2021–22 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out
The 2021–22 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that was played in South Africa in September and October 2021.[1] It was the first Twenty20 tournament to be played in the country since Cricket South Africa restructured its domestic setup,[2] and featured all fifteen provincial sides and the national under-19 team.[3]
Dates | 24 September – 22 October 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
Host(s) | South Africa |
Champions | Knights (1st title) |
Runners-up | Dolphins |
Participants | 16 |
Matches | 31 |
Most runs | Rilee Rossouw (295) |
Most wickets | Ottniel Baartman (11) Daryn Dupavillon (11) Migael Pretorius (11) |
From Pool A, South Western Districts and Western Province both advanced to the play-offs.[4][5] In Group B, Knights and Titans finished first and second respectively to qualify.[6][7] Group D saw Boland and Warriors reach the play-offs.[8][9] The final group matches were played in Group C, with Dolphins and North West completing the line-up for the play-off stage.[10][11]
On the first day of the quarter-finals, Titans beat South Western Districts by 54 runs,[12] and Knights beat Western Province by four runs.[13] In the first semi-final, Dolphins beat Titans by four wickets.[14] The second semi-final finished as no result due to rain, with Knights advancing to the final due to have a better run rate throughout the tournament.[15] In the final, Knights beat Dolphins by seven runs to win their first domestic title in ten years.[16]
Teams
The teams were placed into the following groups:[17][18]
- Pool A: Lions, Northern Cape, South Western Districts, Western Province
- Pool B: Knights, KwaZulu-Natal Inland, Mpumalanga, Titans
- Pool C: Dolphins, Easterns, North West, South Africa Under-19s
- Pool D: Boland, Border, Limpopo, Warriors
Fixtures
Pool A
24 September 2021 Scorecard |
Western Province 197/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lions 195/6 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Jordan Woolf (Western Province) made his T20 debut.
- Zubayr Hamza (Western Province) scored his first century in T20 cricket.[19]
24 September 2021 Scorecard |
South Western Districts 192/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Cape 168/9 (20 overs) |
- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
- Hershell America, Pheko Moletsane, Renaldo Meyer, Sintu Majeza (South Western Districts) and Jerome Xaba (Northern Cape) all made their T20 debuts.
25 September 2021 Scorecard |
Western Province 130/7 (20 overs) |
v |
South Western Districts 134/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
25 September 2021 Scorecard |
Northern Cape 157/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lions 157/9 (20 overs) |
- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
26 September 2021 Scorecard |
South Western Districts 129/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lions 132/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Jhedli van Briesies (South Western Districts) made his T20 debut.
26 September 2021 Scorecard |
Northern Cape 163/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Province 164/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Hanu Viljoen, Orapeleng Motlhoaring (Northern Cape), Daniel Smith and Yves Kamanzi (Western Province) all made their T20 debuts.
Pool B
28 September 2021 Scorecard |
Titans 143/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Knights 147/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
28 September 2021 Scorecard |
Mpumalanga 112/8 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 113/3 (13 overs) |
- Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akhulile Mkatu and Jarred Alder (Mpumalanga) both made their T20 debuts.
29 September 2021 Scorecard |
Knights 154/5 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 120 (19.5 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
29 September 2021 Scorecard |
Titans 66/4 (7 overs) |
v |
Mpumalanga 60/6 (7 overs) |
- Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to field.
- Mpumalanga were set a revised target of 70 runs from 7 overs due to rain.
30 September 2021 Scorecard |
Titans 157/7 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 133/7 (20 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jandré Pretorius (Titans) made his T20 debut.
Pool C
8 October 2021 Scorecard |
North West 128/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Dolphins 131/2 (15.1 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Caleb Seleka, Eben Botha and Heinrigh Pieterse (North West) all made their T20 debuts.
8 October 2021 Scorecard |
South Africa Under-19s 172/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Easterns 175/2 (18 overs) |
- South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andile Simelane, Asakhe Tsaka, Dewald Brevis, Ethan-John Cunningham, George Van Heerden, Jade Smith, Joshua Stephenson, Kaden Solomon, Liam Alder, Mickey Copeland, Valintine Kitime (South Africa Under-19s), and Danie Rossouw (Easterns) all made their T20 debuts.
9 October 2021 Scorecard |
North West 142/4 (20 overs) |
v |
South Africa Under-19s 99 (17.2 overs) |
Valintine Kitime 29 (23) Senuran Muthusamy 3/16 (4 overs) |
- South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
- Aphiwe Mnyanda (South Africa Under-19s) made his T20 debut.
9 October 2021 Scorecard |
Dolphins 155/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Easterns 147/8 (20 overs) |
- Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
- Sinenhlanhla Zwane (Easterns) made his T20 debut.
10 October 2021 Scorecard |
South Africa Under-19s 114 (20 overs) |
v |
Dolphins 115/0 (13 overs) |
Grant Roelofsen 77* (42) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- GJ Maree, Jan Coetzer, Jesse Prodehl (South Africa Under-19s), and Odirile Modimokoane (Dolphins) all made their T20 debuts.
10 October 2021 Scorecard |
North West 158/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Easterns 157/6 (20 overs) |
- Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
Pool D
4 October 2021 Scorecard |
Boland 183/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Warriors 166/7 (20 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Khanya Dilima (Boland) and Kyle Jacobs (Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.
- Clyde Fortuin (Boland) scored his first century in T20 cricket.[20]
4 October 2021 Scorecard |
Limpopo 138/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Border 139/2 (14.3 overs) |
Marco Marais 65 (35) Morne Venter 2/7 (2.3 overs) |
- Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
- Juandre Scheepers, Nyiko Shikwambana, Morne Venter (Limpopo), and Nqabayomzi Peter (Border) all made their T20 debuts.
5 October 2021 Scorecard |
Warriors 243/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Limpopo 123/9 (20 overs) |
- Limpopo won the toss and elected to field.
- Khaif Patel (Limpopo) made his T20 debut.
5 October 2021 Scorecard |
Boland 172/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Border 154/5 (20 overs) |
- Border won the toss and elected to field.
- Jerome Bossr (Border) made his T20 debut.
6 October 2021 Scorecard |
Boland 141/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Limpopo 109/8 (20 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hlomla Hanabe, Ruan Terblanche (Boland), Amir Sohil Bux and Atwell Mokgoloboto (Limpopo) all made their T20 debuts.
Play-offs
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
A1 | South Western Districts | 138 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Titans | 192/5 | ||||||||||||
QF1 | Titans | 138 | ||||||||||||
QF3 | Dolphins | 139/6 | ||||||||||||
C1 | Dolphins | 131/4 | ||||||||||||
D2 | Warriors | 127/9 | ||||||||||||
SF1 | Dolphins | 169/6 | ||||||||||||
SF2 | Knights | 176/5 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Knights | 223/3 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Western Province | 219/7 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | Knights | 127/7 | ||||||||||||
QF4 | North West | 42/0 | ||||||||||||
D1 | Boland | 153/6 | ||||||||||||
C2 | North West | 156/8 |
Quarter-finals
Titans 192/5 (20 overs) |
v |
South Western Districts 138 (17.1 overs) |
- South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finals
Knights 127/7 (20 overs) |
v |
North West 42/0 (2.3 overs) |
Eben Botha 21* (8) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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