2019 CSA T20 Challenge

The 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge was the sixteenth season of the CSA T20 Challenge, established by Cricket South Africa. It took place from 5 April to 5 May 2019.^[1][2] Titans were the defending champions.^[3]

2019 CSA T20 Challenge

Dates	5 April – 5 May 2019
Administrator(s)	Cricket South Africa
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and knockout
Host(s)	South Africa
Champions	Lions (3rd title)
Participants	6
Matches	33
Most runs	Theunis de Bruyn (348) Rassie van der Dussen (348)
Most wickets	Bjorn Fortuin (15)
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In April 2019, Cricket South Africa announced that this would be the final edition of the T20 Challenge, due to austerity measures and a restructure of domestic cricket in the country.^[4][5][6] Rain played a factor during the tournament, with several matches ending in a no result or being abandoned,^[7][8][9] including all three matches scheduled to be played on Easter Monday.^[10]

Following the conclusion of the group stage matches, Lions, Warriors, Cape Cobras and Dolphins had all progressed to the semi-finals of the tournament.^[11] Lions and Dolphins played each other in the first semi-final,^[12] with Warriors and Cape Cobras playing each other in the second semi-final.^[13] In the first semi-final, Lions beat Dolphins by eight wickets to progress to the final of the tournament.^[14] They were joined in the final by Warriors, who beat Cape Cobras by 15 runs in their semi-final match.^[15] Lions won the tournament, beating Warriors by 11 runs in the final.^[16]

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Lions	10	5	2	0	3	2	28	0.523
2	Warriors	10	4	2	0	4	1	25	0.363
3	Cape Cobras	10	5	4	0	1	1	23	−0.352
4	Dolphins	10	3	3	0	4	1	21	0.226
5	Titans	10	3	4	0	3	1	19	0.151
6	Knights	10	0	5	0	5	0	10	−0.869

Source: ^[17]

•   Top four teams advanced to the finals

Fixtures

Round-robin

5 April 2019 Scorecard

Titans 216/5 (20 overs)	v	Warriors 60/0 (6 overs)
Theunis de Bruyn 74 (38) Lutho Sipamla 2/34 (4 overs)		Gihahn Cloete 46* (25)

Warriors won by 4 runs (D/L method) Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Stephen Harris and Shaun George

• Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

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6 April 2019 Scorecard

Knights 133/8 (20 overs)	v	Dolphins 134/6 (18.3 overs)
Aubrey Swanepoel 31 (19) Prenelan Subrayen 3/15 (4 overs)		Marques Ackerman 44* (36) Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/23 (4 overs)

Dolphins won by 4 wickets Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Adrian Holdstock

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

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7 April 2019 Scorecard

Cape Cobras 169/8 (20 overs)	v	Lions 164/8 (20 overs)
Vernon Philander 31 (17) Bjorn Fortuin 2/14 (4 overs)		Ryan Rickelton 69 (43) Dane Paterson 3/30 (4 overs)

Cape Cobras won by 5 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Bongani Jele and Brad White

• Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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9 April 2019 Scorecard

Knights	v	Warriors

Match abandoned Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Stephen Harris

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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10 April 2019 Scorecard

Lions 159/5 (20 overs)	v	Dolphins 141/9 (20 overs)
Wiaan Mulder 59* (34) Keshav Maharaj 1/16 (4 overs)		Morne van Wyk 44 (26) Bjorn Fortuin 2/14 (4 overs)

Lions won by 18 runs Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Murray Brown and Brad White

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

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10 April 2019 Scorecard

Cape Cobras 150/6 (20 overs)	v	Titans 151/3 (15.4 overs)
Kyle Verreynne 44 (38) Shaun von Berg 1/18 (4 overs)		Henry Davids 57 (39) Vernon Philander 1/28 (3.4 overs)

Titans won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Johan Cloete and Adrian Holdstock

• Titans won the toss and elected to field.

