2008–09 MTN Domestic Championship
The MTN Domestic Championship is the premier one-day cricket championship in South Africa. It is a one-day game; each team plays each other twice in a home and away leg. It is based on the same principle as a one-day international. The top four teams progress to the semi-finals, with the winners of the semi-finals going through to the final.
Cricket format | One Day (45 overs) |
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Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Champions | Titans |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 30 |
Most runs | 487 - Vaughn van Jaarsveld (Highveld Lions) |
Most wickets | 24 - Roelof van der Merwe (Titans) |
The series starts on 14 October 2008 and plays through until the final on 17 January 2009.
Teams
- 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
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 |
Current Standings
2008/9 MTN Domestic Championship | |||||||||||
Team | P | W | L | T | N/R | Pts | NetRR | For | Against | ||
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Diamond Eagles | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | +0.842 | 2082/344.3 | 1897/364.4 | ||
Titans | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | +0.069 | 1688/318.1 | 1791/342.0 | ||
Cape Cobras | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | +0.247 | 1588/338.3 | 1488/334.5 | ||
Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | -0.341 | 1713/359.2 | 1771/346.4 | ||
Warriors | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -0.311 | 1763/373.1 | 1823/362.0 | ||
Highveld Lions | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -0.362 | 2162/425.1 | 2226/408.4 |
Updated 6 January 2009:[1]
Point System
- Win: 5 points
- Tie, no result or abandoned: 3 points
- Loss: 0 points
- Bonus points: 1 point awarded if the run rate is sufficiently higher than that of the opposition.
Table Notes
- P = Played
- W = Won
- L = Lost
- T = Tied
- N/R = No Result
- Pts = Points
- NetRR = Net Run Rate
- For = Runs For
- Against = Runs Against
Fixtures & Results
November 2008
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
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
Knock Out Stages
Semi Finals
Final
See also
References
- ^ "2008/09 SuperSport Series Log". Retrieved 6 January 2009. [dead link]