2024–25 CSA T20 Challenge
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| Dates | 27 September – 27 October 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions | Lions |
| Runners-up | Titans |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Most runs | Edward Moore (328) |
| Most wickets | Junaid Dawood (13) |
The 2024–25 CSA T20 Challenge is a Twenty20 cricket tournament that is taking place in South Africa.[1] It is the 21st season of the CSA T20 Challenge, organized by Cricket South Africa. The tournament started on 27 September with the final scheduled to be played on 27 October 2024.[2][3][4] Lions are the defending champions.[5]
Teams and squads
[edit]| Gbets Rocks Boland |
HollywoodBets Dolphins |
DP World Lions |
Knights | North West Dragons |
Momentum Multiply Titans | Dafabet Warriors |
Western Province |
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| Head Coaches | |||||||
| Justin Ontong | Quinton Friend | Russell Domingo | JP Triegaardt | Craig Alexander | Mandla Mashimbyi | Robin Peterson | Salieg Nackerdien |
| Captains | |||||||
| Clyde Fortuin | Prenelan Subrayen | Mitchell Van Buuren | Dane Piedt | Wihan Lubbe | Neil Brand | Matthew Breetzke | Beuran Hendricks |
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Lesego Senokwane
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Venues
[edit]| Cape Town | Centurion | Durban | Pietermaritzburg |
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| Newlands Cricket Ground | Centurion Park | Kingsmead Cricket Ground | City Oval |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 12,000 |
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| Gqeberha | Johannesburg | Paarl | Cape Town |
| St George's Park Cricket Ground | Wanderers Stadium | Boland Park | Cape Town Stadium |
| Capacity: 19,000 | Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 57,000 |
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Standing
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Lions | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.014 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Titans | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2.037 | |
| 3 | North West | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0.355 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Western Province | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0.033 | |
| 5 | Boland | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | −0.966 | |
| 6 | Warriors | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.324 | |
| 7 | Knights | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.144 | |
| 8 | Dolphins | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.714 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]
Fixtures
[edit]On 30 July 2024, Cricket South Africa confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[7]
Titans
258/6 (20 overs) |
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Lions
141/8 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Titans 5, Lions 0
North West
144/4 (18 overs) |
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Knights
146/6 (18 overs) |
Wihan Lubbe 58 (40)
Dian Forrester 2/22 (4 overs) |
- North West won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain and wet outfield.
- Knights were set a revised target of 150 runs form 18 overs due to rain.
- Points: North West 4, Knights 0
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- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Western Province 2, Boland 2
Dolphins
162/9 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
163/4 (19.2 overs) |
Eathan Bosch 45 (19)
Christopher King 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Nqobani Mokoena, Romashan Pillay, Slade van Staden (Dolphins) Josh King and Siya Plaatjie (Warriors) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Warriors 4, Dolphins 0
Boland
141 (19.5 overs) |
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Knights
141/4 (20 overs) |
Grant Roelofsen 51 (38)
Dian Forrester 3/30 (2.5 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Dian Forrester (Knights) took his first hat-trick in T20 cricket.
- Super Over: Knights 1/2, Boland 2/1
- Points: Boland 4, Knights 0
Titans
210/3 (20 overs) |
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Dolphins
159/9 (20 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Titans 5, Dolphins 0
Lions
239/4 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
177/6 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Junaid Dawood (Lions) took his first five-wicket haul in T20s.
- Points: Lions 5, Warriors 0
Western Province
142/9 (20 overs) |
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North West
146/7 (19.4 overs) |
- North West won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West 4, Western Province 0
Knights
166/9 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
150/6 (20 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Knights 4, Warriors 0
Lions
156/5 (20 overs) |
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Dolphins
147/8 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points:Lions 4, Dolphins 0
Titans
143/8 (20 overs) |
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Western Province
144/3 (15.4 overs) |
Donovan Ferreira 35 (27)
Wesley Bedja 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Province 5, Titans 0
North West
176/5 (20 overs) |
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Boland
173/7 (20 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West 4, Boland 0
Western Province
148/7 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
150/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Warriors 4, Western Province 0
North West
136/7 (20 overs) |
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Dolphins
93 (16.5 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West 5, Dolphins 0
Lions
142/7 (20 overs) |
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Knights
95 (17.5 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lions 5, Knights 0
Titans
169/4 (15 overs) |
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Boland
75 (13.2 overs) |
- Bolands won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Titans 5, Boland 0
Boland
129/7 (20 overs) |
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Lions
132/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lehan Botha (Western Province) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Lions 4, Boland 0
Warriors
221/5 (20 overs) |
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North West
200/3 (20 overs) |
JP King 61 (33)
Migael Pretorius 2/32 (4 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ludwich Schuld (North West) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Warriors 4, North West 0
Western Province
167/6 |
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Dolphins
169/6 (19 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Dolphins 4, Western Province 0
Knights
223/6 (20 overs) |
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Titans
191/6 (20 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Letsholo Selemela (Titans) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Knights 4, Titans 0
Boland
171/6 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
160 (19.5 overs) |
Clyde Fortuin 50 (35)
Liam Alder 2/24 (4 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Glenton Stuurman (Boland) took his first five-wicket haul in T20s.
- Points: Boland 4, Warriors 0
Knights
155/9 (20 overs) |
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Dolphins
158/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Dolphins 4, Knights 0
Lions
145/7 (20 overs) |
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Western Province
146/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Province 4, Lions 0
Knights
157/7 (20 overs) |
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Western Province
163/4 (18.5 overs) |
Dian Forrester 39 (26)
Beuran Hendricks 2/28 (4 overs) |
Daniel Smith 57 (33)
Seth Fledermaus 2/32 (3 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Seth Fledermaus (Knights) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Western Province 4, Knights 0
Warriors
179/6 (20 overs) |
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Titans
174/4 (16.2 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Titans were set a revised target of 174 runs from 19 overs due to rain.
- Points: Titans 4, Warriors 0
Boland
167/4 (20 overs) |
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Dolphins
83/5 (10 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Dolphins were set a revised target of 88 runs from 10 overs.
- Points: Boland 4, Dolphins 0
Lions
170/3 (20 overs) |
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North West
165/6 (20 overs) |
Ludwich Schuld 60 (51)
Kwena Maphaka 2/28 (4 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lions 4, North West 0
Playoffs
[edit]| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 22 October 2024 | 27 October 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lions | 116/3 (20) | Q1W | Lions | 124/2 (15.1) | ||||||||
| 2 | Titans | 115 (19.2) | 25 October 2024 | Q2W | Titans | 119 (19.2) | |||||||
| Q1L | Titans | 182/7 (20) | |||||||||||
| 23 October 2024 | EW | Western Province | 163/6 (20) | ||||||||||
| 3 | North West | 125 (15.3) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Western Province | 166/5 (20) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
[edit]Eliminator
[edit]Western Province
166/5 (20 overs) |
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North West
125 (15.3 overs) |
- North West won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
[edit]Titans
182/7 (20 overs) |
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Western Province
163/6 (20 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Oliver Whitehead (Western Province) made his T20 debut.
Final
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Action-packed domestic cricket calendar set to thrill". Super Sports. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "CSA ANNOUNCE MEN'S DOMESTIC FIXTURES FOR 2024/2025 SEASON". cricket.co.za. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "South Africa's 2024-25 domestic season will start on 27 September". sacricket magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: T20 Challenge 2024". super sport. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Hendricks, Mulder lead Lions to CSA T20 Challenge title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "CSA T20 Challenge 2024 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "CSA release domestic fixtures 2024/25 season". Cricketfanstic Mazgine. Retrieved 31 July 2024.