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12 April 2019 Scorecard

Lions 150/7 (20 overs)	v	Knights 110/9 (20 overs)
Ryan Rickelton 51 (41) Gerald Coetzee 2/30 (4 overs)		Raynard van Tonder 32 (26) Bjorn Fortuin 3/10 (4 overs)

Lions won by 40 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Dennis Smith and Bongani Jele

• Knights won the toss and elected to field.
• Gerald Coetzee (Knights) made his T20 debut.

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12 April 2019 Scorecard

Titans	v	Dolphins

Match abandoned Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Lubabalo Gcuma

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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12 April 2019 Scorecard

Warriors 151/8 (20 overs)	v	Cape Cobras 152/3 (15.5 overs)
Gihahn Cloete 28 (23) Aviwe Mgijima 3/14 (2 overs)		Janneman Malan 103* (57) Thomas Kaber 1/19 (2 overs)

Cape Cobras won by 7 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Adrian Holdstock

• Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.

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14 April 2019 Scorecard

Cape Cobras 152/6 (20 overs)	v	Dolphins 144/5 (20 overs)
Hashim Amla 32 (32) Robbie Frylinck 2/27 (4 overs)		Khaya Zondo 53* (49) Rory Kleinveldt 2/9 (4 overs)

Cape Cobras won by 8 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Adrian Holdstock

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

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14 April 2019 Scorecard

Warriors 155/5 (18.4 overs)	v	Lions
Marco Marais 82* (33) Aaron Phangiso 2/13 (4 overs)

No result Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Bongani Jele and Brad White

• Lions won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain prevented any further play.

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14 April 2019 Scorecard

Titans 136/4 (17 overs)	v	Knights
Diego Rosier 57 (40) Ryan McLaren 2/22 (3 overs)

No result Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Johan Cloete and Stephen Harris

• Knights won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain prevented any further play.

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16 April 2019 Scorecard

Cape Cobras 150/5 (20 overs)	v	Knights 145/7 (20 overs)
David Bedingham 50 (42) Ryan McLaren 2/30 (4 overs)		Patrick Kruger 57 (38) Tladi Bokako 2/20 (4 overs)

Cape Cobras won by 5 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Dennis Smith and Brad White

• Knights won the toss and elected to field.

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17 April 2019 Scorecard

Dolphins	v	Warriors

No result Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Bongani Jele and Clifford Isaacs

• Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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18 April 2019 Scorecard

Lions 181/4 (20 overs)	v	Titans 162/9 (20 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 85 (47) Junior Dala 3/33 (4 overs)		Theunis de Bruyn 42 (28) Nono Pongolo 3/29 (4 overs)

Lions won by 19 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Stephen Harris

• Titans won the toss and elected to field.

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20 April 2019 Scorecard

Dolphins 185/4 (20 overs)	v	Titans 191/2 (18.5 overs)
Cody Chetty 56 (36) Gregory Mahlokwana 1/23 (3 overs)		Theunis de Bruyn 72* (32) Prenelan Subrayen 2/28 (4 overs)

Titans won by 8 wickets City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Philip Vosloo

• Titans won the toss and elected to field.

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20 April 2019 Scorecard

Warriors 189 (19.5 overs)	v	Cape Cobras 179/7 (20 overs)
Marco Marais 75 (36) Vernon Philander 5/23 (3.5 overs)		George Linde 42 (27) Lutho Sipamla 2/45 (4 overs)

Warriors won by 10 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Shaun George

• Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.

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20 April 2019 Scorecard

Knights	v	Lions

Match abandoned Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Bongani Jele

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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22 April 2019 Scorecard

Lions	v	Dolphins

Match abandoned Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Allahudien Paleker

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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22 April 2019 Scorecard

Warriors	v	Titans

Match abandoned Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Shaun George and Abdoellah Steenkamp

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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22 April 2019 Scorecard

Knights	v	Cape Cobras

Match abandoned Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Dennis Smith and Stephen Harris

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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24 April 2019 Scorecard

Titans 182/3 (20 overs)	v	Cape Cobras 183/7 (18.5 overs)
Tony de Zorzi 70 (47) Tladi Bokako 2/47 (4 overs)		Aviwe Mgijima 55* (30) Junior Dala 3/32 (3 overs)

Cape Cobras won by 3 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Brad White

• Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.

