2024 CSA Provincial T20 Cup

2023–24 CSA Provincial T20 Cup
Dates6 March – 7 April 2024
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)South Africa
ChampionsLimpopo
Runners-upNorthern Cape
Participants7
Matches24
Most runsRuan Haasbroek (289)
Most wicketsDon Radebe (20)

The 2024 CSA Provincial T20 Cup was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place in South Africa during March and April 2024.[1] It was the fourth season of the CSA Provincial T20 Cup, organized by Cricket South Africa. The tournament ran from 6 March to 7 April 2024.[2][3][4]

Background

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated CSA T20 competitions, promising an electrifying display of cricketing talent and excitement for fans across the nation.

The tournaments are set to kick off with Division 2 matches starting on Wednesday, 6 March 2024. This will be followed by Division 1 matches commencing on Friday, 8 March 2024, showcasing top-tier cricketing action that promises to keep spectators on the edge of their seats.

In Division 2, Eastern Cape Iinyathi, Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers, Northern Cape Heat, Mpumalanga Rhinos, ITEC Knights, Limpopo Impalas, and Eastern Storm will battle it out for supremacy, adding another layer of intensity and competition to the thrilling T20 format.

Teams

Team City Captain Coach
Eastern Cape Iinyathi Jason Niemand Tumelo Bodibe
Easterns Storm Shane Dadswell Geoffrey Toyana
ITEC Knights Aubrey Swanepoel JP Triegaardt
Limpopo Impalas Ruan Haasbroek Gordon Parsons
Mpumalanga Rhinos Jurie Snyman Gordon Matheson
Northern Cape Heat Grant Thomson Mark Charlton
Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers Jean du Plessis Gurshwin Rabie

Squads

Border Easterns Knights Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape South Western Districts
  • Jason Niemand(c),
  • Eben Botha,
  • Mncedisi Malika(w)
  • Jerome Bossr
  • Jade de Klerk
  • Joshua Dodd
  • Phaphama Fojela
  • Thabile Hlatuka,
  • Marco Marais
  • Dyllan Matthews
  • Jerry Nqolo,
  • Nico van Zyl

Amaan Khan, Aron Visser, Dewan Marais, Mark Pearse,

  • Shane Dadswell,
  • Wesley Marshall,

Divan Posthumus, Jason van Dyk, Juan Lubbe, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Kyle Landsberg, Mekyle Pillay, Shaylen Pillay, Danie Rossouw (wk) Andrew Rasemene Chad Classen Johannes van Dyk Thula Ngcobo

  • Tumelo Simelane

Seth Flerdermaus, Aubrey Swanepoel

  • Clayton Bosch
  • Dian Forrester

Jacques Snyman Jason Raubenheimer Patrick Botha Tiaan van Vuuren Garnett Tarr (wk) Gihahn Cloete (wk) Isaac Dikgale Nathan Roux (wk), Dane Piedt, Matthew Pollard, Mbongiseni Mhlanga, Monde Maqunqu, Nhlakanipho Mpungose, Orapeleng Motlhoaring, Sithembile Langa

Alex Pillay, Liam Peters, Louren Steenkamp, Ludwig Kaestner, Sello Seing, Maphekgola Pootona, Morne Venter, Wisani Mushwana, Ruan Haasbroek (wk), Sizwe Masondo (wk), Atwell Mokgoloboto, Daniel van der Merwe, Don Radebe, Eldred Hawken, Jesse Albanie, Kgaudisa Molefe, Maphekgola Patoona

Alexander Kok, Muhammed Mayet, Nhlanhla Dlamini, Yassar Cook, Zuan Swart, Akhulile Mkhatu, Gareth Dukes, Hermann Rolfes, Lindokuhle Pawuli, Benjamin van Niekerk (wk), Gregory Mahlokwana, Jon Hinrichsen, Jurie Snyman, Kieran Kenny, Ngazibini Sigwili, Tumi Koto

