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- Cricket South Africa has confirmed that its national season will begin in the first week of November.
- The franchises will compete in a T20 competition in addition to the CSA One-Day Cup and Four-Day Franchise Series.
- The franchise teams will be divided into two pools of three teams each for the four-day series and the one-day event.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday he announced the list of matches for the upcoming 2020/21 national season.
The franchise cricket will begin in the first week of November (November 2-5), while the men’s and women’s amateur provincial cricket will only begin in early January.
The cricket governing body said the franchises will contest a T20 competition in addition to One day drink and the CSA’s Four-Day Franchise Series. The Mzansi Super League has already been postponed until next year.
Unlike in previous years, the franchise teams will be divided into two groups of three teams each for the four-day and one-day events.
They will play a double round of matches against teams in their own group and a single round of crossover group matches.
“This provides for a minimum of seven games for each franchise and these will be followed by a five-day final at the conclusion of the CSA Four-Day Franchise Series contested by the two teams leading their respective group,” said CSA interim CEO. , Kugandrie Govender. he said through a press release.
He added: “In the One-Day Cup, after the conclusion of the preliminary round, the teams that finish first and second in each group will play a crossover group semifinal, each with the respective winners advancing to the final.”
CSA added that the T20 competition will be played in a single round of matches (five), with the top two teams qualifying for the final.
“We are pleased that the games were not reduced despite the late start to the season. I cannot stress enough the importance of our national system and the important role it plays in our line of talent development for the Proteas. look at the number of players who made successful international debuts in all three formats last season, “concluded Govender.
4-day franchise series (starting November 2):
Group A: Cape Cobras, Titans, Warriors
B Group: Dolphins, Lions, Knights
One-day drink (from January 10):
Group A: Dolphins, Titans, Knights
B Group: Cape Cobras, Lions, Warriors
CSA T20 Challenge (starting March 10):
Single round of matches with the first two contesting the final at the conclusion of the preliminary round.
CSA provincial parties (as of January 7):
Group A: Boland, Border, Central Gauteng Lions, Easterns, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal Coast, Limpopo
B Group: Eastern Province, KwaZulu-Natal Inland, Mpumalanga, Northwest, Northerns, Northern Cape, Southwestern Districts, Western Province
Women’s cricket matches (starting January 9):
Top 6: Border, Central Gauteng Lions, KwaZulu-Natal Coast, Northerns, Northwest, Western Province
Group A: Boland, Eastern Province, Free State, Kei, Southwestern Districts
B Group: Easterns, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal Inland, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
– Compiled by Sport24 staff
