2015 Africa T20 Cup
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = Africa T20 Cup
| image =
| imagesize = 200px
| fromdate = 4 September
| todate = 4 October 2015
| caption =
| administrator = Cricket South Africa
| cricket format = Twenty20
| tournament format = Group stage, playoffs
| host = {{flag|South Africa}}
| champions = Northerns
| count = 1
| participants = 16
| matches = 27
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = Vaughn van Jaarsveld (218)
| most wickets = Ngazibini Sigwili (7)
Niel Botha (7)
Jandre Coetzee (7)
Kyle Nipper (7)
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20151002055222/http://cricket.co.za/tournament/552/Africa-T20-Cup Official Website]
| previous_year =
| previous_tournament =
| next_year = 2016
| next_tournament = 2016 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.Firdose Moonda (21 April 2015). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/864657.html "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). [http://www.supersport.com/cricket/domestic-cricket/news/151004/Northerns_win_Africa_T20_cup_title "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=
- 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). [http://www.sacricketmag.com/wp-suffer-double-injury-blow/ "WP suffer double injury blow"] – SACricketMag.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
=Points table=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=200| Team !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|W|Won – 4 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|L|Lost – 0 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|T|Tied – 2 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|NR|No result – 2 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width=45| {{Tooltip|NRR|Net run rate}} | |||||||
| style="background:#cfc"
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Northerns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +0.565 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Easterns | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +0.025 |
| align="left" | {{cr|ZIM|name=Zimbabwe XI}} | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | –0.034 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Western Province | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –0.577 |
| align="right" colspan="8"| Source: [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/series/864677.html?view=pointstable ESPNcricinfo] |
=Fixtures=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 4 September
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Western Province {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 105/9 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Easterns
| score2 = 109/6 (19.1 overs)
| result = Easterns won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903723.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willowmoore Park, Benoni
| motm=
| toss = Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Dayyaan Galiem and Jack Newby (both WP) made their Twenty20 debuts.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5 September
| time = 9:30
| team1 = Western Province {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 =
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Northerns
| score2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903725.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willowmoore Park, Benoni
| motm=
| toss =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5 September
| time = 13:00
| team1 = Easterns {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 =
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM|name=Zimbabwe XI}}
| score2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903727.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willowmoore Park, Benoni
| motm=
| toss =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5 September
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM|name=Zimbabwe XI}}
| score1 = 117/8 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Northerns
| score2 = 118/4 (18 overs)
| result = Northerns won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903729.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willowmoore Park, Benoni
| motm=
| toss = Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Ruben Claassen, Lungi Ngidi (both Northerns), Luke Jongwe, and Wellington Masakadza (both Zimbabwe) made their Twenty20 debuts.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 6 September
| time = 10:00
| team1 = Western Province {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 145/3 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM|name=Zimbabwe XI}}
| score2 = 147/2 (18.2 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe XI won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903731.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willowmoore Park, Benoni
| motm=
| toss = Zimbabwe XI won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Emmanuel Sebareme (WP) made his Twenty20 debut.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 6 September
| time = 13:30
| team1 = Easterns {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 126/4 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Northerns
| score2 = 131/7 (19.3 overs)
| result = Northerns won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903733.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willowmoore Park, Benoni
| motm=
| toss = Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
}}
Pool B
=Squads=
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=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=200| Team !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|W|Won – 4 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|L|Lost – 0 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|NR|No result – 2 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|BP|Bonus points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width=45| {{Tooltip|NRR|Net run rate}} | |||||||
| style="background:#cfc"
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} KZN Inland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +1.600 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Boland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.627 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} North West | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.730 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Border | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.475 |
=Fixtures=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 11 September
| time = 18:00
| team1 = KZN Inland {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 172/4 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} North West
| score2 = 137 (18.5 overs)
| result = KZN Inland won by 35 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903735.html Scorecard]
| venue = Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
| motm=
| toss = North West won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Janneman Malan (NW) made his Twenty20 debut.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 12 September
| time = 9:30
| team1 = KZN Inland {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 154/4 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Boland
| score2 = 145/4 (20 overs)
| result = KZN Inland won by 9 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903737.html Scorecard]
| venue = Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
| motm=
| toss = Boland won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Niel Botha and Jean Marais (both Boland) made their Twenty20 debuts.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 12 September
| time = 13:00
| team1 = North West {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 104/8 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Border
| score2 = 105/7 (18.5 overs)
| result = Border won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903739.html Scorecard]
| venue = Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
| motm=
| toss = Border won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 12 September
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Border {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 134/7 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Boland
| score2 = 135/2 (14.2 overs)
| result = Boland won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903741.html Scorecard]
| venue = Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
| motm=
| toss = Border won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = Gereldo George (Boland) made his Twenty20 debut.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13 September
| time = 10:00
| team1 = KZN Inland {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 181/2 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Border
| score2 = 129/8 (20 overs)
| result = KZN Inland won by 52 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903743.html Scorecard]
| venue = Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
| motm=
| toss = Border won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13 September
| time = 13:30
| team1 = Boland {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 167/4 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} North West
| score2 = 168/6 (20 overs)
| result = North West won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903745.html Scorecard]
| venue = Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
| motm=
| toss = Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
Pool C
=Squads=