Jonathan Vandiar, Victor Mahlangu, Christopher Britz, Emmanuel Motswiri, Ernest Kemm, Grant Thomson, Romano Terblanche, Hanu Viljoen (wk), Jason Oakes (wk), Basheer Walters, Benjamin Van Rensburg, Jerome Xaba, Johannes van Dyk, Juan Landsberg, Tshepo Ntuli, Zakhele Qwabe

  • Enathi Khitshini
  • Jean du Plessis (c)
  • Keenan Vieira, Kelly Smuts, Liyabona Malife, Matthew Christensen, Rhupino Plaatjies, Ruan Terblanche, Tyrese Karelse, Heath Richards, Khwezi Gumede, Nevada Jacobs, Thomas Kaber, Blayde Capell (wk), Hanno Kotze (wk), Jhedli Van Briesies (wk), Hershell America, Jarred Jardine, Marcello Piedt, Pheko Moletsane, Sintu Majeza

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Limpopo Impalas 6 5 0 1 23 0.920
2 ITEC Knights 6 4 1 1 20 1.475
3 Northern Cape Heat 6 3 2 1 15 0.253
4 Border Inyathi 6 3 3 0 12 −0.162
5 Easterns Storm 6 2 4 0 9 −0.229
6 Mpumalanga Rhinos 6 1 4 1 6 −1.620
7 South Western Badgers 6 1 5 0 4 −0.539
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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Fixtures

On 20 August 2023, Cricket South Africa confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[5]

All times listed below are South African Standard Time (UTC+2).
Match 1
6 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
South Western Districts
163/6 (20 Overs)
v
Northern Cape
163/6 (19.5 Overs)
Northern Cape won by 4 wickets
Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Thomas Mokorosi
  • Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tyrese Karelse (South Western Districts) and Emmanuel Motswiri (Northern Cape) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 2
6 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Limpopo
178/5 (20 overs)
v
Border
171/8 (20 overs)
Limpopo won by 7 runs
Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane
Umpires: Andre Olivier and Lauren Agenbag
  • Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Alex Pillay, Daniel van der Merwe, Wisani Mushwana (Limpopo) and Thabile Hlatuka (Border) all made their T20 debuts.
Match 3
6 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Mpumalanga
202/5 (20 Overs)
v
Easterns
180/7 (20 Overs)
Mpumalanga won by 22 runs
Uplands College, White River
Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Warren Wyngaard
  • Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hermann Rolfes, Junior Makua, Kieran Kenny (Mpumalanga) and Divan Posthumus (Easterns) all made their T20 debuts.
Match 4
9 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
South Western Districts
166/5 (20 Overs)
v
Knights
167/6 (17.3 Overs)
Knights won by 4 wickets
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Andre Olivierand and Mthokozisi Shezi
  • Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dian Forrester, Garnett Tarr, Nhlakanipho Mpungose (Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
Match 5
9 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Easterns
187/4 (20 Overs)
v
Border
93/2 (9.1 Overs)
Border won by 16 runs (DLS method)
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Warren Wyngaard
  • Border won the toss and elected to field first.
Match 6
10 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Limpopo
158/8 (20 Overs)
v
Northern Cape
145 (19.4 Overs)
Limpopo won by 13 runs
Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane
Umpires: Khawulani Ntuli and Bongani Ntshebe
  • Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Christopher Britz (Northern Cape) made his T20 debut.
Match 7
12 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Easterns
172/7 (20 overs)
v
South Western Districts
163/9 (20 overs)
Easterns won by 9 runs
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste and Andre Olivier
  • South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
  • Liyabona Malife (South Western Districts) made his T20 debut.
Match 8
12 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Knights
229/4 (20 overs)
v
Border
198/5 (20 overs)
Knights won by 31 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Bongani Ntshebe
  • Border won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jacques van der Merwe and Nonelela Yikha (Border) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 9
14 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Limpopo
92/4 (12 overs)
v
No result
Uplands College, White River
Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Jurie Sadler
  • Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
Match 10
15 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Easterns
174/7 (20 overs)
v
Northern Cape
117 (20 overs)
Easterns won by 57 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag and Warren Wyngaard
  • Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kabelo Chibi (Northern Cape) made his T20 debut.
Match 11
16 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
South Western Districts
148/9 (20 overs)
v
Border
149/8 (29.5 overs)
Border won by 2 wickets
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
Umpires: Andre Olivier and Jurie Sadler
  • South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Olwakhe Goqoza (Border) made his T20 debut.
Match 12
17 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Limpopo
176/3 (20 overs)
v
Knights
156/8 (20 overs)
Limpopo won by 20 runs
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Thomas Mokorosi
  • Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jesse Albanie (Limpopo) made his T20 debut.
Match 13
18 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Northern Cape
156/4 (20 overs)
v
Mpumalanga
77 (15.4 overs)
Northern Cape won by 79 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Warren Wyngaard
  • Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 14
20 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Easterns
122 (19.1 overs)
v
Knights
123/4 (15.3 overs)
Knights won by 6 wickets
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag and Thomas Mokorosi
  • Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 15
21 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Mpumalanga
176/3 (20 overs)
v
South Western Districts
177/3 (19 overs)
South Western Districts won by 7 wickets
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste and Mthokozisi Shezi
  • South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16
24 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Northern Cape
187/3 (20 overs)
v
Border
175/9 (20 overs)
Northern Cape won by 12 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Gladman Gaseba
  • Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 17
24 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Limpopo
140/6 (20 overs)
v
Easterns
124 (19.3 overs)
Limpopo won by 16 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Andre Olivier and Warren Wyngaard
  • Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 18
24 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Knights
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Mpumalanga
97 (16 overs)
Knights won by 71 runs
Uplands College, White River
Umpires: Roger Burne and Khawulani Ntuli
  • Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to field
Match 19
27 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Mpumalanga
109/6 (14 overs)
v
Border
115/4 (13 overs)
Border won by 6 wickets
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Mthokozisi Shezi
  • Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Match 20
27 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
Match 21
27 March 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Limpopo
136/9 (20 overs)
v
South Western Districts
100 (18.1 overs)
Limpopo won by 36 runs
Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane
Umpires: Khawulani Ntuli and Jurie Sadler
  • Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Christopher King (Limpopo) made his T20 debut.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Limpopo 159/8 (20 overs)
4 Border 142/6 (20 overs)
SFW1 Limpopo 136/4 (18.4 overs)
SFW2 Northern Cape 132/9 (20 overs)
2 Knights 182/9 (20 overs)
3 Northern Cape 186/5 (20 overs)

