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Cricket tournament
| Dates | 19 – 28 February 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 | Imperial Lions (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Dolphins |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 17 |
| Most runs | Reeza Hendricks (257) |
| Most wickets | Sisanda Magala (13) |
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The 2020–21 CSA T20 Challenge was the seventeenth season of the CSA T20 Challenge, established by Cricket South Africa. The tournament was played during February 2021, with all the matches taking place at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban. It replaced the 2020 edition of the Mzansi Super League, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 5 February 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. Lions were the defending champions.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Lions and Warriors advanced to the play-off final, with Dolphins finishing top of the group and progressing directly to the tournament's final. In the play-off match, Lions beat Warriors by seven wickets. In the final, Lions retained their title, beating Dolphins by four wickets.
Squads
On 15 February 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed all the squads for the tournament.
| Cape Cobras | Dolphins | Knights | Lions | Titans | Warriors |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolphins | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.815 |
| 2 | Lions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.078 |
| 3 | Warriors | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.261 |
| 4 | Titans | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.299 |
| 5 | Cape Cobras | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.149 |
| 6 | Knights | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.696 |
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Fixtures
Round-robin
| 19 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Knights 116 (16.2 overs) |
v | Titans 120/4 (17.1 overs) |
| Andries Gous 35 (19) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/20 (4 overs) |
Heinrich Klaasen 54* (40) Migael Pretorius 3/26 (4 overs) |
| Titans won by 6 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Arno Jacobs |
- Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
| 19 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Dolphins 155/8 (20 overs) |
v | Cape Cobras 141/7 (20 overs) |
| Khaya Zondo 59 (39) Siyabonga Mahima 4/18 (3 overs) |
Christiaan Jonker 41* (25) Keshav Maharaj 4/15 (4 overs) |
| Dolphins won by 14 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Bongani Jele and Stephen Harris |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Siyabonga Mahima (Cape Cobras) took a hat-trick.
| 20 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Warriors 157 (19.5 overs) |
v | Lions 159/6 (19.2 overs) |
| Sinethemba Qeshile 33 (28) Sisanda Magala 4/37 (3.5 overs) |
Rassie van der Dussen 64 (41) Ayabulela Gqamane 3/20 (3 overs) |
| Lions won by 4 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Siphelele Gasa |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lizo Makhosi (Warriors) made his T20 debut.
| 20 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Knights 144/5 (20 overs) |
v | Dolphins 145/6 (18.1 overs) |
| Pite van Biljon 72* (54) Robert Frylinck 2/11 (3 overs) |
Khaya Zondo 35* (31) Ferisco Adams 2/26 (3 overs) |
| Dolphins won by 4 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Brad White and Shaun George |
- Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
| 21 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Titans 148/6 (20 overs) |
v | Cape Cobras 132 (20 overs) |
| Sibonelo Makhanya 47 (33) George Linde 2/23 (4 overs) |
George Linde 37 (21) Lungi Ngidi 3/18 (4 overs) |
| Titans won by 16 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Siphelele Gasa |
- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
| 21 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Warriors 143/5 (20 overs) |
v | Dolphins 128/2 (18 overs) |
| Sinethemba Qeshile 47* (38) Ottniel Baartman 2/31 (4 overs) |
Keegan Petersen 58* (56) Ayabulela Gqamane 1/15 (3 overs) |
| Dolphins won by 3 runs (DLS method) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Stephen Harris |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dolphins were set a revised target of 126 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
- Tristan Stubbs (Warriors) made his T20 debut.
| 22 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Cape Cobras 167/5 (20 overs) |
v | Knights 169/7 (20 overs) |
| Zubayr Hamza 77* (49) Shaun von Berg 2/23 (4 overs) |
Raynard van Tonder 42 (40) Siyabonga Mahima 2/31 (4 overs) |
| Knights won by 3 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Shaun George |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
| 22 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Lions 124/4 (16.2 overs) |
v | Titans 112/8 (15 overs) |
| Reeza Hendricks 39 (28) Lizaad Williams 1/19 (2.2 overs) |
Junior Dala 21 (12) Beuran Hendricks 2/7 (3 overs) |
| Lions won by 18 runs (DLS method) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Bongani Jele and Brad White |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Titans were set a revised target of 131 runs from 15 overs due to rain.
