CSA Provincial T20 Cup
{{Short description|South African cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = CSA Provincial T20 Cup
| country = South Africa
| image =
| administrator = Cricket South Africa
| cricket format = Twenty20
| first =
| last = 2024–25
|next=2025–26
| tournament format = Group stage and knockout
| participants = 7
| champions = ACDC Express Tuskers
| most successful =
| TV =
| website =
| current = 2024–25 CSA Provincial T20 Cup
}}
The CSA Provincial T20 Cup is a professional domestic Twenty20 Cricket competition in South Africa. The competition was established by Cricket South Africa (CSA) in 2019. It is the second-level Twenty20 competition in South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsadda.com/cricket/news/csa-provincial-t20-cup-2022-schedule-match-times-telecast-live-streaming-india|title=CSA Provincial T20 Cup 2022 to begin on September 30 |work=SportsNews|access-date=10 September 2023|author=SAGAR Singh Chauhan }}
At first it was played between the 15 South African provincial teams, along with Limpopo and Mpumalanga.{{cite web|url=https://ewn.co.za/2019/09/09/wp-includes-young-guns-in-csa-provincial-t20-cup |title=WP includes young guns in CSA Provincial T20 Cup |work=Eyewitness News |access-date=10 September 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/csa-plans-to-boot-out-african-teams-from-africa-t20-cup-20190808 |title=CSA plans to boot out African teams from Africa T20 Cup |work=Sport24 |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904053059/https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/csa-plans-to-boot-out-african-teams-from-africa-t20-cup-20190808 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-domestic-season-to-kick-off-with-t20-knockout-tournament-1272927 |title=South Africa domestic season to kick off with T20 knockout tournament |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=11 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/2021/08/11/csa-provincial-t20-knock-out-competition-pools-confirmed/ |title=CSA Provincial T20 Knock Out Competition Pools Confirmed |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=15 August 2021}} the national under-19 team.{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/cricket/pools-confirmed-for-cricket-sas-provincial-t20-knock-out-competition-20210811 |title=Pools confirmed for Cricket SA's provincial T20 Knock-Out competition |work=News24 |access-date=11 August 2021}}
Teams
| class="wikitable"
!Team !Location !Province |
| Border |
| Easterns |
| KwaZulu-Natal (Inland) |
| Limpopo |
| Mpumalanga |
| Northern Cape |
| South Western Districts |
Tournament results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+CSA Provincial T20 Cup |
| rowspan=2|Season
! rowspan="2" |Venue ! colspan="3" |Final ! rowspan="2" |No. of teams |
|---|
| Winners
!Result !Runners-up |
| 2019–20
|Easterns |won by 5 runs |KwaZulu-Natal Inland |15 |
| 2021–22
|Knights |won by 7 runs |Dolphins |16 |
| 2022–23
|South Africa U-19 |won by 4 wickets |Northern Cape |8 |
| 2023–24
|Polokwane Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane |Limpopo |won by 6 wickets |Northern Cape |7 |
| 2024–25
|KwaZulu-Natal (Inland) |won by 7 wickets |Easterns |7 |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.flashscore.in/cricket/south-africa/csa-provincial-t20-cup/archive/ Home at Cricket South Africa]
{{Cricket in South Africa}}
{{Twenty20 cricket domestic competitions}}