Semi-finals

3 April 2023
13:00
Scorecard
Limpopo
159/8 (20 overs)
v
Border
142/6 (20 overs)
Limpopo won by 17 runs
Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane
Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Khawulani Ntuli
  • Border won the toss and elected to field.
4 April 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Northern Cape
186/5 (20 overs)
v
Knights
182/9 (20 overs)
Northern Cpe won by 4 runs
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Roger Burne and Jurie Sadler
  • Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Modiri Litheko (Northern Cape) and Ruan Cronje (Knights) both made their T20 debuts.

Final

7 April 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Northern Cape
132/9 (20 overs)
v
Limpopo
136/4 (18.4 overs)
Limpopo won by 6 wickets
Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane
Umpires: Andre Olivier and Warren Wyngaard
  • Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.

See also

Broadcasting

These matches will be streamed on the CSA YouTube Channel, allowing fans to catch all the action from wherever they are.

References

  1. ^ SAGAR Singh Chauhan. "CSA launches 2023/24 men's domestic cricket season action-packed". Super Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ SAGAR Singh Chauhan (27 August 2023). "CSA Provincial T20 Cup 2024 Start on 6 March". Cricketfanstic Mazgine. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ SAGAR Singh Chauhan. "EXCITEMENT BUILDS AS THE 2023 – 24 DOMESTIC CRICKET SEASON KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND". cricket.co.za. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ SAGAR Singh Chauhan (26 August 2023). "CSA Provincial T20 Cup SET TO LIGHT UP SUMMER WITH SEASON 4 KICK-OFF ON 8 March". sacricket magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ SAGAR Singh Chauhan. "CSA Provincial T20 Cup 2024 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2022.