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.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 EasternsEasterns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. NorthernsNortherns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. Western ProvinceWestern Province Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. Zimbabwe Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. 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.(1 September 2015). "WP suffer double injury blow" – SACricketMag.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

Points table

Team Northerns 3 2 0 0 1 10 +0.565 Easterns 3 1 1 0 1 6 +0.025 3 1 1 0 1 6 –0.034 Western Province 3 0 2 0 1 2 –0.577 Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

Pool B Squads BolandBoland Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. BorderBorder Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. KZN InlandKwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. North WestNorth West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. 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 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

Pool C Squads Eastern ProvinceEastern Province Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. Griqualand WestGriqualand West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. Namibia Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. 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 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 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.724

Fixtures

Pool D Squads Free StateFree State Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. GautengGauteng Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. Kenya Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. SW DistrictsSouth Western Districts Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. 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 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 3 1 2 0 0 4 –0.790

Fixtures

Finals

Semi-finals

Final

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

References

External links Series home at ESPNCricinfo