2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division One

The 2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship was a cricket tournament held in Benoni, South Africa, from 27 to 31 March 2015. All matches were played at the Willowmoore Park complex.

2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship
Dates27 – 31 March 2015
Administrator(s)ICC Africa
Cricket format20-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Namibia (1st title)
Participants6
Matches15
Player of the seriesKenya James Ngoche
Most runsNamibia Gerrie Snyman (138)
Most wicketsKenya James Ngoche (11)
2013

Namibia won the tournament (its first) on net run rate from Kenya, with both teams progressing to the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland. Two other African sides, South Africa and Zimbabwe, are ICC full members, and thus qualify directly for the World Twenty20. Namibian Gerrie Snyman and Kenyan James Ngoche led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively, and Ngoche was Player of the Tournament.

The 2015 event was the third edition of the ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship's Division One, instituted prior to the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier. It was held in South Africa for the first time, with the two previous editions held in Uganda. Six teams participated, each playing each other once in a round-robin. Five of the teams were associate members of the ICC, with Ghana the only affiliate member at the tournament.[1]

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   Namibia 5 4 1 0 0 8 2.182
2   Kenya 5 4 1 0 0 8 1.663
3   Uganda 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.612
4   Ghana 5 3 2 0 0 6 −1.450
5   Botswana 5 1 4 0 0 2 −1.259
6   Tanzania 5 0 5 0 0 0 −1.774
Source: CricHQ
Won – 2 points
Lost – 0 points
Tie or No Result – 1 point

Fixtures

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27 March
Scorecard
Botswana  
103/7 (20.0)
v
  Kenya
106/4 (14.2)
Kenya won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

27 March
Scorecard
Tanzania  
128/7 (20.0)
v
  Uganda
129/2 (14.4)
Uganda won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

27 March
Scorecard
Namibia  
157/4 (20.0)
v
  Ghana
67/6 (20.0)
Namibia won by 90 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

28 March
Scorecard
Botswana  
88 (19.2)
v
  Namibia
149/5 (20.0)
Namibia won by 61 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

28 March
Scorecard
Ghana  
102/5 (17.1)
v
  Tanzania
100/8 (20.0)
Ghana won by 5 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

28 March
Scorecard
Uganda  
81 (17)
v
  Kenya
82/2 (14.4)
Kenya won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

29 March
Scorecard
Namibia  
142/8 (20 overs)
v
  Tanzania
100/9 (20 overs)
Namibia won by 42 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

29 March
Scorecard
Uganda  
115 (20 overs)
v
  Botswana
57 (16.4 overs)
Uganda won by 58 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

29 March
Scorecard
Kenya  
131/9 (20 overs)
v
  Ghana
53 (15.1 overs)
Kenya won by 78 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

30 March
Scorecard
Namibia  
144/8 (20 overs)
v
  Uganda
147/8 (19.4 overs)
Uganda won by 2 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

30 March
Scorecard
Kenya  
77/2 (13.5 overs)
v
  Tanzania
73/7 (20 overs)
Kenya won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

30 March
Scorecard
Botswana  
117/8 (20 overs)
v
  Ghana
118/6 (19.2 overs)
Ghana won by 4 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

31 March
Scorecard
Namibia  
166/9 (20 overs)
v
  Kenya
136/8 (20 overs)
Namibia won by 30 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

31 March
Scorecard
Ghana  
74/9 (20 overs)
v
  Uganda
69 (12.5 overs)
Ghana won by 5 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

31 March
Scorecard
Botswana  
108/9 (20 overs)
v
  Tanzania
73 (17.3 overs)
Botswana won by 35 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Statistics

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Most runs

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The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Gerrie Snyman   Namibia 138 5 27.60 59 0 1
Irfan Karim   Kenya 136 5 34.00 40 0 0
Collins Obuya   Kenya 125 5 41.67 47 0 0
Raymond van Schoor   Namibia 98 3 49.00 68 0 1
Abhik Patwa   Tanzania 96 5 19.20 73 0 1

Source: CricHQ

Most wickets

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

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
James Ngoche   Kenya 18.0 11 7.36 9.82 4.50 5/11
Henry Ssenyondo   Uganda 14.4 9 5.78 9.78 3.55 4/10
Kofi Bagabena   Ghana 17.0 9 10.33 11.33 5.47 3/19
Reginald Nehonde   Botswana 19.0 8 14.50 14.25 6.11 3/25
Louis Klazinga   Namibia 12.0 7 8.00 10.29 4.67 3/23

Source: CricHQ

Final standing

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Position Team Status
1   Namibia Qualified for 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2   Kenya
3   Uganda
4   Ghana
5   Botswana
6   Tanzania

WCL Division Six qualifier

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Along with the Twenty20 tournament, two teams, Botswana and Ghana, played each other in a one-off 50-overs match for a qualification spot in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament, at present the lowest WCL division.[2]


2 April 2015
Scorecard
  Ghana
143 (46.1 overs)
v
  Botswana
147/2 (31.4 overs)
Botswana won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "International Fixtures". Cricket Kenya. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ^ "World Cricket League: Guernsey miss out on hosting 2015 event". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2015.