2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup

2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup

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 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

Squads

Easterns[10]	Free State[11]	Gauteng[12]	Northerns[13]	KwaZulu-Natal[14]
Grant Thomson (c) Matthew Arnold (vc) Ryan Cartwright Neo Felane Armand Erasmus Khwezi Gumede Imran Manack Wesley Marshall Sizwe Masondo Dyllan Matthews Sabelo Sekhuku Jurie Snyman Yaseen Valli Aron Visser	Patrick Botha (c) Johan van Dyk Andries Gous Duan Jansen Siphamandla Mavanda Paballo Mogoera Pheko Moletsane Thandolwethu Mnyaka Dilivio Ridgard Shadley van Schalkwyk Romano Terblanche Raynard van Tonder Sean Whitehead	Nono Pongolo (c) Dominic Hendricks (vc) Mitchell Van Buuren Eddie Leie Ayavuya Myoli Bryce Parsons Shaylen Pillay Delano Potgieter Joshua Richards Ryan Rickelton Carmi le Roux Tumelo Tlhokwe Codi Yusuf	Dayyaan Galiem Rubin Hermann Jarred Jardine Evan Jones Gionne Koopman Victor Mahlangu Gregory Mahlokwana Rivaldo Moonsamy Luvuyo Nkese Gideon Peters Diego Rosier Ruan de Swardt Jonathan Vandiar Tony de Zorzi	Calvin Savage (c) Marques Ackerman Blayde Capell Khalipha Cele Daryn Dupavillon Michael Erlank Thamsanqa Khumalo Andile Mokgakane Thula Ngcobo Smangaliso Nhlebela Lifa Ntanzi Jason Oakes Prenelan Subrayen

Points table

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

13 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Northerns 203/4 (20 overs)	v	Free State 131 (18.2 overs)

Northerns won by 72 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• 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.

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13 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal 124/8 (20 overs)	v	Gauteng 112/8 (20 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal won by 12 runs Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni

• Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.
• Joshua Richards (Gauteng), Thamsanqa Khumalo and Lifa Ntanzi (KwaZulu-Natal) all made their T20 debuts.

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13 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Free State 134/6 (20 overs)	v	Easterns 138/1 (13.1 overs)

Easterns won by 9 wickets Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni

• Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ryan Cartwright and Khwezi Gumede (Easterns) both made their T20 debuts.

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13 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Gauteng 167/3 (20 overs)	v	Northerns 171/3 (16.2 overs)

Northerns won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• Northerns won the toss and elected to field.

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14 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal 171/5 (20 overs)	v	Northerns 162/8 (20 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal won by 10 runs Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni

• Northerns won the toss and elected to field.

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14 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Gauteng 150/9 (20 overs)	v	Easterns 138/6 (20 overs)

Gauteng won by 12 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
• Bryce Parsons (Gauteng) made his T20 debut.

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14 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal 138/6 (20 overs)	v	Easterns 138/5 (20 overs)

Match tied (Easterns won the Super Over) Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.

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14 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Gauteng 157/4 (20 overs)	v	Free State 158/3 (19.5 overs)

Free State won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni

• Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.

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15 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal 146/6 (20 overs)	v	Free State 146/5 (20 overs)

Match tied (KwaZulu-Natal won the Super Over) Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• Free State won the toss and elected to field.

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15 September 2019 13:00 Scorecard

Easterns 171/6 (20 overs)	v	Northerns 161/6 (20 overs)

Easterns won by 10 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• Northerns 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]
Ferisco Adams Craig Alexander Achille Cloete Charl Cyster Reeve Cyster Fritz de Beer Isma-eel Gafieldien Sinalo Gobeni Simon Khomari Hanno Kotze Fenito Mehl Cebo Tshiki Lizaad Williams	Mathew Christensen Jade de Klerk Thomas Kaber Sithembile Langa Marco Marais Mtabozuko Nqam Onke Nyaku Nelson Setimani Kenan Smith Kelly Smuts Joshua van Heerden Tiaan van Vuuren Basheeru-Deen Walters	Robert Frylinck Grant Roelofsen Kyle Nipper Gareth Dukes Cody Chetty Lwandiswa Zuma Nduduzo Mfoza Sohail Mahmoud Kerwin Mungroo Mangaliso Mosehle Luke Schlemmer Joel Veeran Michael Booth	Aubrey Swanepoel (c) Ottniel Baartman Clyde Fortuin Desmond de Koker Patrick Kruger Andrew Louw Themba Maupa Kagiso Mohale Obus Pienaar Farhaan Sayanvala Blake Schraader Jacques Snyman Beyers Swanepoel	Jean du Plessis Heath Richards Yamkela Oliphant Brendon Louw Niel Hornbuckle Aviwe Mgijima Tladi Bokako Tsepo Ndwandwa Bailey Aarons Mesuli Vuba Travis Ackerman Nandre Burger Akhona Mnyaka

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	+0.644888
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

13 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Eastern Province 151/2 (20 overs)	v	Boland 144/7 (20 overs)

Eastern Province won by 7 runs Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• Boland won the toss and elected to field.
• Achille Cloete, Fenito Mehl (Boland) and Tiaan van Vuuren (Eastern Province) all made their T20 debuts.

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13 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

South Western Districts 118 (19.1 overs)	v	KwaZulu-Natal Inland 119/2 (15 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 8 wickets Country Club B Field, Kimberley

• 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.

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13 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Eastern Province 161 (19.5 overs)	v	KwaZulu-Natal Inland 164/5 (19 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 5 wickets Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.

