2002/03 AFCON Sahara Shield

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AFCON
SAHARA SHIELD
2002/03​

The AFCON Sahara Shield, simply and commonly known as the Sahara Shield is the top-tier African Championship of Test cricket.
The tournament is organized by the African Confederation of Nations between full-member African nations every year.

The 2002/03 AFCON Sahara Shield was the second season of the tournament. South Africa entered the tournament as the defending champions.
Namibia hosted the tournament, hosting their first AFCON event since becoming a member nation of the confederation.

South Africa successfully defended their title after defeating hosts Namibia by an innings and 97 runs in the final in Windhoek.

Current Holder:

SOUTH AFRICA [ 2001 – present ]​

 

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TEAMS

In January, AFCON confirmed the participation of all four Full Member AFCON nations for the second edition of the Sahara Shield.
South Africa entered the Sahara Shield as the reigning champions after having won the first tournament in Egypt.

Teams that competed in the 2002/03 AFCON Sahara Shield are:​

	QUALIFICATION​		DATE​		BERTH​		TEAM​
	AFCON Full Member		—​		—​		Morocco Namibia South Africa Zimbabwe
					TOTAL​		4​

 

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VENUES

Cricket Namibia confirmed venues for the 2002/03 AFCON Sahara Shield a week before it began.

	Affies Park, Windhoek​		United Ground, Windhoek​
	1 match​		2 matches (final)​
	Pitch: Normal​		Pitch: Normal​

 

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FIXTURES

AFCON confirmed the schedule for the 2002/03 Sahara Shield in January.

Semi-Final 1

March 5–9 -

Namibia vs

Morocco @ United Ground, Windhoek - Namibia won by 55 runs

Semi-Final 2

March 12–16 -

South Africa vs

Zimbabwe @ Affies Park, Windhoek - South Africa won by an innings and 136 runs

Sahara Shield Final

March 19–23 -

Namibia vs

South Africa @ United Ground, Windhoek - South Africa won by an innings and 97 runs

 

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TOURNAMENT RULES

Upgrades

	POSITION​		PRIZE​		TEAM​
	Champions		2 upgrades		South Africa
	Runners-up		1 upgrade		Namibia

Squads

Each team taking part in the competition is required to name a 15-player squad at the start of the tournament.
No upgrades can be spent to improve players mid-tournament; upgrades must be made during squad announcement, or before.

Lineups

Playing XIs are required to contain at least one capable wicket-keeper (//) and four bowling (//) options.
Designated captain () at the start of the tournament can not be dropped unless injured or unavailable.

Format

The Sahara Shield is played in a straight knockout format to accommodate itself in an otherwise packed international calendar.

Points System

AFCON uses the following system to award points in the Sahara Shield:

Spoiler: Points System

Result Points

Win: 12 points / Tie: 8 points / Draw: 4 points / N/R: 2 points / Loss: 0 points

Bonus Points

* awarded only for performances in the first 100 overs of each first innings and retained regardless of the result of the match

Batting Points

200-249 runs - 1 point | 250-299 runs - 2 points | 300-349 runs - 3 points | 350+ runs - 4 points

Bowling Points

4-5 wickets - 1 point | 6-7 wickets - 2 points | 8-9 wickets - 3 points | 10 wickets - 4 points

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* in case of a drawn match; bonus points from first innings will decide the outcome of the match
* if tied on bonus points; team with higher World Test Ranking is declared the winner

Player Injuries

Injuries are randomly simulated to give this league somewhat of a realistic feel.
Players that play without a rest are more likely to get injured.

Following are the types of injuries:

Spoiler: Player Injuries

Degree 1

* Can play with a 25% ratings decrease; 50% chance of developing a Degree 2 injury
- Heals fully after a one-game rest

Degree 2

* Can play with a 50% ratings decrease; 75% chance of developing a Degree 3 injury
- Heals fully after a two-game rest

Degree 3

* Out for one game; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 50% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a two-game rest.

Degree 4

* Out for two to three games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 25% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a three-game rest

Degree 5

* Out for four to five games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 10% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a five-game rest

Degree 6

* Out for six to ten games; instantly made unavailable
- Heals fully after recovering from injury

Degree 7

* Out for the remainder of the tournament; struck out from the squad
- Can call-up a replacement if approved by the tournament management​

 

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NAMIBIA - Hosts; 8th in WCC World Test Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Schalk van der Vyver Gerrit Grobbelaar Tim Kreuger Berriz Redecker Jaques van der Watt Silas de Forest Samuel Shikongo Johannes Amukoto Marick de Bruyn Albertus van Wyk Bertus Coetzee Seth du Preez Lwazi de Klerk Bongani van der Merwe Jaquan Engelbrecht --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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SOUTH AFRICA - 6th in WCC World Test Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Herschelle Meintjies Graeme Botha Hashim Naidoo Petrus Struwig Jacques Coetzee Siya Ndlala Themba Xolo Mark Janssen Heinrich Bester Dale Smit Morne Kleynhans Pierre Struwig Rudi Struwig Fanie Steyn Gogga Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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MOROCCO - 22nd in WCC World Test Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Hervé Hocquard Zouhair Rami Rachid Al-Fassi Youssouf Berrada Zamen Ibn Al-Hasan Abderrahim Zniber Waqqas Al-Jirari Hicham Ben Barka Zineddine Zraibi Zubayr Bennis Sufyan Ben Barka El Mahi Khatibi Rifky Seddiki Abdelkarim Toulali Pierre-Marie Rapace --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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ZIMBABWE - 29th in WCC World Test Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Timycen Masunda Brad Lake Kudzai Chipungu Campbell Streak Fortune Musekiwa Davis Mupembe Sam Byrom Richard Muzite Allan Maposa Bright Mataranyika Tanatswa Nyangani Manson Kaunda Tendai Ndlela Nigel Hondo Cuthbert Muzondo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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AFCON
SAHARA SHIELD
2002/03

The 2002/03 AFCON Sahara Shield is underway! Please announce your squad for the tournament.​

Squad Submission

Your squad for the tournament must consist of EXACTLY fifteen players
You must mark your captain () for the tournament; marked captain can not be dropped unless injured
You must have at least one wicket-keeper (//) in your squad; but you are advised to have two
No upgrades can be spent to improve players mid-tourney; upgrades must be made before announcing the squad

Deadline

72 hours - failure to submit squad within given deadline will result in auto-selection

@MrDependable @RUDI @Na Maloom Afraad @CremerCurrans​

 

[RUDI]

1. Herschelle Meintjies
2. Graeme Botha
3. Hashim Naidoo
4. Petrus Struwig
5. Jacques Coetzee
6. Siya Ndlala
7. Themba Xolo
8. Mark Janssen
9. Heinrich Bester
10. Dale Smit
11. Morne Kleynhans
12. Pierre Struwig
13. Rudi Struwig
14. Fanie Steyn
15. Gogga Adams

 

[pillowprocter]

Don't worry to whoever loses, you'll still have the mounains of Africa. And the lakes. And the deserts

 

[Till Valhalla]

Namibia hoping the home bonus negates the over strength of South Africa.

 

[CremerCurrans]

Same squad for Zimbabwe.

 

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1. Herschelle Meintjies
2. Graeme Botha
3. Hashim Naidoo
4. Petrus Struwig
5. Jacques Coetzee
6. Siya Ndlala
7. Themba Xolo
8. Mark Janssen
9. Heinrich Bester
10. Dale Smit
11. Morne Kleynhans
12. Pierre Struwig
13. Rudi Struwig
14. Fanie Steyn
15. Gogga Adams

Petition for you to name a weaker squad so the tournament is actually competitive