2017 Africa T20 Cup

Africa T20 Cup

Dates	25 August – 25 September 2017
Administrator	Cricket South Africa
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage, playoffs
Host	South Africa
Champions	KwaZulu-Natal Inland (1st title)
Runners-up	Free State
Participants	16
Matches	27
Most runs	Sarel Erwee (231)
Most wickets	Wihan Lubbe (7)Nelson Odhiambo (7)Shadley van Schalkwyk (7)

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.^[1] Organised by Cricket South Africa, it featured thirteen South African provincial teams, as well as national representative sides of Kenya, Namibia and Zimbabwe.^[2][3]

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.^[2] 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.^[4]Gauteng also progressed to the semi-finals for the first time, after winning Group B.^[5] They topped the table with a bonus-point win in their final group match, knocking out defending champions Eastern Province in the process.^[5] In Group C, Free State progressed, after beating Northern Cape by 62 runs in the final match of the group.^[6]KwaZulu-Natal Inland progressed from Group D after beating Border by six wickets in their final group fixture.^[7]

In the first semi-final, KwaZulu-Natal Inland beat Gauteng by 8 wickets to progress to the final.^[8] 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.^[9]

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the tournament, beating Free State by 6 wickets in the final.^[10]

Pool A

Squads

Easterns	Namibia[11]	South Western Districts	Western Province[11]
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[12]	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 Province121 (20 overs)	v	Namibia122/2 (18.2 overs)

Namibia won by 8 wicketsWillowmoore 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.

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25 August 2017 16:30 Scorecard

South Western Districts146/5 (20 overs)	v	Easterns140/7 (20 overs)

South Western Districts won by 6 runsWillowmoore 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.

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26 August 2017 09:30 Scorecard

Western Province121/5 (20 overs)	v	South Western Districts125/5 (17.5 overs)

South Western Districts won by 5 wicketsWillowmoore Park, Benoni

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Mthiwekhaya Nabe (Western Province) made his T20 debut.

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26 August 2017 13:00 Scorecard

Easterns149/4 (20 overs)	v	Namibia150/3 (18.3 overs)

Namibia won by 7 wicketsWillowmoore Park, Benoni

• Namibia won the toss and elected to field.

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27 August 2017 09:30 Scorecard

South Western Districts104/7 (20 overs)	v	Namibia105/4 (18.1 overs)

Namibia won by 6 wicketsWillowmoore Park, Benoni

• Namibia won the toss and elected to field.

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27 August 2017 13:00 Scorecard

Easterns163/8 (20 overs)	v	Western Province152 (18.2 overs)

Easterns won by 11 runsWillowmoore Park, Benoni

• Western Province won the toss and elected to field.

Pool B

Squads

Eastern Province[13]	Gauteng[13]	North West[14]	Northerns[14]
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[12]	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

Gauteng140/6 (20 overs)	v	Eastern Province143/4 (19 overs)

Eastern Province won by 6 wicketsSenwes Park, Potchefstroom

• Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
• Matthew Breetzke (Eastern Province) and Ryan Rickelton (Gauteng) both made their T20 debuts.

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1 September 2017 16:30 Scorecard

Northerns145/8 (20 overs)	v	North West142/4 (20 overs)

Northerns won by 3 runsSenwes 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.

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2 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard

Northerns141/3 (20 overs)	v	Gauteng142/2 (15.5 overs)

Gauteng won by 8 wicketsSenwes Park, Potchefstroom

• Northerns won the toss and elected to bat.
• Roger Arendse and Rubin Hermann (Northerns) both made their T20 debuts.

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2 September 2017 13:00 Scorecard

North West143/8 (20 overs)	v	Eastern Province102 (19.1 overs)

North West won by 41 runsSenwes Park, Potchefstroom

• North West won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jade de Klerk (Eastern Province) made his T20 debut.

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3 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard

Northerns98 (19.2 overs)	v	Eastern Province101/3 (14 overs)

Eastern Province won by 7 wicketsSenwes Park, Potchefstroom

• Northerns won the toss and elected to bat.

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3 September 2017 13:30 Scorecard

North West128/6 (20 overs)	v	Gauteng129/4 (16 overs)

Gauteng won by 6 wicketsSenwes Park, Potchefstroom

• North West won the toss and elected to bat.

Pool C

Squads

Free State[15]	Kenya[15]	KwaZulu-Natal[16]	Northern Cape[16]
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[12]	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 State147/7 (20 overs)	v	Kenya149/4 (18.2 overs)

Kenya won by 6 wicketsDe 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.

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8 September 2017 16:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal128/7 (20 overs)	v	Northern Cape129/4 (19.1 overs)

Northern Cape won by 6 wicketsDe 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.

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9 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal120/7 (20 overs)	v	Free State122/1 (15.3 overs)

Free State won by 9 wicketsDe Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• Free State won the toss and elected to field.

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9 September 2017 13:30 Scorecard

Northern Cape148/5 (20 overs)	v	Kenya149/5 (18.4 overs)

Kenya won by 5 wicketsDe Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

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10 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal116 (19.4 overs)	v	Kenya92 (18.2 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal won by 24 runsDe Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

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10 September 2017 13:30 Scorecard

Free State139/6 (20 overs)	v	Northern Cape77 (16.4 overs)

Free State won by 62 runsDe 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[17]	Border[17]	KwaZulu-Natal Inland[18]	Zimbabwe[18]
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[12]	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 Inland166/7 (18.1 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 3 wicketsBuffalo 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.

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15 September 2017 16:30 Scorecard

Boland28/0 (4 overs)	v	Border

No resultBuffalo 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.

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16 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal Inland	v	Boland

Match abandonedBuffalo Park, East London

• No toss.

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16 September 2017 13:00 Scorecard

Border	v	Zimbabwe

Match abandonedBuffalo Park, East London

• No toss.

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17 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard

Zimbabwe 76 (13.4 overs)	v	Boland79/0 (8.5 overs)

Boland won by 10 wicketsBuffalo Park, East London

• Boland won the toss and elected to field.

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17 September 2017 13:00 Scorecard

Border164/7 (20 overs)	v	KwaZulu-Natal Inland170/4 (19 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 6 wicketsBuffalo Park, East London

• KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.

Finals

Semi-finals

24 September 2017 09:30 Scorecard

Gauteng110/8 (20 overs)	v	KwaZulu-Natal Inland111/2 (14.4 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 8 wicketsDe Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.

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24 September 2017 13:00 Scorecard

Namibia 163/3 (20 overs)	v	Free State166/0 (17.3 overs)

Free State won by 10 wicketsDe Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• Free State won the toss and elected to field.

Final

25 September 2017 10:00 Scorecard

Free State128/5 (20 overs)	v	KwaZulu-Natal Inland129/4 (17.5 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 6 wicketsDe Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.

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External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo