2025–26 CSA T20 Knock-Out Competition

The 2025–26 CSA T20 Knock-Out Competition was the 6th season of the CSA Provincial T20 Cup, organized by Cricket South Africa in South Africa.^[1] The tournament ran from 24 October to 24 November 2025, the date of the final.^[2][3] Tuskers were the defending champion.

2025–26 CSA T20 Knock-Out Competition

Dates	24 October – 24 November 2025
Administrator	Cricket South Africa
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Host	South Africa
Champions	Knights (2nd title)
Runners-up	Border
Participants	7
Matches	25
Most runs	George Van Heerden (237)
Most wickets	Alindile Mhletywa (15)
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Teams and squads

Border	Easterns Storm	Knights	Limpopo Impalas	Mpumalanga Rhinos	Northern Cape Heat	South Western Districts
Head Coaches
Tumelo Bodibe	Geoffrey Toyana	JP Triegaardt	Gurshwin Rabie	Mbasa Gqadushe	Mduduzi Mbatha	Letlotle Sesele
Captains
Jason Niemand	Grant Thomas		Michael Erlank	Muhammed Mayet	Ruan Haasbroek	Yaseen Valli
Players[4]
Source:[5]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Knights	6	4	1	1	20	2.023	Advance to Qualifier 1
2	Border	6	4	1	1	19	1.117
3	South Western Districts	6	3	2	1	14	0.481	Advance to Eliminator
4	Mpumalanga	6	2	2	2	12	−0.330
5	Easterns	6	2	3	1	10	0.017
6	Limpopo	6	1	4	1	6	−1.295
7	Northern Cape	6	0	3	3	6	−3.100

Source: ESPNcricinfo, SuperSport

Fixtures

All times listed below are South African Standard Time (UTC+2).

Match 1 24 October 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Knights 223/4 (20 overs)	v	Northern Cape 130 (18.5 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 97 (46) Benjamin Van Rensburg 2/36 (4 overs)		Garnett Tarr 48 (30) Sisanda Magala 2/12 (1.5 overs)

Knights won by 93 runs De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Siphelele Gasa

• Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• Liam Doherty, Ethan Frosler, Abel Mokwena and Ruan van Rooyen (Northern Cape) all made their T20 debuts.
• Points: Knights 5, Northern Cape 0

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Match 2 25 October 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Limpopo 160/4 (20 overs)	v	South Western Districts 164/2 (18.2 overs)
Liam Peters 45 (35) Banele Cele 1/18 (2 overs)		Heath Richards 67* (55) Matt Hollard 1/31 (3 overs)

South Western Districts won by 8 wickets Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane Umpires: Khawulani Ntuli and Jurie Sadler

• Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
• Shelton Ngobeni, Richard Williams (Limpopo), Nathan Engelbrecht and Zack Momberg (South Western Districts) all made their T20 debuts.
• Points: South Western Districts 4, Limpopo 0

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Match 3 26 October 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Mpumalanga 127/2 (13.1 overs)	v	Border
Zakir Kathrada 68 (42) Alindile Mhletywa 1/25 (2.1 overs)

No result Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Bongani Ntshebe and Evan van der Merwe

• Border won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.
• Christiaan du Toit (Border) and B Brokensha (Mpumalanga) both made their T20 debuts.
• Points: Border 2, Mpumalanga 2

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Match 4 29 October 2025 13:00 Scorecard

South Western Districts 160/6 (20 overs)	v	Border 162/4 (17.4 overs)
Ruan Terblanche 57 (33) Alindile Mhletywa 2/35 (4 overs)		Jerome Bossr 53 (32) Liam Alder 2/38 (4 overs)

Border won by 6 wickets Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Willhelm Nell

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Border 4, South Western Districts 0

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Match 5 29 October 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Knights 199/4 (20 overs)	v	Limpopo 100 (14.5 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 83* (36) Irvin Modimokoane 2/34 (4 overs)		Christoffel Klijnhans 30 (21) Ross Boast 5/12 (2.5 overs)

Knights won by 99 runs Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Roger Burne and Waldo Lategan

• Limpopo won the toss and elected to field.
• Ross Boast (Knights), Thabo Mosefowa and Natasha Ngobeni (Limpopo) all made their T20 debuts.
• Ross Boast (Knights) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20s.
• Points: Knights 5, Limpopo 0

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Match 6 29 October 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Easterns 103 (14.1 overs)	v	Northern Cape
Brayden Hicks 46 (24) Benjamin Van Rensburg 3/25 (3 overs)

No result Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Stacy Lackay and Godwin Von Willingh

• Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.
• Brayden Hicks (Easterns) made his T20 debut.
• Points: Easterns 2, Northern Cape 2

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Match 7 1 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Knights 110/7 (20 overs)	v	Border 113/6 (16.1 overs)
Cole Abrahams 31 (29) Alindile Mhletywa 2/18 (4 overs)		Wian Ruthven 37 (29) Dane Piedt 3/15 (4 overs)

Border won by 4 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Mthokozisi Shezi

• Border won the toss and elected to field.
• Wian Ruthven, Thozama Totana (Border) and Ruben du Toit (Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
• Points: Border 5, Knights 0

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Match 8 1 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Mpumalanga 116/7 (20 overs)	v	Easterns 116 (19.4 overs)
Zakir Kathrada 37 (27) Amaan Khan 4/28 (4 overs)		Brayden Hicks 49 (21) B Brokensha 5/12 (4 overs)

Match tied (Mpumalanga won the Super Over) Uplands College, White River Umpires: Evan van der Merwe and Godwin Von Willingh

• Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ricus Kramm (Mpumalanga) made his T20 debut.
• B Brokensha (Mpumalanga) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20s.
• Super Over: Easterns 5/2, Mpumalanga 6/0
• Points: Mpumalanga 4, Easterns 0

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Match 9 2 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

South Western Districts 164/4 (20 overs)	v	Northern Cape 140 (18.3 overs)
George Van Heerden 63* (41) Romano Terblanche 2/34 (4 overs)		Liam Doherty 50 (32) Mondli Khumalo 3/20 (3.3 overs)

South Western Districts won by 24 runs De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Stephen Harris and Heinrich Killian

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: South Western Districts 4, Northern Cape 0

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Match 10 3 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Easterns 137/8 (20 overs)	v	Border 138/5 (18 overs)
Jurie Snyman 56 (39) Thozama Totana 2/21 (4 overs)		Wian Ruthven 40 (27) Andrew Rasemene 2/29 (4 overs)

Border won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Keagan Williams

• Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mekyle Pillay (Easterns) made his T20 debut.
• Points: Border 4, Easterns 0

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Match 11 5 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Limpopo	v	Northern Cape

Match abandoned Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Limpopo 2, Northern Cape 2

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Match 12 5 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Mpumalanga 179/6 (20 overs)	v	Knights 182/6 (19.5 overs)
Gareth Dukes 47 (24) Malusi Siboto 2/31 (4 overs)		Ruan Haasbroek 76* (36) Gareth Dukes 2/30 (4 overs)

Knights won by 4 wickets Uplands College, White River Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Kerrin Klaaste

• Knights won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Knights 4, Mpumalanga 0

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Match 13 8 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Mpumalanga 124/7 (20 overs)	v	South Western Districts 128/5 (16.1 overs)
Hermann Rolfes 42 (41) Liam Alder 3/26 (4 overs)		Nathan Engelbrecht 28 (23) Aubrey Swanepoel 2/14 (2 overs)

South Western Districts won by 5 wickets Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Stacy Lackay and Willhelm Nell

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: South Western Districts 4, Mpumalanga 0

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Match 14 8 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Limpopo 158/7 (20 overs)	v	Border 130 (19.1 overs)
Tylor Trenoweth 60 (36) Thozama Totana 3/30 (4 overs)		Michael Copeland 41 (29) Irvin Modimokoane 3/27 (4 overs)

Limpopo won by 28 runs Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane Umpires: Roger Burne and Khawulani Ntuli

• Border won the toss and elected to field.
• Kyle Landsberg, Tylor Trenoweth (Limpopo) and Lihle Sizani (Border) all made their T20 debuts.
• Points: Limpopo 4, Border -1

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Match 15 9 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Knights 114/0 (11.1 overs)	v	Easterns 69/5 (6 overs)
Gihahn Cloete 57* (78)		Grant Thomson 24* (10) Sisanda Magala 4/12 (2 overs)

Knights won by 8 runs (DLS method) Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Heinrich Killian and Mthokozisi Shezi

• Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
• Play was stopped in the first innings at 11.1 overs due to rain.
• Easterns were set a revised target of 78 runs in 6 overs due to rain.
• Kaylan Archary (Easterns) made his T20 debut.
• Points: Knights 4, Easterns 0

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Match 16 12 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

South Western Districts 176/6 (20 overs)	v	Easterns 179/4 (19.1 overs)
Yaseen Valli 42 (30) Ernest Kemm 2/24 (3 overs)		Brayden Hicks 69* (43) Jade Richter 2/26 (4 overs)

Easterns won by 6 wickets Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste and Keagan Williams

• Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
• Jade Richter (South Western Districts) made his T20 debut.
• Points: Easterns 4, South Western Districts 0

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Match 17 12 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Border 184/4 (20 overs)	v	Northern Cape 115/8 (20 overs)
Jason Niemand 63* (42) Ruan van Rooyen 1/27 (4 overs)		Ronan Herrmann 24 (22) Thando Ntini 2/16 (4 overs)

Border won by 69 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Waldo Lategan and Bongani Ntshebe

• Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Border 5, Northern Cape 0

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Match 18 12 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Mpumalanga 123 (19.4 overs)	v	Limpopo 114/8 (20 overs)
Hermann Rolfes 28 (24) Emmanuel Motswiri 4/27 (3.4 overs)		Tylor Trenoweth 25 (26) Jon Hinrichsen 2/13 (4 overs)

Mpumalanga won by 9 runs Uplands College, White River Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Muhammad Jooma

• Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Mpumalanga 4, Limpopo 0

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Match 19 15 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Knights	v	South Western Districts

Match abandoned Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Knights 2, South Western Districts 2

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Match 20 15 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Northern Cape	v	Mpumalanga

Match abandoned De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Northern Cape 2, Mpumalanga 2

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Match 21 15 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Limpopo 97/7 (17 overs)	v	Easterns 58/2 (6.1 overs)
Emmanuel Motswiri 28 (32) Tumelo Simelane 3/13 (4 overs)		Christopher Britz 22* (17) Don Radebe 2/15 (2 overs)

Easterns won by 8 wickets (DLS method) Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Mthokozisi Shezi and Keagan Williams

• Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
• Play was stopped in the first innings at 17 overs due to rain.
• Easterns were set a revised target of 57 runs in 8 overs due to rain.
• Points: Easterns 4, Limpopo 0

Playoffs

Qualifier 1 / Eliminator

Qualifier 2

Final

18 November 2025

23–24 November 2025

1

Knights

76/2 (11.4 overs)

Q1W

Knights

155/7 (20 overs)

2

Border

140/7 (20 overs)

21 November 2025

Q2W

Border

144/6 (20 overs)

Q1L

Border

155/4 (20 overs)

19 November 2025

EW

South Western Districts

130 (20 overs)

3

South Western Districts

152/6 (20 overs)

4

Mpumalanga

109 (19.2 overs)

Qualifier 1

18 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Knights 140/7 (20 overs)	v	Border 76/2 (11.4 overs)
Jan Coetzer 33* (24) Mbongiseni Mhlanga 3/20 (4 overs)		Jacques Snyman 36 (24) Thozama Totana 1/6 (3 overs)

Knights won by 3 runs (DLS method) Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Waldo Lategan and Khawulani Ntuli

• Knights won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain prevented any further play.
• Knights were 3 runs ahead of the DLS par score when rain interrupted the match.

Eliminator

19 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

South Western Districts 152/6 (20 overs)	v	Mpumalanga 109 (19.2 overs)
Ruan Terblanche 50 (29) Hermann Rolfes 2/23 (4 overs)		Jon Hinrichsen 23 (9) Liam Alder 3/7 (4 overs)

South Western Districts won by 43 runs Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste and Mthokozisi Shezi

• Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2

21 November 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Border 155/4 (20 overs)	v	South Western Districts 130 (20 overs)
Nathan Roux 68* (47) Jade Richter 3/24 (4 overs)		George Van Heerden 65* (48) Makhaya Ntini 4/16 (4 overs)

Border won by 25 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Khawulani Ntuli

• South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.

Final

23–24 November 2025 10:00 Scorecard

Knights 155/7 (20 overs)	v	Border 144/6 (20 overs)
Isaac Dikgale 57* (51) Kgaudisa Molefe 2/18 (4 overs)		Nathan Roux 43 (44) Jacques Snyman 3/31 (4 overs)

Knights won by 11 runs Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste and Mthokozisi Shezi

• Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was pushed to reserve day due to rain and wet outfield.

See also

• 2025–26 CSA T20 Challenge
• 2025–26 CSA 4-Day Series
• 2025–26 CSA One-Day Cup