2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup

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]

2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup
Dates22 February – 28 March 2021
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatFirst-class[n 1]
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Participants16
Matches16

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

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The teams were placed into the following groups:

Fixtures

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Pool A

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22–24 February 2021
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334 (108 overs)
Justin Dill 131* (185)
Phaphama Fojela 3/59 (25 overs)
308 (93.1 overs)
Phaphama Fojela 64 (91)
Zakhele Qwabe 4/62 (20 overs)
197 (61.3 overs)
Fritz de Beer 96 (166)
Phaphama Fojela 4/49 (15 overs)
170/6 (44 overs)
Wesley Coulentianos 59 (74)
Sinalo Gobeni 4/40 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Godwin Von Willingh and Murray Brown
  • Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Marshin Jefta (Boland) made his first-class debut.

22–24 February 2021
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182 (60.5 overs)
Hanno Kotze 49 (73)
Michael Erlank 3/14 (10 overs)
152 (64 overs)
Bradley Porteous 55 (111)
Niel Hornbuckle 4/7 (5 overs)
298 (90.3 overs)
Jean du Plessis 74 (140)
Zakariya Paruk 3/47 (15.3 overs)
331/7 (89.3 overs)
Marques Ackerman 122 (164)
Kelly Smuts 2/61 (16.3 overs)
KwaZulu-Natal won by 3 wickets
Stellenbosch University 1, Stellenbosch
Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Gladman Gaseba
  • 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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361 (108.3 overs)
Jason Oakes 121 (235)
Phaphama Fojela 6/45 (22.3 overs)
166 (58.2 overs)
Phaphama Fojela 41 (30)
Smangaliso Nhlebela 5/58 (17.2 overs)
16 (11.4 overs) (f/o)
Nonelela Yikha 7 (23)
Keith Dudgeon 5/8 (6 overs)
KwaZulu-Natal won by an innings and 179 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Godwin Von Willingh
  • 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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128 (69.4 overs)
Ruan Terblanche 31 (103)
Tsepo Ndwandwa 4/45 (20.5 overs)
317 (67.4 overs)
Jean du Plessis 76 (96)
Reeve Cyster 4/39 (9.4 overs)
87 (38.3 overs)
Fritz de Beer 27 (63)
Tsepo Ndwandwa 7/38 (19.3 overs)
South Western Districts won by an innings and 102 runs
Stellenbosch University 1, Stellenbosch
Umpires: Abongile Sodumo and Gladman Gaseba
  • Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Travis Ackerman (South Western Districts) made his first-class debut.

Pool B

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22–24 February 2021
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166 (62.1 overs)
Ruan Cronje 58 (114)
Michael Mahlaba 4/44 (18.1 overs)
48/3 (15.3 overs)
Thomas Hobson 19* (37)
Lifa Ntanzi 3/12 (5 overs)
  • KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.

22–24 February 2021
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378/9d (108 overs)
Matthew Arnold 104* (186)
Sean Whitehead 4/51 (18 overs)
102 (29.5 overs)
Obus Pienaar 34 (52)
Matthew Arnold 5/32 (10 overs)
230 (82.4 overs) (f/o)
Obus Pienaar 62 (111)
Kgaudisa Molefe 5/46 (25 overs)
Easterns won by an innings and 46 runs
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Dennis Smith and Marlon Jansen

4–6 March 2021
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269 (81.3 overs)
Donavon Ferreira 125 (138)
Thula Ngcobo 5/40 (20.3 overs)
433/9d (136.4 overs)
Luke Schlemmer 193 (369)
Clayton August 3/65 (22 overs)
142 (65.1 overs)
Donavon Ferreira 75 (90)
Kurtlyn Mannikam 4/56 (26 overs)
KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 22 runs
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Phillip Vosloo
  • 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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219 (65.3 overs)
Dilivio Ridgaard 83 (149)
Michael Mahlaba 9/73 (22.3 overs)
70 (26.1 overs)
Ludwig Kaestner 18 (37)
Sean Whitehead 5/8 (9 overs)
126 (38.4 overs)
Marco de Kock 26 (58)
Michael Mahlaba 8/68 (19.4 overs)
119 (25 overs)
Nyiko Shikwambana 43 (33)
Lerato Nqoyi 3/8 (2 overs)
  • Free State won the toss and elected to bat.