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24 April 2019 Scorecard

Knights	v	Dolphins

Match abandoned Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Johan Cloete and Siphelele Gasa

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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24 April 2019 Scorecard

Lions 144/6 (20 overs)	v	Warriors 145/1 (14.3 overs)
Dwaine Pretorius 48* (27) Sithembile Langa 1/19 (3 overs)		Matthew Breetzke 72* (45) Bjorn Fortuin 1/27 (4 overs)

Warriors won by 9 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Bongani Jele and Murray Brown

• Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

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26 April 2019 Scorecard

Warriors 153/7 (20 overs)	v	Dolphins 154/3 (18.2 overs)
Sisanda Magala 50 (32) Prenelan Subrayen 2/24 (4 overs)		Vaughn van Jaarsveld 112* (69) Sisanda Magala 1/22 (3.2 overs)

Dolphins won by 7 wickets St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Shaun George

• Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

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26 April 2019 Scorecard

Knights 148/8 (20 overs)	v	Titans 150/4 (19.2 overs)
Shadley van Schalkwyk 49 (35) Gregory Mahlokwana 2/25 (4 overs)		Henry Davids 47 (36) Gerald Coetzee 2/26 (4 overs)

Titans won by 6 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Adrian Holdstock

• Titans won the toss and elected to field.
• Luvuyo Adam (Knights) made his T20 debut.

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26 April 2019 Scorecard

Cape Cobras 133/7 (20 overs)	v	Lions 134/4 (15.5 overs)
Jason Smith 49* (35) Nono Pongolo 1/17 (4 overs)		Rassie van der Dussen 59* (36) JP Duminy 1/5 (1 over)

Lions won by 6 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Philip Vosloo

• Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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28 April 2019 Scorecard

Knights 96/7 (20 overs)	v	Warriors 99/6 (17.1 overs)
Ryan McLaren 39* (39) Andrew Birch 4/10 (4 overs)		Gihahn Cloete 40 (40) Tshepo Ntuli 2/11 (4 overs)

Warriors won by 4 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Johan Cloete

• Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
• Marco Jansen (Knights) made his T20 debut.

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28 April 2019 Scorecard

Cape Cobras 121/7 (20 overs)	v	Dolphins 124/5 (15.1 overs)
Vernon Philander 32* (23) Robbie Frylinck 3/39 (4 overs)		Vaughn van Jaarsveld 48 (31) Rory Kleinveldt 2/22 (4 overs)

Dolphins won by 5 wickets Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Dennis Smith and Brad White

• Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.

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28 April 2019 Scorecard

Titans 148/7 (20 overs)	v	Lions 149/6 (19 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 48 (38) Lizaad Williams 3/32 (4 overs)		Ryan Rickelton 74 (47) Junior Dala 2/22 (4 overs)

Lions won by 4 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Stephen Harris

• Lions won the toss and elected to field.

Finals

1st Semi Final 1 May 2019 Scorecard

Dolphins 163/8 (20 overs)	v	Lions 164/2 (18.4 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 47 (34) Wiaan Mulder 2/23 (3 overs)		Rassie van der Dussen 69* (49) Daryn Dupavillon 2/22 (4 overs)

Lions won by 8 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Stephen Harris and Allahudien Paleker

• Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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2nd Semi Final 1 May 2019 Scorecard

Warriors 172/7 (20 overs)	v	Cape Cobras 157/8 (20 overs)
Matthew Breetzke 60 (38) Rory Kleinveldt 4/33 (4 overs)		David Bedingham 73 (39) Sisanda Magala 2/19 (4 overs)

Warriors won by 15 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Brad White

• Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.

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Final 5 May 2019 Scorecard

Lions 203/4 (20 overs)	v	Warriors 192 (19.2 overs)
Temba Bavuma 104 (63) Andrew Birch 3/36 (4 overs)		JJ Smuts 121 (60) Bjorn Fortuin 4/27 (4 overs)

Lions won by 11 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Dennis Smith and Lubabalo Gcuma

• Warriors won the toss and elected to field.