Tshwane Spartans

Tshwane Spartans is a franchise team of the South African Mzansi Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is based at SuperSport Park in Centurion. The coach is Mark Boucher.[1]

Tshwane Spartans
Personnel
CaptainHeinrich Klaasen
CoachMark Boucher
Team information
CityCenturion, Gauteng, South Africa
Founded2018
Home groundSuperSport Park, Centurion

T20I kit


2018 season

Squad

The squad for the inaugural 2018 season is:[2]

# Name Age Batting style Bowling style Salary Nat Role
Batsmen
2Rilee Rossouw31Left HandedRight arm Off BreakOverseas Kolpak
8Theunis de Bruyn28Right HandedRight arm Medium FastR 650 000
24Sikandar Raza34Right HandedRight arm Off BreakR 100 000Foreign Overseas
33Tony de Zorzi23Left HandedRight arm Off BreakR180 000Rookie
64Dean Elgar33Left HandedSlow Left arm OrthodoxR 150 000
Eoin Morgan34Left HandedRight arm MediumInternational Marquee
Wicket Keeper
10Gihahn Cloete28Left HandedRight arm Off BreakR 250 000
17AB de Villiers36Right HandedProtea Marquee & Captain[3]
All Rounders
12Sean Williams34Left HandedSlow Left arm OrthodoxR 350 000Foreign Overseas
46Shaun von Berg34Right HandedRight arm Leg BreakR 75 000
84Robbie Frylinck36Right HandedRight arm Fast MediumR 900 000
88Jeevan Mendis38Left HandedRight arm Leg BreakR 750 000Foreign Overseas
Pace Bowlers
9Andrew Birch35Right HandedRight arm Fast MediumR 120 000
19Rory Kleinveldt37Right HandedRight arm Medium FastR 550 000
65Lutho Sipamla22Right HandedRight arm FastR 200 000Rookie
89Eldred Hawken31Right HandedRight arm FastR 50 000
Corbin Bosch26Right HandedRight arm Medium
22Lungi Ngidi24Right HandedRight arm FastR 1 000 000
  • Rilee Rossouw replaces Sean Williams for the first week while Williams is on tour with Zimbabwe.[4]

Matches

The MSL released the full fixture list on 18 October 2018.[5](Start times given are South African Standard Time, UTC+2)

16 November
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Cape Town Blitz
180/4 (20 overs)
v
Tshwane Spartans
131 (19.3 overs)
Mohammad Nawaz 59 (37)
Andrew Birch 2/39 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 59 (30)
Ferisco Adams 3/28 (3.3 overs)
Cape Town Blitz won by 49 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Stephen Harris and Adrian Holdstock
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Cape Town Blitz)
  • Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to field.

18 November
15:30
Scorecard
Tshwane Spartans
203/5 (20 overs)
v
Paarl Rocks (H)
202/6 (20 overs)
Gihahn Cloete 80 (49)
Dwayne Bravo 3/31 (4 overs)
Cameron Delport 73 (43)
Jeevan Mendis 2/35 (4 overs)
Tshwane Spartans won by 1 run
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Stephen Harris and Adrian Holdstock
Player of the match: Theunis de Bruyn (Tshwane Spartans)
  • Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to field.

21 November
14:00
Scorecard
Tshwane Spartans
139/9 (19 overs)
v
Durban Heat (H)
129/6 (16.3 overs)
Gihahn Cloete 55 (43)
Kyle Abbott 4/27 (4 overs)
Albie Morkel 26 (12)
Lutho Sipamla 3/22 (3 overs)
Durban Heat won by 10 runs (DLS method)
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Allahudien Paleker
Player of the match: Kyle Abbott (Durban Heat)
  • Durban Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match was reduced to 19 overs due to rain.
  • Rain stopped play during Durban Heat's innings.

25 November
11:00
Scorecard
v
Tshwane Spartans (H)
35/3 (5.1 overs)
Marco Marais 47 (41)
Jeevan Mendis 4/22 (4 overs)
Theunis de Bruyn 12* (7)
Carmi le Roux 1/0 (0.1 overs)
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won by 7 runs (DLS method)
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Johan Cloete and Bongani Jele
Player of the match: Marco Marais (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants)
  • Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lightning stopped play during Tshwane Spartans' innings.

28 November
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Tshwane Spartans
v

1 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Tshwane Spartans
v

5 December
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Tshwane Spartans
v

8 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Tshwane Spartans

11 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Tshwane Spartans

12 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Tshwane Spartans
v

References

  1. Mohamed, Afshak (15 October 2018). "Cape Town Blitz, Jozi Stars head up Mzansi Super League, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle among big names | IOL". iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. "REVEALED: Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. Mohamed, Ashfak (2018-11-13). "AB de Villiers chosen as new Tshwane Spartans captain for Mzansi Super League". IOL. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. "Rossouw makes SA return for Tshwane Spartans". Sport24. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  5. "CT Blitz to play Tshwane Spartans in MSL opener". Sport24. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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