The 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa during February and March 2021.[1][2] Easterns and KwaZulu-Natal were the defending champions, after the title was shared due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
| Dates | 22 February – 28 March 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | First-class[n 1] |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 16 |
The first matches were scheduled to start on 7 January 2021, however the start of the season was delayed until February due to the pandemic.[4] Initially the tournament was to be played between the fifteen South African provincial teams, split into two groups.[1] However, after the tournament restarted in February 2021, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed that the South Africa under-19 cricket team would also be included in the competition.[5][6] CSA issued a revised schedule for the tournament, with all the matches being held in a bio-secure environment.[7] Matches involving either Limpopo, Mpumalanga or the South Africa under-19 team did not have first-class status.[8]
In March 2021, Border were dismissed for just sixteen runs in their second innings, equalling the lowest team total in first-class cricket in South Africa.[9][10] In the South Africa under-19's first match, the team were bowled out for 41 runs in their first innings, before going on to lose the match by an innings and 83 runs.[11]
Teams
editThe teams were placed into the following groups:
- Pool A: Boland, Border, KwaZulu-Natal, South Western Districts
- Pool B: Easterns, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal Inland, Limpopo
- Pool C: Northerns, Northern Cape, South Africa Under-19s, Western Province
- Pool D: Eastern Province, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West
Fixtures
editPool A
edit22–24 February 2021
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- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Marshin Jefta (Boland) made his first-class debut.
22–24 February 2021
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- South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sintu Majeza (South Western Districts) made his first-class debut.
4–6 March 2021
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- Border won the toss and elected to field.
- Daelen Fynn (KwaZulu-Natal) made his first-class debut.
4–6 March 2021
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- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Travis Ackerman (South Western Districts) made his first-class debut.
Pool B
edit22–24 February 2021
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- Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
- Danie Rossouw, Donavon Ferreira and Jean-Pierre Bloem (Easterns) all made their first-class debuts.
4–6 March 2021
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- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
- Mondli Khumalo and Waseem Rahman (KwaZulu-Natal Inland) both made their first-class debuts.
4–6 March 2021
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119 (25 overs)
Nyiko Shikwambana 43 (33) Lerato Nqoyi 3/8 (2 overs) |
- Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool C
edit16–18 March 2021
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- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
- Jerome Xaba, Orapeleng Motlhoaring (Northern Cape) and Lehan Botha (Western Province) all made their first-class debuts.
26–28 March 2021
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- Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
- Merrick Brett, Jandré Pretorius and Kiel van Vollenhoven (Northerns) all made their first-class debuts.
26–28 March 2021
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330 (99 overs)
Jan Coetzer 75 (88) Benjamin Van Rensburg 2/37 (4 overs) |
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- South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool D
edit16–18 March 2021
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- Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ethan Frosler (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.
26–28 March 2021
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- North West won the toss and elected to bat.
- Christopher Britz and AJ Jacobs (North West) both made their first-class debuts.
Notes
edit- ^ Matches involving either Limpopo, Mpumalanga or the South Africa under-19 cricket team did not have first-class status.
References
edit- ^ a b "CSA announces franchise and provincial fixtures for 2020/21 Season". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Domestic cricket in South Africa to resume on November 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Lions and Dolphins crowned domestic champions on Graeme Smith's recommendation". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Start of 2020/21 Amateur Cricket season delayed". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "WP's Daniel Smith named captain of SA U-19s". News24. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Three local stars included in national u.19 team after Cubs Cricket Week". Petoria Rekord. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "CSA announces new dates for Provincial and Franchise cricket". Cricket World. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "CSA 3 & 1 Day Provincial 2020/21 Season" (PDF). Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Border crash to SA record 16 all out". Herald Live. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Revamped two-tier South African domestic structure ready to take off". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "SA U19s learn tough lesson". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 22 March 2021.