=Points table=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=200| Team !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|W|Won – 4 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|L|Lost – 0 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|NR|No result – 2 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|BP|Bonus points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width=45| {{Tooltip|NRR|Net run rate}} | |||||||
| style="background:#cfc"
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} KwaZulu-Natal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | +1.293 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Eastern Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +0.174 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Griqualand West | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.895 |
| align="left" | {{cr|NAM}} | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.724 |
=Fixtures=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 September
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Eastern Province {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 160/6 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Griqualand West
| score2 = 129/7 (20 overs)
| result = Eastern Province won by 31 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903747.html Scorecard]
| venue = De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
| motm=
| toss = Griqualand West won the toss and chose to field
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19 September
| time = 9:30
| team1 = KwaZulu-Natal {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 150/6 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Eastern Province
| score2 = 114 (19.4 overs)
| result = KwaZulu-Natal won by 36 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903749.html Scorecard]
| venue = De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
| motm=
| toss = KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19 September
| time = 13:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|Namibia}}
| score1 = 138 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Griqualand West
| score2 = 140/2 (18.5 overs)
| result = Griqualand West won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903751.html Scorecard]
| venue = De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
| motm=
| toss = Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19 September
| time = 16:30
| team1 = KwaZulu-Natal {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 169/4 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score2 = 99/8 (20 overs)
| result = KwaZulu-Natal won by 70 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903753.html Scorecard]
| venue = De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
| motm=
| toss = KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 20 September
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 154/3 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Eastern Province
| score2 = 114/0 (12.3 overs)
| result = Eastern Province won by 31 runs (D/L)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903755.html Scorecard]
| venue = De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
| motm=
| toss = Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 20 September
| time = 13:30
| team1 = Griqualand West {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 156/4 (18/18 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} KwaZulu-Natal
| score2 = 125/8 (18/18 overs)
| result = Griqualand West won by 31 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903757.html Scorecard]
| venue = De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
| motm=
| toss = Griqualand West won the toss and chose to bat
}}
Pool D
=Squads=
=Points table=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=200| Team !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|W|Won – 4 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|L|Lost – 0 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|NR|No result – 2 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|BP|Bonus points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width=45| {{Tooltip|NRR|Net run rate}} | |||||||
| style="background:#cfc"
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Free State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +1.300 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} SW Districts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.215 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Gauteng | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.250 |
| align="left" | {{cr|KEN}} | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.790 |
=Fixtures=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 25 September
| time = 18:00
| team1 = SW Districts {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 129/8 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Free State
| score2 = 130/3 (15.1 overs)
| result = Free State won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903759.html Scorecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = Free State won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 26 September
| time = 9:30
| team1 = SW Districts {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 111/6 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Gauteng
| score2 = 92/9 (20 overs)
| result = SW Districts won by 19 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903761.html Scorecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = SW Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 26 September
| time = 13:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 131/4 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Free State
| score2 = 134/0 (15.5 overs)
| result = Free State won by 10 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903763.html Scorecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = Free State won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 26 September
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 154/5 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Gauteng
| score2 = 158/6 (18.4 overs)
| result = Gauteng won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903765.html Scorecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 27 September
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 119 (18 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} SW Districts
| score2 = 118/5 (20 overs)
| result = Kenya won by 1 run
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903767.html Scorecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = SW Districts won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 27 September
| time = 13:30
| team1 = Free State {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 110/7 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Gauteng
| score2 = 102/8 (20 overs)
| result = Free State won by 8 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903769.html Scorecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.
}}
Finals
=Semi-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 3 October
| time = 10:00
| team1 = Northerns {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 180/4 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} KwaZulu-Natal
| score2 = 145/9 (20 overs)
| result = Northerns won by 35 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903771.html Socrecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and chose to bat
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 3 October
| time = 13:00
| team1 = KZN Inland {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 139/5 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Free State
| score2 = 135/7 (20 overs)
| result = KZN Inland won by 4 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903773.html Socrecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = KZN Inland won the toss and chose to bat
}}
=Final=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 4 October
| time = 14:00
| team1 = KZN Inland {{flagicon|RSA}}
| score1 = 103/8 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Northerns
| score2 = 107/3 (18 overs)
| result = Northerns won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/match/903775.html Socrecard]
| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
| motm=
| toss = 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.
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn van Jaarsveld | {{flagicon|RSA}} KZN Inland | 218 | 5 | 72.66 | 93* | 0 | 2 |
| Cameron Delport | {{flagicon|RSA}} KwaZulu-Natal | 157 | 4 | 39.25 | 72 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Marais | {{flagicon|RSA}} Boland | 141 | 3 | 47.00 | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| Andries Gous | {{flagicon|RSA}} Free State | 137 | 4 | 45.66 | 78* | 0 | 1 |
| Sarel Erwee | {{flagicon|RSA}} KZN Inland | 134 | 5 | 33.50 | 75* | 0 | 1 |
Source: [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10019;type=tournament ESPNcricinfo]
=Most wickets=
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngazibini Sigwili | {{flagicon|RSA}} Eastern Province | 11.0 | 7 | 9.57 | 9.4 | 6.09 | 5/18 |
| Niel Botha | {{flagicon|RSA}} Boland | 12.0 | 7 | 11.57 | 10.2 | 6.75 | 3/32 |
| Jandre Coetzee | {{flagicon|RSA}} Griqualand West | 12.0 | 7 | 11.85 | 10.20 | 6.91 | 3/28 |
| Kyle Nipper | {{flagicon|RSA}} KZN Inland | 18.0 | 7 | 15.14 | 15.4 | 5.88 | 2/20 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | {{flagicon|RSA}} KwaZulu-Natal | 11.0 | 6 | 9.33 | 11.0 | 5.09 | 4/12 |
Source: [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=10019;type=tournament ESPNcricinfo]
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/series/864677.html Series home at ESPNCricinfo]
{{Twenty20 leagues}}
{{South African cricket season}}
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