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]
| Dates | 13 – 24 September 2019 |
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| 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) |
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 overall, 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
editSquads
edit| Easterns[10] | Free State[11] | Gauteng[12] | Northerns[13] | KwaZulu-Natal[14] |
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team[15] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easterns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +0.708 |
| 2 | KwaZulu-Natal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.275 |
| 3 | Northerns | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +1.119 |
| 4 | Gauteng | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.434 |
| 5 | Free State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.674 |
Fixtures
editNortherns
203/4 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Northerns
162/8 (20 overs) |
- Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
Gauteng
150/9 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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Easterns
138/5 (20 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.
KwaZulu-Natal
146/6 (20 overs) |
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Free State
146/5 (20 overs) |
- Free State won the toss and elected to field.
Pool B
editSquads
edit| Boland[16] | Eastern Province[17] | KwaZulu-Natal Inland[18] | Northern Cape[19] | South Western Districts[20] |
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Points table
edit| 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 | +0.644888 |
| Northern Cape | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.783 |
| South Western Districts | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –1.927 | |
| Boland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.868 |
Fixtures
editEastern Province
151/2 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland
164/5 (19 overs) |
- Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Boland
104/8 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland
132/2 (19.1 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
Eastern Province
184/5 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Boland
172/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to field.
South Western Districts
137/5 (20 overs) |
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Boland
98 (17.2 overs) |
- South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Northern Cape
117 (19.3 overs) |
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Eastern Province
118/2 (13.3 overs) |
- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool C
editSquads
edit| Border[18] | Limpopo[21] | Mpumalanga[22] | North West[23] | Western Province[24] |
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Points table
edit| 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
editWestern Province
150/4 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Mpumalanga
165/7 (20 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Katlego Thena (Western Province) made his T20 debut.
Finals
editKwaZulu-Natal Inland
172/3 (20 overs) |
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Eastern Province
151/9 (20 overs) |
- Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
Easterns
178/6 (20 overs) |
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland
173/4 (20 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
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