| 23 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Cape Cobras 181/5 (20 overs) |
v | Warriors 157 (19.2 overs) |
| Zubayr Hamza 57 (45) Anrich Nortje 2/30 (4 overs) |
Marco Jansen 47 (36) George Linde 4/25 (4 overs) |
| Cape Cobras won by 24 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Bongani Jele and Siphelele Gasa |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
| 23 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Knights 106 (20 overs) |
v | Lions 110/3 (18.1 overs) |
| Farhaan Behardien 28 (28) Sisanda Magala 5/20 (4 overs) |
Temba Bavuma 53* (47) Gerald Coetzee 2/19 (4 overs) |
| Lions won by 7 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Brad White and Lubabalo Gcuma |
- Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
| 24 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Warriors 157/9 (20 overs) |
v | Titans 114/9 (20 overs) |
| Tristan Stubbs 44 (31) Lizaad Williams 2/23 (3 overs) |
Aiden Markram 31 (28) Mthiwekhaya Nabe 4/21 (4 overs) |
| Warriors won by 43 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Shaun George and Stephen Harris |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
| 24 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Dolphins 151/4 (20 overs) |
v | Lions 110 (19.3 overs) |
| David Miller 56* (38) Bjorn Fortuin 1/18 (2 overs) |
Rassie van der Dussen 33 (29) Prenelan Subrayen 3/18 (4 overs) |
| Dolphins won by 41 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Arno Jacobs |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
| 25 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Warriors 157/8 (20 overs) |
v | Knights 143 (20 overs) |
| Lesiba Ngoepe 41 (30) Mbulelo Budaza 3/18 (4 overs) |
Raynard van Tonder 81* (57) Mthiwekhaya Nabe 3/19 (4 overs) |
| Warriors won by 14 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Siphelele Gasa |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
| 26 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Cape Cobras 144/6 (20 overs) |
v | Lions 147/3 (19.3 overs) |
| Christiaan Jonker 44 (39) Lutho Sipamla 2/27 (4 overs) |
Christiaan Jonker 44 (39) Lutho Sipamla 2/27 (4 overs) |
| Lions won by 7 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Lubabalo Gcuma |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
| 26 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Dolphins 151/6 (20 overs) |
v | Titans 144/6 (20 overs) |
| David Miller 49* (35) Lungi Ngidi 3/21 (4 overs) |
Dayyaan Galiem 45 (39) Robbie Frylinck 2/26 (4 overs) |
| Dolphins won by 7 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Bongani Jele and Brad White |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
Finals
| Play-off 27 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Warriors 141/6 (20 overs) |
v | Lions 142/3 (19.1 overs) |
| Wihan Lubbe 52 (38) Wiaan Mulder 1/11 (3 overs) |
Temba Bavuma 48* (37) Mthiwekhaya Nabe 2/25 (3.1 overs) |
| Lions won by 7 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Shaun George and Stephen Harris |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
| Final 28 February 2021 Scorecard |
| Dolphins 107/7 (20 overs) |
v | Lions 108/6 (19 overs) |
| Robbie Frylinck 30* (26) Kagiso Rabada 3/12 (4 overs) |
Reeza Hendricks 39 (40) Ottniel Baartman 2/20 (4 overs) |
| Lions won by 4 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Bongani Jele |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- "CSA announces franchise and provincial fixtures for 2020/21 Season". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Fixtures announced for the CSA T20 Challenge". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "Domestic cricket in South Africa to resume on November 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- "Covid-19 effect: South Africa forced to postpone 2020 Mzansi Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "CSA T20 Challenge" (PDF). Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "Van der Dussen, Pretorius help Lions claim T20 Challenge glory". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Titans miss out on play-offs after Dolphins defeat". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- "Bavuma helps Lions set up Dolphins Betway T20 Challenge Final". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "CSA congratulates Lions on Betway T20 Challenge win". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- "Squads check in to Durban ahead of CSA T20 Challenge". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- "Maharaj trumps Mahami as Dolphins win T20 opener". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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