2008–09 Supersport Series

The 2008–09 Supersport Series was the 13th running of the Supersport Series, the premier first-class competition in South Africa, and seventh since the introduction of franchise teams. Matches were played over four days, with each team playing each other twice, home and away, in a round robin format. The series started on 2 October 2008 and was played through until 2 April 2009. Nashua Titans emerged as champions for a third Supersport Series title. == Teams == Nashua Cape Cobra in Cape Town Nashua Dolphins in Durban Gestetner Diamond Eagles in Bloemfontein bizhub Highveld Lions in Johannesburg Nashua Titans in Centurion, Gauteng Chevrolet Warriors in East London == Stadiums == == Points table == Cricinfo === Explanation of points === Points will be allocated for each match in accordance with the system described below: For an outright win 10 For a tie on a double innings 6 First innings points Awarded only for batting and bowling performances in the first 100 overs of each first innings and retained irrespective of the match result Batting bonus points 1 point awarded on attaining 150 runs, and 0,02 of a point for each run scored thereafter. Bowling bonus points A maximum of 4 points to be awarded, one each at the fall of the 3rd., 5th., 7th. and 9th. wicket If play starts when less than 10 hours playing time remains, a one innings match will be played but no bonus points will be scored. The side winning on the one innings to score 6 points. === Table Notes === P = Played W = Won L = Lost D = Drawn Bat = Batting Points Bowl = Bowling Points Pen = Penalty Points Match = Match Points Pts = Total Points == Fixtures & Results == === Round 1 === Toss: Dolphins, who chose to field first. Points: Dolphins 7.4, Titans 5.22 Close of play: 2 Oct day 1 – Dolphins 1st innings 11/0 (I Khan 6*, R Gobind 3*, 8 ov) 3 Oct day 2 – Dolphins 1st innings 141/5 (JC Kent 34*, P de Bruyn 28*, 62 ov) 4 Oct day 3 – Dolphins 1st innings 292 5 Oct day 4 – Dolphins 1st innings 292 (110 ov) – end of match Toss: Lions, who chose to bat first. Points: Lions 17.1, Warriors 8.32 Close of play: 2 Oct day 1 – Lions 1st innings 240/9 (CJ Alexander 1*, GJP Kruger 0*, 83.2 ov) 3 Oct day 2 – Warriors 1st innings 263/8 (JP Kreusch 39*, LL Tsotsobe 1*, 68.1 ov) 4 Oct day 3 – Lions 2nd innings 274/9 (A Nel 26*, GJP Kruger 1*, 74 ov) 5 Oct day 4 – Warriors 2nd innings 213 (58.2 ov) – end of match === Round 2 === === Round 3 === === Round 4 === === Round 5 === === Round 6 === Toss: Cape Cobras, who chose to field first. Points: Eagles 17.12, Cape Cobras 7.7 Close of play: 26 Feb day 1 – Cape Cobras 1st innings 17/0 (AG Puttick 10*, S van Zyl 7*, 4 ov) 27 Feb day 2 – Eagles 2nd innings 43/1 (RR Hendricks 16*, RR Rossouw 24*, 13 ov) 28 Feb day 3 – Eagles 2nd innings 320/6 (RR Hendricks 137*, AJ Pienaar 60*, 114 ov) 1 Mar day 4 – Cape Cobras 2nd innings 246 (66.2 ov) – end of match Toss: Warriors, who chose to bat first. Points: Lions 8.12, Warriors 5.38 Close of play: 26 Feb day 1 – Lions 1st innings 61/1 (AN Petersen 26*, SC Cook 7*, 24 ov) 27 Feb day 2 – Lions 1st innings 277/8 (AM Phangiso 5*, F de Wet 1*, 109 ov) 28 Feb day 3 – Warriors 2nd innings 176/3 (A Jacobs 65*, AG Prince 56*, 56 ov) 1 Mar day 4 – Lions 2nd innings 148/6 (32 ov) – end of match Toss: Titans, who chose to bat first. Points: Titans 17.52, Dolphins 6.56 Close of play: 26 Feb day 1 – Titans 1st innings 95/3 (GH Bodi 46*, F du Plessis 1*, 45 ov) 27 Feb day 2 – Dolphins 1st innings 188/6 (M Bekker 4*, 41.3 ov) 28 Feb day 3 – Titans 2nd innings 272/6 (PJ Malan 66*, P Joubert 3*, 67 ov) 1 Mar day 4 – Dolphins 2nd innings 100 (37.2 ov) – end of match === Round 7 === Toss: Cape Cobras, who chose to bat first. Points: Titans 17.5, Cape Cobras 4.56 Close of play: 5 Mar day 1 – Titans 1st innings 10/1 (BD Snijman 5*, 7.5 ov) 6 Mar day 2 – Titans 1st innings 278/6 (P Joubert 8*, RE van der Merwe 13*, 104 ov) 7 Mar day 3 – Cape Cobras 2nd innings 91 (52.4 ov) – end of match === Round 8 === === Round 9 === === Round 10 === == See also == Supersport Series == References == == External links == Cricket South Africa