2008–09 MTN Domestic Championship
The MTN Domestic Championship is the premier List A cricket championship in South Africa. This was the 28th time the championship was contested. Each team plays each other twice in a home and away leg. The top four teams progress to the semi-finals, with the winners of the semi-finals going through to the final.
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Dates | 14 October 2008 | – 17 January 2009
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Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
Cricket format | List A |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
Champions | Titans |
Participants | 6 |
Most runs | Vaughn van Jaarsveld (Lions) 487 |
Most wickets | Roelof van der Merwe (Titans) 24 |
The series starts on 14 October 2008 and plays through until the final on 17 January 2009.
Teams
[edit]- Cape Cobras in Cape Town & Paarl
- Dolphins in Durban & Pietermaritzburg
- Diamond Eagles in Bloemfontein & Kimberley
- Highveld Lions in Johannesburg and Potchefstroom
- Titans in Centurion & Benoni
- Warriors in East London & Port Elizabeth
Stadiums
[edit]Stadium | City | Capacity | Home Team |
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Sahara Park Newlands | Cape Town | 25 000 | Cape Cobras |
Boland Park | Paarl | 10 000 | Cape Cobras |
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban | 25 000 | Dolphins |
Pietermaritzburg Oval | Pietermaritzburg | 12 000 | Dolphins |
OUTsurance Oval | Bloemfontein | 20 000 | Diamond Eagles |
De Beers Diamond Oval | Kimberley | 11 000 | Diamond Eagles |
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34 000 | Highveld Lions |
Senwes Park | Potchefstroom | 9 000 | Highveld Lions |
Willowmoore Park | Benoni | 20 000 | Titans |
Supersport Park | Centurion | 20 000 | Titans |
Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19 000 | Warriors |
Buffalo Park | East London | 15 000 | Warriors |
Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | For | Against |
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1 | Diamond Eagles | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.842 | 2082/344.3 | 1897/364.4 |
2 | Titans | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0.069 | 1688/318.1 | 1791/342 |
3 | Cape Cobras | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0.247 | 1588/338.3 | 1488/334.5 |
4 | Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | −0.341 | 1713/359.2 | 1771/346.4 |
5 | Warriors | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | −0.311 | 1763/373.1 | 1823/362 |
6 | Highveld Lions | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.362 | 2162/425.1 | 2226/408.4 |
Source: [1]
Point system
[edit]- Win: 4 points
- Tie, no result or abandoned: 2 points
- Loss: 0 points
- Bonus points: 1 point awarded if the run rate is sufficiently higher than that of the opposition.
Fixtures & Results
[edit]November 2008
[edit] 28 November 2008 Report |
Diamond Eagles 203/8 (44 overs) | v | Cape Cobra 57/0 (12.4 overs) |
Boeta Dippenaar 63 (88 balls) |
December 2008
[edit] 26 December 2008 Report |
Dolphins 103/3 (24.5 overs) | v | Cape Cobra Rain stopped play |
Ahmed Amla 52 not out (72 balls) Rain stopped play | Rain stopped play Charl Langeveldt 1/11 (5 overs) |
28 December 2008 Report |
Warriors Did not bat | v | Titans 74/2 (10.5 overs) |
Did not bat Wayne Parnell 1/18 (3 overs) | Blake Snijman 32 not out (24 balls) Did not bowl |
January 2009
[edit]Knock Out Stages
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2020.