| Dates | 13 – 24 September 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Easterns (1st title) |
| Participants | 15 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Most runs | Grant Roelofsen (279) |
| Most wickets | Kerwin Mungroo (10) |
The 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup was a domestic Twenty cricket tournament that took place in South Africa in September 2019, as a curtain-raiser to the 2019–20 South African domestic season. It was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams, along with Limpopo and Mpumalanga.[1] This was the sixth edition of the CSA Provincial T20 Cup, which was last played in the 2015–16 season. With only domestic teams from South Africa taking part, the tournament returned in place of the Africa T20 Cup, which had been held since 2015.[2]
On the opening day of matches, Jonathan Vandiar scored an unbeaten century for Northerns against Gauteng in Pool A.[3] In Pool B, Lauren Agenbag became the first woman to umpire in a senior men's provincial match, when she was one of the on-field umpires in the match between Eastern Province and KwaZulu-Natal Inland.[3] In Pool C, the match between Western Province cricket team and North West finished in a tie, with North West winning the Super Over.[3]
Day two of the tournament saw the second tied match in as many days, as KwaZulu-Natal and Easterns finished level on runs in Pool A, with Easterns winning the Super Over.[4] In Pool B, Jacques Snyman scored 117 runs from 58 balls, as Northern Cape beat South Western Districts by 82 runs.[4] Finally in Pool C, Lerato Kgoatle scored his second century in four innings, as Limpopo beat Western Province by 10 wickets.[4]
The third and final day of round-robin matches saw KwaZulu-Natal tie their second match in as many days in Pool A, eventually winning the Super Over against Free State.[5] Easterns, Eastern Province and Border all won their respective groups to progress to the finals of the tournament.[5] They were joined by KwaZulu-Natal Inland, the next best team overal, who finished second in Pool B, and above Limpopo in Pool C on net run rate.[5]
On 16 September 2019, Cricket South Africa confirmed the draw for the semi-final matches. Eastern Province played KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the first semi-final, and Easterns faced Border in the second match. All the knock-out fixtures, including the final, took place at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.[6] KwaZulu-Natal Inland won their semi-final by 21 runs, with Easterns winning their match by nine wickets, with both teams advancing to the final.[7] Easterns won the tournament, beating KwaZulu-Natal Inland by five runs in the final.[8] Grant Thomson, the captain of the Easterns team, said that "it was an excellent game, an excellent final and great end to the competition".[9]
Pool A
Squads
Points table
| Team[15] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easterns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +0.708 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.275 |
| Northerns | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +1.119 |
| Gauteng | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.434 |
| Free State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.674 |
Fixtures
Northerns 203/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Free State 131 (18.2 overs) |
- Free State won the toss and elected to field.
- Duan Jansen, Siphamandla Mavanda, Paballo Mogoera (Free State), Jarred Jardine, Evan Jones, Gideon Peters and Ruan de Swardt (Northerns) all made their T20 debuts.
KwaZulu-Natal 124/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Gauteng 112/8 (20 overs) |
- Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.
- Joshua Richards (Gauteng), Thamsanqa Khumalo and Lifa Ntanzi (KwaZulu-Natal) all made their T20 debuts.
Free State 134/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Easterns 138/1 (13.1 overs) |
- Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Cartwright and Khwezi Gumede (Easterns) both made their T20 debuts.
KwaZulu-Natal 171/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Northerns 162/8 (20 overs) |
- Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
Gauteng 150/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Easterns 138/6 (20 overs) |
- Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
- Bryce Parsons (Gauteng) made his T20 debut.
KwaZulu-Natal 138/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Easterns 138/5 (20 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.
KwaZulu-Natal 146/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Free State 146/5 (20 overs) |
- Free State won the toss and elected to field.
Pool B
Squads
| Boland[16] | Eastern Province[17] | KwaZulu-Natal Inland[18] | Northern Cape[19] | South Western Districts[20] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
| Team[15] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Province | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +1.531 |
| KwaZulu-Natal Inland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +0.644 |
| Northern Cape | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.783 |
| South Western Districts | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | –1.927 |
| Boland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.868 |
Fixtures
Eastern Province 151/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Boland 144/7 (20 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to field.
- Achille Cloete, Fenito Mehl (Boland) and Tiaan van Vuuren (Eastern Province) all made their T20 debuts.
South Western Districts 118 (19.1 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 119/2 (15 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
- Joel Veeran, Michael Booth (KwaZulu-Natal Inland), Heath Richards, Travis Ackerman and Bailey Aarons (South Western Districts) all made their T20 debuts.
Eastern Province 161 (19.5 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 164/5 (19 overs) |
- Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Boland 104/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Cape 106/5 (15.5 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andrew Louw, Beyers Swanepoel (Northern Cape) and Isma-eel Gafieldien (Boland) all made their T20 debuts.
Northern Cape 129/7 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 132/2 (19.1 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
Eastern Province 184/5 (20 overs) |
v |
South Western Districts 114/7 (20 overs) |
- South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Kenan Smith (Eastern Province) made his T20 debut.
Northern Cape 201/8 (20 overs) |
v |
South Western Districts 119 (19.1 overs) |
- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mesuli Vuba (South Western Districts) made his T20 debut.
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 167/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Boland 172/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to field.
South Western Districts 137/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Boland 98 (17.2 overs) |
- South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Northern Cape 117 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Eastern Province 118/2 (13.3 overs) |
- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool C
Squads
| Border[18] | Limpopo[21] | Mpumalanga[22] | North West[23] | Western Province[24] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
| Team[15] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.416 |
| Limpopo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +0.440 |
| North West | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | –0.166 |
| Mpumalanga | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | –0.067 |
| Western Province | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.604 |
Fixtures
Western Province 150/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Border 151/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lilitha Reed (Border), Sisonke Mazele and Isaac Dikgale (Western Province) all made their T20 debuts.
Mpumalanga 172/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Limpopo 173/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Limpopo won the toss and elected to field.
- Ludwig Kaestner, Michael Mahlabe, Sahil Patel (Limpopo), Alexander Kok, Justin Watson, Siyabonga Mahima and Thomas Mashiane (Mpumalanga) all made their T20 debuts.
Border 174 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Limpopo 139/9 (20 overs) |
- Limpopo won the toss and elected to field.
- Joshua Dodd, Bamanye Xenxe (Border), Gerhardus Fourie, Ntokozo Mahlaba and Ryno Marais (Limpopo) all made their T20 debuts.
Western Province 163/6 (20 overs) |
v |
North West 163/7 (20 overs) |
- North West won the toss and elected to field.
- Khanya Cotani (North West) made his T20 debut.
North West 146 (20 overs) |
v |
Limpopo 149/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Limpopo won the toss and elected to field.
- Jon Hinrichsen (North West) made his T20 debut.
North West 171/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Mpumalanga 127/8 (20 overs) |
- Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to field.
- Sifiso Mahima (Mpumalanga) made his T20 debut.
Western Province 168/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Limpopo 169/0 (15.5 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mihlali Mpongwana (Western Province) made his T20 debut.
Western Province 165/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Mpumalanga 165/7 (20 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Katlego Thena (Western Province) made his T20 debut.
Finals
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 172/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Eastern Province 151/9 (20 overs) |
- Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
Easterns 178/6 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 173/4 (20 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
References
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- ↑ "Free State Announces Provincial T20 Squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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