The 2016 Africa T20 Cup was the second edition of the Africa T20 Cup, a Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in South Africa from 2 September to 1 October 2016, as a curtain-raiser to the 2016–17 South African domestic season. Organised by Cricket South Africa, it featured thirteen South African provincial teams, as well as the national 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 Northerns were drawn in Pool B.
In Pool C four of the six matches were abandoned due to rain. Under the rules of the tournament, all the matches in that group were declared null and void. An elimination draw was then conducted with the captains of each team in the group, with Zimbabwe progressing to the finals section of the cup.
The Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn was chosen at the venue for the semi-finals and final.
Eastern Province won the tournament, beating Northern Cape by 31 runs in the final.
Pool A Squads KZN Inland Western Province North WestCraig Alexander Tshepang Dithole Sarel Erwee Mbasa Gqadushe Graham Hume Sohail Mahmoud Kurtlyn Mannikam Attie Maposa Lefa Mosena Kyle Nipper Ruhan Pretorious Mthokozisi Shezi Vaughn van JaarsveldStephan Baard Sarel Burger Gerhard Erasmus Jan Frylinck Zane Green Zhivago Groenewald Mika Mutumbe Bernard Scholtz Nicolaas Scholtz JJ Smit Gerrie Snyman Craig Williams Pikky Ya FranceSybrand Engelbrecht Dayyaan Galiem Shaheen Khan Matthew Kleinveldt George Linde Pieter Malan Aviwe Mgijima Tshepo Moreki Mpilo Njoloza Emmanuel Sebareme Jason Smith Kyle Verreynne Zubayr HamzaMarques Ackerman Brady Barends Johannes Diseko Bjorn Fortuin Katleho Leokaoke Wihan Lubbe Andre Malan Janneman Malan Ayavuya Myoli Kagiso Rapulana Julian Soutter Nicky van den Bergh Rassie van der Dussen
Points table
Team North West 3 3 0 0 0 13 +1.511 KwaZulu-Natal Inland 3 1 2 0 0 5 +0.353 Western Province 3 1 2 0 0 4 –0.642 3 1 2 0 0 4 –1.168 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
Pool B Squads Northerns South Western Districts Northern Cape Ruben Claassen Tony de Zorzi Thomas Kaber Lerato Kgoatle Heinrich Klaasen Victor Mahlangu Aiden Markram Rivaldo Moonsamy Alfred Mothoa Lungi Ngidi Andrew Rasemene Grant Thomson Shaun von BergSiyabonga Booi Jean du Plessis Niel Hornbuckle Jongile Kilani Hanno Kotze Brendon Louw Christopher Marrow Dane Paterson Dane Piedt Gurshwin Rabie Nelson Setimani Glenton Stuurman Dane VilasGerhardt Abrahams Tumelo Bodibe Aidan Brooker Mbulelo Budaza Cloete Buitendag Werner Coetsee Corné Dry Patrick Kruger Akhona Kula Kagiso Mohale Diego Rosier Jacques Snyman Aubrey SwanepoelDhiren Gondaria Gurdeep Singh Irfan Karim Karan Kaul Shem Ngoche Alex Obanda Collins Obuya Nelson Odhiambo Nehemiah Odhiambo Lucas Oluoch Elijah Otieno Rushab Patel Rakep Patel
Points table
Team Northern Cape 3 2 0 0 1 11 +3.446 Northerns 3 2 1 0 0 8 +0.569 3 1 2 0 0 4 –2.117 South Western Districts 3 0 2 0 1 2 –0.280 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
Pool C Squads Border Easterns Free State Clayton Bosch Darryl Brown Mkhululi Calana Phaphama Fojela Ayabulela Gqamane Simon Harmer Christiaan Jonker Gionne Koopman Mncedisi Malika Sesona Ndwandwa Jerry Nqolo Somila Seyibokwe Yaseen VallieMatthew Arnold Clayton August Wesley Coulentianos Junior Dala Justin Gamble Ernest Kemm Xolani Mahlaba Wesley Marshall Sizwe Masondo Grant Mokoena Tabraiz Shamsi Malusi Siboto Tumelo Simelane Daniel SincubaKhalipha Cele Leus du Plooy Dillon du Preez Michael Erlank Andries Gous Sammy Mofokeng Tshepo Ntuli Romano Terblanche Pite van Biljon Shadley van Schalkwyk Raynard van Tonder Sean Whitehead Lwandiswa ZumaGeorge Banda Bothwell Chapungu Brian Chari Jeremy Ives Malcolm Lake Tendai Maruma Shingirai Masakadza Wellington Masakadza William Mashinge Brandon Mavuta Peter Moor Ryan Murray Richard Ngarava
Points table
With four of the games being abandoned, an elimination draw was done with Zimbabwe progressing to the finals stage.
Fixtures
Pool D Squads Gauteng Eastern Province Boland KwaZulu-NatalBrian Barnard Nandre Burger Devon Conway Yassar Cook Keith Dudgeon Eddie Leie Carmi le Roux Mangaliso Mosehle Ndumiso Mvelase Shaylen Pillay Nono Pongolo Delano Potgieter Farhaan SayanvalaColin Ackermann Tladi Bokako Mathew Christensen Junaid Dawood Brad Dolley Clyde Fortuin Sisanda Magala Edward Moore Anrich Nortje Solo Nqweni Onke Nyaku JJ Smuts Kelly SmutsZiyaad Abrahams Ferisco Adams Niel Botha Justin Dill Simon Khomari Sinegugu Maseko Justin Ontong Keegan Petersen Soyisile Pono Kyle Simmonds Cebo Tshiki Stiaan van Zyl Lizaad WilliamsOkuhle Cele Cameron Delport Rabian Engelbrecht Robbie Frylinck Bruce Kerr Keshav Maharaj Sibonelo Makhanya Senuran Muthusamy Smangaliso Nhlebela Jason Oakes Mishkal Ramsaroop Jesse Smit Dudu Zondo
Points table
Team Eastern Province 3 3 0 0 0 13 +1.210 Gauteng 3 2 1 0 0 9 +0.715 Boland 3 1 2 0 0 4 –0.240 KwaZulu-Natal 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.604 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
Finals Semi-finals
Final
References
External links Series home at ESPNCricinfo