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 |
|---|---|
| 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
editThe 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
editPool A
edit 24 September 2021
Scorecard |
Western Province
197/7 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
edit 28 September 2021
Scorecard |
Titans
143/8 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland
133/7 (20 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jandré Pretorius (Titans) made his T20 debut.
Pool C
edit 8 October 2021
Scorecard |
North West
128/8 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Easterns
157/6 (20 overs) |
- Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
Pool D
edit 4 October 2021
Scorecard |
Boland
183/5 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
editBracket
edit| 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
editTitans
192/5 (20 overs) |
v
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South Western Districts
138 (17.1 overs) |
- South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finals
editKnights
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.
Final
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