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13 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Boland 104/8 (20 overs)	v	Northern Cape 106/5 (15.5 overs)

Northern Cape won by 6 wickets Country Club B Field, Kimberley

• Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Andrew Louw, Beyers Swanepoel (Northern Cape) and Isma-eel Gafieldien (Boland) all made their T20 debuts.

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14 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Northern Cape 129/7 (20 overs)	v	KwaZulu-Natal Inland 132/2 (19.1 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 8 wickets Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.

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14 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Eastern Province 184/5 (20 overs)	v	South Western Districts 114/7 (20 overs)

Eastern Province won by 70 runs Country Club B Field, Kimberley

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Kenan Smith (Eastern Province) made his T20 debut.

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14 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Northern Cape 201/8 (20 overs)	v	South Western Districts 119 (19.1 overs)

Northern Cape won by 82 runs Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mesuli Vuba (South Western Districts) made his T20 debut.

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14 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal Inland 167/5 (20 overs)	v	Boland 172/6 (19.2 overs)

Boland won by 4 wickets Country Club B Field, Kimberley

• Boland won the toss and elected to field.

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15 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

South Western Districts 137/5 (20 overs)	v	Boland 98 (17.2 overs)

South Western Districts won by 39 runs Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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15 September 2019 13:00 Scorecard

Northern Cape 117 (19.3 overs)	v	Eastern Province 118/2 (13.3 overs)

Eastern Province won by 8 wickets Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.

Pool C

Squads

Border[18]	Limpopo[21]	Mpumalanga[22]	North West[23]	Western Province[24]
Jason Niemand Mncedisi Malika Ayabulela Gqamane Clayton Bosch Bamanye Xenxe Phaphama Fojela Bongolwethu Makeleni Joshua Dodd Gihahn Cloete Lilitha Reed Sisanda Magala Sinethemba Qeshile Yaseen Vallie	Andrea Agathangelou Gerhardus Fourie Thomas Hobson Ludwig Kaestner Lerato Kgoatle Michael Mahlabe Ryno Marais Alfred Mothoa Sahil Patel Don Radebe Andrew Rasemene Lefa Thaba Michael Weldon	Justin Watson Benjamin van Niekerk Alexander Kok Glen Adams Tumi Koto Liam Peters Jacques Vosloo Aubrey Ferreira Thomas Mashiane Sifiso Mahima Roger Arendse Katlego Thena Siyabonga Mahima	Wihan Lubbe (c) Brady Barends Nicky van den Bergh Khanya Cotani Shane Dadswell Johannes Diseko Ruan Haasbroek Jon Hinrichsen Katleho Leokaoke Migael Pretorius Kagiso Rapulana Lesego Senokwane Malusi Siboto	Andre Malan (c) Qaasim Adams David Bedingham Junaid Dawood Isaac Dikgale Justin Dill Sisonke Mazele Mihlali Mpongwana Thando Ntini Dane Paterson Luke Philander Siyabubela Plaatjie Jason Smith Kyle Verreynne

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

13 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Western Province 150/4 (20 overs)	v	Border 151/5 (18.5 overs)

Border won by 5 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

• Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lilitha Reed (Border), Sisonke Mazele and Isaac Dikgale (Western Province) all made their T20 debuts.

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13 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Mpumalanga 172/9 (20 overs)	v	Limpopo 173/3 (18.2 overs)

Limpopo won by 7 wickets North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom

• 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.

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13 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Border 174 (19.5 overs)	v	Limpopo 139/9 (20 overs)

Border won by 35 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

• 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.

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13 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Western Province 163/6 (20 overs)	v	North West 163/7 (20 overs)

Match tied (North West won the Super Over) North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom

• North West won the toss and elected to field.
• Khanya Cotani (North West) made his T20 debut.

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14 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

North West 146 (20 overs)	v	Limpopo 149/3 (18.2 overs)

Limpopo won by 7 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

• Limpopo won the toss and elected to field.
• Jon Hinrichsen (North West) made his T20 debut.

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14 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Mpumalanga 171/5 (20 overs)	v	Border 118 (16.5 overs)

Mpumalanga won by 53 runs North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom

• Border won the toss and elected to field.

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14 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

North West 171/5 (20 overs)	v	Mpumalanga 127/8 (20 overs)

North West won by 44 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

• Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to field.
• Sifiso Mahima (Mpumalanga) made his T20 debut.

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14 September 2019 13:30 Scorecard

Western Province 168/4 (20 overs)	v	Limpopo 169/0 (15.5 overs)

Limpopo won by 10 wickets North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom

• Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mihlali Mpongwana (Western Province) made his T20 debut.

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15 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Western Province 165/7 (20 overs)	v	Mpumalanga 165/7 (20 overs)

Match tied (Western Province won the Super Over) Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

• Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Katlego Thena (Western Province) made his T20 debut.

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15 September 2019 13:00 Scorecard

Border 185/4 (20 overs)	v	North West 144 (18.1 overs)

Border won by 41 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

• North West won the toss and elected to field.

Finals

1st Semi-Final 23 September 2019 09:30 Scorecard

KwaZulu-Natal Inland 172/3 (20 overs)	v	Eastern Province 151/9 (20 overs)

KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 21 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.

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2nd Semi-Final 23 September 2019 13:00 Scorecard

Border 131/9 (20 overs)	v	Easterns 135/1 (11.3 overs)

Easterns won by 9 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• Border won the toss and elected to bat.

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Final 24 September 2019 10:00 Scorecard

Easterns 178/6 (20 overs)	v	KwaZulu-Natal Inland 173/4 (20 overs)

Easterns won by 5 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni

• KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.

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External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo