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The 2023–24 CSA 4-Day Series is a first-class cricket competition taking place in South Africa from 26 October 2023 to 3 March 2024. It was the 3rd edition of the post-franchise era and retained the two-division league format introduced the previous year. The competing teams in each division were different for the first time since the 2021–22 adoption of the provisional format, with KwaZulu-Natal Inland being promoted to Division 1 and Knights being relegated to Division 2 based on their performances across all formats in the previous two years. 2023–24 will be the first season to have promotion and relegation based on teams' performances across formats in just that one season.

The Division 2 teams of Limpopo and Mpumalanga were re-awarded first-class status in October 2022. Therefore, unlike the previous season, all matches played in the competition would have first-class status.

Teams

Points Table

Division 1 Standings

Division 2 Standings

• Batting bonus points: in the first innings only, 1 point for reaching 150 runs, then 0.02 points for each run thereafter.
• Bowling bonus points: in the first innings only, 1 point for taking three wickets, then 1 point for each two wickets thereafter.

Division 1 Fixtures

Round 1

• Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Titans 22.18, Boland 7.36
• Maahir Joseph (Boland) made his first-class debut.

• Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Lions 24.6, Western Province 5.42
• Sello Kitime (Western Province) made his first-class debut.

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Dolphins 24.24, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 2
• Teeshan Naicker and Sean Gibson (both KwaZulu-Natal Inland) made their first-class debuts.

• North West won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: North West 13.84, Warriors 11.8
• Meeka-eel Prince (North West) made his first-class debut.

Round 2

• Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Warriors 22.54, Boland 7.1

• KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Province 10.08, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 9.14

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Titans 15.24, Dolphins 12.86
• Merrick Brett (Titans) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

• Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Lions 15.64, North West 11.9

Round 3

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Dolphins 11.64, Boland 9.84

• Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Province 25, Titans 7.18

• Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Warriors 25.4, Lions 3

• KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: North West 24.62, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 9
• Calvin King (North West) made his first-class debut.

Round 4

• North West won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Province 24.9, North West 6.72
• Wesley Bedja (Western Province) made his first-class debut.

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Lions 13.56, Dolphins 11.9

• Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Boland 12.64, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 11.58

• Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Titans 24.06, Warriors 9.52
• Aphiwe Mnyanda (Warriors) made his first-class debut.
• Dewald Brevis (Titans) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

Round 5

• Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Dolphins 14.64, Warriors 11.34

• KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Lions 23.68, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 6.56
• Muhammad Manack (Lions) made his first-class debut.

• Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
• Tumelo Mokoena (North West) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Titans 23.3, North West 4

• Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Boland 24.44, Western Province 7.1

Round 6

• Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Wesley Bedja (Warriors) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Western Province 20, Warriors 4

• KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jared Meiring, Ntando Zuma (KwaZulu-Natal) and Schalk Engelbrecht (Warriors) all made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Titans 10.04, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 8.64

• Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Nathan Engelbrecht (Boland) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Imperial Lions 15.02, Boland 9.52

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Dolphins 28.24, North West 5.64

Round 7

• North West won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jevano Baron (Boland) and Ronan Herrmann (North West) both made their first-class debuts.
• Gideon Peters (North West) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: North West 25.28, Boland 6.06

• Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Gavin Kaplan (Western Province) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Western Province 26.06, Dolphins 3.04

• Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Warriors 13.44, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 10.34

• Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Lions 23.86, Titans 6.54

Division 2 Fixtures

Round 1

• Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Northern Cape 14.18, Easterns 12
• Emanuel Motswiri (Northern Cape) made his first-class debut.
• Benjamin van Rensburg (Northern Cape) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

• Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Knights 27.6, Limpopo 5.8
• Sello Sessing, Don Radebe, Daniel van der Merwe (Limpopo), and Dian Forrester (Knights) all made their first-class debut.
• Nhlakanipho Mpungose (Knights) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: South Western Districts 26, Border 3.72
• Liabona Malife (South Western Districts) and Lihle Sizani (Border) both made their first-class debut.

Round 2

• Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Knights 27, Northern Cape 5.66
• Dian Forrester (Knights) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Matthew Pollard (Knights) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

• Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Limpopo 23.38, Border 7.18
• Liam Peters (Limpopo) score his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Nico van Zyl (Border) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

Round 3

• Border won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Border 15.46, Mpumalanga 14.88
• Hermann Rolfes (Mpumalanga) and Keeran Forbes (Border) both made their first-class debut.
• Jerome Bossr (Border) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Hermann Rolfes (Mpumalanga) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

• Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Easterns 22.26, South Western Districts 8.6
• Jhedli van Briesies (South Western Districts) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

• Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Limpopo 22.2, Mpumalanga 5.44
• Artwell Mokgoloboto (Limpopo) made his first-class debut.
• Gregory Mahlokwana (Mpumalanga) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

Round 4

• Knights won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on the first, third, or fourth days due to rain.
• Points: Knights 10, Mpumalanga 9.34

• Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Easterns 24.9, Knights 4.52
• Danie Rossouw (Easterns) scored his maiden first-class century.

Round 5

• Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Northern Cape 23.9, Mpumalanga 3.7
• Emanuel Motswiri (Northern Cape) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Limpopo 14.9, South Western Districts 12.82
• Alex Pillay (Limpopo) made his first-class debut.

Round 6

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Pheko Moletsane (South Western Districts) scored his first century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Northern Cape 25.26, South Western Districts 5.36

• Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
• Juan Lubbe (Easterns) made his first-class debut.
• Jesse Albanie (Limpopo) took his maiden five-wicket haul and maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Limpopo 21.14, Easterns 4

• Border won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Border 25.16, Knights 7.26

Round 7

• Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
• Christopher Britz (Northern Cape) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Border 12.12, Northern Cape 12.08

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Knights 22.28, South Western Districts 4

• Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
• Zuan Swart (Mpumalanga) and Jason van Dyk (Easterns) both made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Mpumalanga 23.46, Easterns 5.86

Round 8

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Nevada Jacobs (South Western Districts) made his first-class debut.
• Khwezi Gumede (South Western Districts) took his maiden five-wicket haul and maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Jon Hinrichsen (Mpumalanga) took his maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: South Western Districts 23.6, Mpumalanga 7.1

• Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dewan Marais, Kyle Landsberg (Easterns) and Thabile Hlatuka (Border) all made their first-class debuts.
• Thabile Hlatuka (Border) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Border 20, Easterns 6.74

• Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
• Wisani Mushwana (Limpopo) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Northern Cape 24.18, Limpopo 4.5

Finals

• Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
• Tshepo Moreki (Lions) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

• Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.

References

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4. "Tuskers gain promotion to Division 1 with Knights relegated". SuperSport. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
5. Moonda, Firdose. "Dolphins win Division One title; Knights first to be relegated in restructured system". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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External links

• Division 1 home at ESPNcricinfo
• Division 2 home at ESPNcricinfo
• Series home at Cricket24

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