Shaun Pollock, top run scorer in the history of the Afro-Asia Cup

A One Day International, or an ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council.[1] An ODI differs from Test matches in that the number of overs per team is limited, and that each team has only one innings.

Designed as a fund-raiser for the African Cricket Association and the Asian Cricket Council,[2] the Afro-Asia Cup debuted in 2005 and a second series was played in 2007. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his first ODI cap for the African XI. Where more than one player won his first ODI cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname. All the players have represented their respective member teams of the ICC at either Test or ODI level, but only the records of their games for the ACA African XI are listed.

The rules of ODIs have changed since the first Afro-Asia Cup. During the tournament, the ICC experimented with a rule called supersub – where the twelfth man would be allowed to take to the field in the place of one of the players and would be allowed to bat and/or bowl in his place, gaining a full cap in the process. As a result, this meant there were generally 12 capped players per match instead of the regular 11 – even though a player may have not participated in either batting or bowling in a match. For example, Monde Zondeki bowled for Africa XI during the second match, but was substituted for Steve Tikolo during the innings break and Tikolo went on to bat in his place instead;[3] both players are listed as receiving a cap for this match. These rules were not in place for the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup.

Of the six matches to have been played to date, the ACA African XI has only won one match: the inaugural match at Centurion.[4] However, they went on to lose the next ODI, and the final match of the 2005 competition was called off due to rain, leading to the trophy was shared.

In the 2007 competition, the African XI suffered a 3–0 whitewash, losing the first two matches by 34 and 31 runs respectively. Despite half-centuries from AB de Villiers, Justin Kemp and Shaun Pollock in the final ODI they went on to lose by 13 runs.

Shaun Pollock was the first player to score a century in the competition,[5] during the first ODI of the 2007 competition, which led to him being named Man of the Match. He also has the most runs to his name between both African XI and Asian XI players.[6]

Morné Morkel has the highest number of wickets for the African XI with 8, all captured during the 2007 series, and the second most wickets in the Afro-Asia Cup's history.[7]

Statistics are correct as of June 10, following the conclusion of the 2007 series.

Cricketers

African XI ODI cricketers Batting Bowling
Cap Name Nationality Debut Last match [8] Mat [9] Runs HS [10] Avg 50 / 100 [11] Wkt Best Avg 4I/5I [12]
1Nicky Boje South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
August 20, 2005
2432.000/011/4064.000/0
2Mark Boucher South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
51637332.601/0–/–
3AB de Villiers South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
51507030.001/000/220/0
4Boeta Dippenaar South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
61216720.161/0–/–
5Jacques Kallis South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
August 21, 2005
2844.000/033/4214.000/0
6Justin Kemp South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
61418623.501/032/4033.330/0
7Thomas Odoyo Kenyav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
June 9, 2007
5543954.000/043/4539.250/0
8Justin Ontong South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
August 17, 2005
1000.000/0–/–
9Shaun Pollock South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
629813074.501/143/3218.500/0
10Ashwell Prince South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
August 21, 2005
37878*39.001/0–/–
11Dale Steyn South Africav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
August 21, 2005
2432.000/021/221.000/0
12Steve Tikolo Kenyav Asia XI
August 17, 2005
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
4594314.750/011/49108.000/0
13Jacques Rudolph South Africav Asia XI
August 20, 2005
v Asia XI
August 21, 2005
217108.500/0–/–
14Heath Streak Zimbabwev Asia XI
August 20, 2005
v Asia XI
August 21, 2005
2422821.000/022/6432.000/0
15Monde Zondeki South Africav Asia XI
August 20, 2005
v Asia XI
August 21, 2005
2000.000/000/640/0
16Graeme Smith South Africav Asia XI
August 21, 2005
v Asia XI
August 21, 2005
1000.000/0–/–
17Tatenda Taibu Zimbabwev Asia XI
August 21, 2005
v Asia XI
August 21, 2005
1101010.000/0–/–
18Loots Bosman South Africav Asia XI
June 6, 2007
v Asia XI
June 6, 2007
1222.000/0–/–
19Elton Chigumbura Zimbabwev Asia XI
June 6, 2007
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
3514017.000/062/5636.160/0
20Albie Morkel South Africav Asia XI
June 6, 2007
v Asia XI
June 9, 2007
2221311.000/032/6437.660/0
21Morné Morkel South Africav Asia XI
June 6, 2007
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
3292529.000/083/5020.750/0
22Johan Botha South Africav Asia XI
June 9, 2007
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
23118*31.000/000/490/0
23Vusimuzi Sibanda Zimbabwev Asia XI
June 9, 2007
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
2804540.000/000/240/0
24Peter Ongondo Kenyav Asia XI
June 10, 2007
v Asia XI
June 10, 2007
1-/-33/3511.660/0

See also

Notes

  1. "ICC Classification of Official Cricket" (pdf). International Cricket Council: 2. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. "A brief history ..." Cricinfo. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  3. "African XI v Asian Cricket Council XI in 2005/06, 2nd ODI scorecard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  4. "African XI v Asian Cricket Council XI in 2005/06, 1st ODI scorecard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  5. "Records – Afro-Asia Cup – High scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  6. "Records – Afro-Asia Cup – Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  7. "Records – Afro-Asia Cup – Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  8. Where a player has retired, their final match is listed.
  9. Matches Played.
  10. Highest score. An asterisk signifies that the batsman was not out.
  11. Half centuries and centuries made. Note: A century made is not listed as an additional half century; ie, Shaun Pollock has made one half-century and one century and so is listed as 1/1, not 2/1.
  12. 4 and 5 wickets in one innings, respectively.

References

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