Pool C

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16–18 March 2021
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212/4 (79.2 overs)
Jack Newby 102 (224)
Aubrey Swanepoel 2/43 (13.2 overs)
Match drawn
Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: Marlon Jansen and Philip Vosloo
  • 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.

16–18 March 2021
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41 (27.5 overs)
Dewald Brevis 12 (40)
Kyle Simmonds 5/4 (8 overs)
274/7d (63 overs)
Gionne Koopman 82 (134)
Nathan Steyn 3/45 (12 overs)
150 (80.1 overs)
Nathan Steyn 34 (76)
Kyle Simmonds 4/51 (25.1 overs)
Northerns won by an innings and 83 runs
Country Club B Field, Kimberley
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag and R Richards
  • Northerns won the toss and elected to field.

26–28 March 2021
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110 (38.3 overs)
Brendon Louw 23 (28)
Gionne Koopman 6/23 (13 overs)
253/8d (65.4 overs)
Merrick Brett 69 (67)
Ryan Klein 5/60 (19 overs)
127/1 (30 overs)
Zac Elkin 78* (75)
Gionne Koopman 1/23 (6 overs)

26–28 March 2021
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330 (99 overs)
Jan Coetzer 75 (88)
Benjamin Van Rensburg 2/37 (4 overs)
261 (94.5 overs)
Blake Schraader 97 (169)
Andile Simelane 2/21 (14 overs)
144/3d (31 overs)
Jade Smith 76 (76)
Desmond de Koker 2/16 (7 overs)
77/3 (28 overs)
Ernest Kemm 36* (98)
Joshua Stephenson 1/8 (5 overs)
Match drawn
Country Club B Field, Kimberley
Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Phillip Vosloo
  • South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

Pool D

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16–18 March 2021
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367/6d (94 overs)
Shaylen Pillay 123 (202)
Sithembile Langa 2/55 (14 overs)
250/6 (76 overs)
Tristan Stubbs 132 (161)
Aristides Karvelas 3/33 (16 overs)
  • Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ethan Frosler (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.

16–18 March 2021
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135 (54.2 overs)
Alexander Kok 92 (139)
Jordan Morris 5/26 (12 overs)
126 (53.5 overs)
Christopher Britz 23 (46)
Bamanye Xenxe 3/29 (16.2 overs)
229/5d (51 overs)
Benjamin van Niekerk 46 (41)
Jon Hinrichsen 3/47 (15 overs)
23/1 (13 overs)
Eben Botha 15* (43)
Bamanye Xenxe 1/1 (3 overs)
Match drawn
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Mazizi Gampu
  • North West won the toss and elected to field.

26–28 March 2021
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308 (94 overs)
Lesego Senokwane 158 (290)
Aristides Karvelas 2/34 (15 overs)
329 (117 overs)
Shaylen Pillay 126 (307)
Chad Classen 5/54 (30 overs)
93/2d (37 overs)
Ruan Haasbroek 53* (107)
Sean Jamison 2/10 (9 overs)
  • North West won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Christopher Britz and AJ Jacobs (North West) both made their first-class debuts.

26–28 March 2021
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179 (57.3 overs)
Matthew Smit 43 (129)
Thomas Kaber 5/38 (14.3 overs)
196 (53.1 overs)
Joshua van Heerden 58 (85)
Thomas Mashiane 3/24 (11.1 overs)
190 (56 overs)
Matthew Smit 91* (169)
Ethan Frosler 4/27 (10 overs)
177/8 (50.5 overs)
Luke Beaufort 54 (107)
Maarten Steenkamp 5/49 (12.5 overs)
Eastern Province won by 2 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Godwin Von Willingh
  • Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.

Notes

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  1. ^ Matches involving either Limpopo, Mpumalanga or the South Africa under-19 cricket team did not have first-class status.

References

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  1. ^ a b "CSA announces franchise and provincial fixtures for 2020/21 Season". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Domestic cricket in South Africa to resume on November 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Lions and Dolphins crowned domestic champions on Graeme Smith's recommendation". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Start of 2020/21 Amateur Cricket season delayed". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ "WP's Daniel Smith named captain of SA U-19s". News24. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Three local stars included in national u.19 team after Cubs Cricket Week". Petoria Rekord. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  7. ^ "CSA announces new dates for Provincial and Franchise cricket". Cricket World. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ^ "CSA 3 & 1 Day Provincial 2020/21 Season" (PDF). Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Border crash to SA record 16 all out". Herald Live. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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  11. ^ "SA U19s learn tough lesson". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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