CSA 4-Day Series

The CSA (Cricket South Africa) 4-Day Series is the current name of the national first-class cricket championship in South Africa. Originally launched in 1889–90 as the Currie Cup, the tournament became the Castle Cup in 1990, and then the SuperSport Series in 1996. Until 2004, it was contested by the nation's provincial teams, of which the most successful were Gauteng (formerly Transvaal), KwaZulu-Natal Coastal (formerly Natal), and Western Province.

Franchise teams

The championship was completely restructured and rebranded in 2004 with the introduction of franchise teams known as Cape Cobras, Dolphins, Knights, Lions, Titans, and Warriors. The franchises were disbanded in March 2021, when CSA announced another restructure. That essentially involved a return to the provincial teams, although five of the franchise team names were retained as brands by their respective provinces. The exception was Cape Cobras, which was not adopted by either of its constituent provinces, Boland and Western Province. KwaZulu-Natal Coastal have retained Dolphins as their brand, while Gauteng are the Lions, Northerns are the Titans, Free State are the Knights, and Eastern Cape are the Warriors.

2024–25

In the 2024–25 tournament, there were eight teams in Division One, and seven in Division Two. Both divisions were run on a round-robin basis and the top two teams qualified for a championship final. Gauteng and Northerns contested the Division One final, which ended in a draw after one whole day's play was lost due to heavy rain. Free State were relegated to Division Two ahead of the 2025–26 season, and KwaZulu-Natal Inland were promoted to Division One.^[1]