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.[1]

Africa T20 Cup
Dates2 September – 1 October 2016
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage, playoffs
Host(s) South Africa
ChampionsEastern Province (1st title)
Participants16
Matches27
Most runsRassie van der Dussen (203)
Most wicketsSisanda Magala (12)
Official websiteOfficial Website
2015
2017

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2]

The Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn was chosen at the venue for the semi-finals and final.[3]

Eastern Province won the tournament, beating Northern Cape by 31 runs in the final.[4]

Pool A

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Squads

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  KZN Inland[5]   Namibia[6]   Western Province[7]   North West[8]

Points table

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
  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
  Namibia 3 1 2 0 0 4 –1.168
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

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2 September
09:45
Scorecard
Namibia  
137/9 (20 overs)
v
  Western Province
135/9 (20 overs)
Namibia won by 2 runs
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
Player of the match: JJ Smit (Namibia)
  • Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kyle Verreynne (Western Province) made his T20 debut.

2 September
13:15
Scorecard
KwaZulu-Natal Inland  
156/5 (20 overs)
v
  North West
160/4 (18.4 overs)
North West won by 6 wickets
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
Player of the match: Janneman Malan (North West)
  • KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lesego Senokwane (North West) made his T20 debut.

3 September
09:45
Scorecard
Namibia  
132/8 (20 overs)
v
  North West
135/6 (19 overs)
North West won by 4 wickets
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

3 September
13:15
Scorecard
KwaZulu-Natal Inland  
164/5 (20 overs)
v
  Western Province
165/1 (16.3 overs)
Western Province won by 9 wickets
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
  • KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.

4 September
09:45
Scorecard
North West  
191/3 (20 overs)
v
  Western Province
127 (19.5 overs)
North West won by 64 runs
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
  • Western Province won the toss and elected to field.

4 September
13:15
Scorecard
KwaZulu-Natal Inland  
146/9 (20 overs)
v
  Namibia
84 (18 overs)
KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 62 runs
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
  • KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.

Pool B

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Squads

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  Northerns[9]   South Western Districts[10]   Northern Cape[11]   Kenya[12]

Points table

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
  Northern Cape 3 2 0 0 1 11 +3.446
  Northerns 3 2 1 0 0 8 +0.569
  Kenya 3 1 2 0 0 4 –2.117
  South Western Districts 3 0 2 0 1 2 –0.280
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

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16 September
09:45
Scorecard
Northerns  
164/6 (20 overs)
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  Kenya
132/3 (20 overs)
Northerns won by 32 runs
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn

16 September
13:15
Scorecard
Northern Cape  
113/6 (14 overs)
v

17 September
09:45
Scorecard
Northerns  
132/6 (14 overs)
v
  Northern Cape
121/2 (11 overs)
Northern Cape won by 8 wickets (D/L)
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
  • Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.

17 September
13:15
Scorecard
South Western Districts  
151/8 (20 overs)
v
  Kenya
152/9 (19.5 overs)
Kenya won by 1 wicket
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
  • South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

18 September
09:15
Scorecard
Northern Cape  
166/4 (20 overs)
v
  Kenya
69 (14.3 overs)
Northern Cape won by 97 runs
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

18 September
13:15
Scorecard
Northerns  
133/6 (20 overs)
v
  South Western Districts
124/6 (20 overs)
Northerns won by 9 runs
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
  • Northerns won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mthobeli Bangindawo (South Western Districts) made his T20 debut.

Pool C

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Squads

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  Border[13]   Easterns[14]   Free State[15]   Zimbabwe[16]

Points table

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With four of the games being abandoned, an elimination draw was done with Zimbabwe progressing to the finals stage.[2]

Fixtures

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9 September
12:45
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  
149/8 (20 overs)
v
  Free State
153/3 (18.1 overs)
Free State won by 7 wickets
Buffalo Park, East London

9 September
16:30
Scorecard
Easterns  
124/6 (20 overs)
v
  Border
129/2 (15.1 overs)
Border won by 8 wickets
Buffalo Park, East London

10 September
12:45
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Buffalo Park, East London
  • No toss.

10 September
16:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Buffalo Park, East London
  • No toss.

11 September
09:45
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Buffalo Park, East London
  • No toss.

11 September
13:15
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Buffalo Park, East London
  • No toss.

Pool D

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Squads

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  Gauteng[17]   Eastern Province[18]   Boland[19]   KwaZulu-Natal[20]

Points table

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
  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

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23 September
09:45
Scorecard
Eastern Province  
199/5 (20 overs)
v
  Gauteng
196/3 (20 overs)
Eastern Province won by 3 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
  • Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Farhaan Sayanvala (Gauteng) made his T20 debut.

23 September
13:15
Scorecard
KwaZulu-Natal  
143/6 (20 overs)
v
  Boland
144/6 (19.4 overs)
Boland won by 4 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl

24 September
09:45
Scorecard
KwaZulu-Natal  
107 (19.3 overs)
v
  Gauteng
108/2 (15 overs)
Gauteng won by 8 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
  • KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.

24 September
13:15
Scorecard
Boland  
129/7 (20 overs)
v
  Eastern Province
134/4 (18.5 overs)
Eastern Province won by 6 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
  • Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ziyaad Abrahams (Boland) made his T20 debut.

25 September
09:15
Scorecard
Eastern Province  
150/8 (20 overs)
v
  KwaZulu-Natal
95 (19.2 overs)
Eastern Province won by 55 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
  • KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Junaid Dawood (Eastern Province); Dudu Zondo (KwaZulu-Natal) both made their T20 debuts.

25 September
13:15
Scorecard
Boland  
130/7 (20 overs)
v
  Gauteng
131/5 (19.3 overs)
Gauteng won by 5 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
  • Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.

Finals

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Semi-finals

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30 September
09:45
Scorecard
Eastern Province  
163/8 (20 overs)
v
  Zimbabwe
87 (18.5 overs)
Eastern Province won by 76 runs
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn

30 September
13:30
Scorecard
North West  
181/6 (20 overs)
v
  Northern Cape
181/6 (20 overs)
Match tied
Northern Cape won the one-over eliminator

Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
  • North West won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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1 October
Scorecard
Eastern Province  
165/6 (20 overs)
v
  Northern Cape
134/9 (20 overs)
Eastern Province won by 31 runs
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
  • Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ a b "CSA announces draw for Africa T20 Cup 2016". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Zimbabwe qualify for Finals Weekend after Elimination Draw". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "SWD Cricket to host Africa T20 Cup Finals weekend". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ "CSA congratulates EP on Africa T20 Cup success". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ "KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Namibia Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Western Province Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ^ "North West Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Northerns Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  10. ^ "South Western Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Northern Cape Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Kenya Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Border Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Easterns Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Free State Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Zimbabwe Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Gauteng Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  18. ^ "Eastern Province Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Boland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  20. ^ "KwaZulu-Natal Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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