The 2015 Africa T20 Cup was a

Twenty20 cricket Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...

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

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, it featured thirteen South African provincial teams, as well as a

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an development XI and the national sides of

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and

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. 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

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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

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.(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 Vaughn Bernard van Jaarsveld (born 2 February 1985) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Dolphins as a left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He has represented his country at under-nineteen level. In 2007, he signed a t ...

, while four players shared the leading wicket taker title.

Pool A

Squads

* Note:

Wayne Parnell Wayne Dillon Parnell (born 30 July 1989) is a South African professional cricketer who most recently played for Northamptonshire in English county cricket. Previously, Parnell played Test cricket, One Day International cricket and Twenty20 matc ...

was originally named in Western Province's squad, but was forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury. He was replaced by

Lizaad Williams Lizaad Buyron Williams (born 1 October 1993) is South African cricketer who plays for Northerns. He made his international debut for South Africa in April 2021. Career Williams, who bowls right-arm fast was signed up with a rookie contract fo ...

.(1 September 2015)
"WP suffer double injury blow"
– SACricketMag.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

Points table

Fixtures

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Pool B

Squads

Note:

Justin Ontong Justin Lee Ontong (born 4 January 1980) is a former South African cricketer, who played domestic cricket for the Cape Cobras. He has played two Test matches, 26 One Day Internationals and twelve Twenty20 Internationals as an all-rounder. Cric ...

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

Fixtures

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Pool C

Squads

Points table

Fixtures

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Pool D

Squads

Points table

Fixtures

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Finals

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by

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, then alphabetically by surname. Source
ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by

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. Source
ESPNcricinfo

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Africa T20 2015 2015 in Kenyan cricket 2015 in Namibian sport 2015 in South African cricket 2015 in Zimbabwean cricket International cricket competitions in 2015