Highveld Lions
| Highveld Lions | |
|---|---|
| founded | 2003 |
| Hometown | Johannesburg |
| Coach | Geoffrey Toyana |
| Colours | Red / blue / gold |
| Home stadium | Wanderers Stadium |
| other stages | Senwes Park |
| CLT20 wins | 0 |
| First class championships | 1 |
| One Day Cup victories | 1 + 1 shared |
| T20 Cup victories | 2 |
| As of June 10, 2016 | |
The Highveld Lions (often just Lions ) are a South African cricket team . It was founded in 2003 as a new team and emerged from the first-class teams Gauteng and the North-West Cricketteam. The home stadiums are Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg and Senwes Park in Potchefstroom . The team plays in various national cricket competitions, such as the Currie Cup , the One-Day Cup and the Ram Slam T20 Challenge .
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is the first-class competition in South Africa. The Highveld Lions have won the annual tournament since it was founded in 2003 once in the 2014/15 season.
One day cup
The One-Day Cup is the List A competition that is played over 50 overs between the first-class cricket teams. Since the team was founded, it has won the cup once alone ( 2015/2016 season ) and once shared ( 2012/2013 season ).
Ram Slam T20 Challenge
They were able to win the Twenty20 competition in South Africa twice.
| year | Games | Victories | Defeats | No result | Final placement (preliminary round) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003/04 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | Preliminary round (6/6) |
| 2004/05 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Semi-finals (3/6) |
| 2005/06 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | Semi-finals (4/6) |
| 2006/07 | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | Winner (2/6) |
| 2007/08 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Preliminary round (6/6) |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Preliminary round (6/6) |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Semi-finals (3/6) |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Preliminary round (5/6) |
| 2011/12 | 12 | 7th | 2 | 3 | Finalist (1/7) |
| 2012/13 | 10 | 7th | 3 | 0 | Winner (1/6) |
| 2013/14 | 10 | 1 | 7th | 2 | Preliminary round (6/6) |
| 2014/15 | 10 | 6th | 3 | 1 | Semi-finals (2/6) |
| 2015/16 | 10 | 4th | 6th | 0 | Preliminary round (5/6) |
| 2016/17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Semi-finals (3/6) |
Champions League Twenty20
The Highveld Lions were able to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 via the Ram Slam T20 Challenge .
| year | Games | Victories | Defeats | No result | Final placement (preliminary round) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | Preliminary round (3/5) |
| 2012 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | Final (2/5) |
| 2013 | 4th | 0 | 3 | 1 | Preliminary round (4/5) |
successes
First class cricket
Winning the Currie Cup (1): 2014/15
One-day cricket
Winning the One-Day Cup (1 + 1 shared): 2012/2013 (shared), 2015/2016
Twenty20
Winning the Ram Slam T20 Challenge (2): 2006/07 , 2012/13