buffalo Park, East London
* Border won the toss and elected to field.
* Ricardo Vasconcelos, Curtley Louw (Boland) and Sithembile Langa (Borland) all made their T20 debuts.
* 16 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| KwaZulu-Natal Inland | v | Boland |
* Match abandoned Buffalo Park, East London
* No toss.
* 16 September 2017 13:00 Scorecard
| Border | v | Zimbabwe |
* Match abandoned Buffalo Park, East London
* No toss.
* 17 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 76 (13.4 overs) | v | Boland 79/0 (8.5 overs) |
* Boland won by 10 wickets Buffalo Park, East London
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 September 2017 13:00 Scorecard
| Border 164/7 (20 overs) | v | KwaZulu-Natal Inland 170/4 (19 overs) |
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 6 wickets Buffalo Park, East London
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.

## Finals
### Semi-finals

* 24 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard
| Gauteng 110/8 (20 overs) | v | KwaZulu-Natal Inland 111/2 (14.4 overs) |
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 8 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 September 2017 13:00 Scorecard
| Namibia 163/3 (20 overs) | v | Free State 166/0 (17.3 overs) |
* Free State won by 10 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* 25 September 2017 10:00 Scorecard
| Free State 128/5 (20 overs) | v | KwaZulu-Natal Inland 129/4 (17.5 overs) |
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 6 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.