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]
| 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) |
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
edit| 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
editRound-robin
edit 5 April 2019
Scorecard |
Titans
216/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Warriors
60/0 (6 overs) |
Gihahn Cloete 46* (25)
|
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
6 April 2019
Scorecard |
Knights
133/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Dolphins
134/6 (18.3 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
7 April 2019
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
169/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Lions
164/8 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
10 April 2019
Scorecard |
Lions
159/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Dolphins
141/9 (20 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
10 April 2019
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
150/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Titans
151/3 (15.4 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
12 April 2019
Scorecard |
Lions
150/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Knights
110/9 (20 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Gerald Coetzee (Knights) made his T20 debut.
12 April 2019
Scorecard |
Warriors
151/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cape Cobras
152/3 (15.5 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
14 April 2019
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
152/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Dolphins
144/5 (20 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
14 April 2019
Scorecard |
Warriors
155/5 (18.4 overs) |
v
|
|
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
14 April 2019
Scorecard |
Titans
136/4 (17 overs) |
v
|
|
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
16 April 2019
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
150/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Knights
145/7 (20 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
17 April 2019
Scorecard |
v
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- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
18 April 2019
Scorecard |
Lions
181/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Titans
162/9 (20 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
20 April 2019
Scorecard |
Dolphins
185/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Titans
191/2 (18.5 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
20 April 2019
Scorecard |
Warriors
189 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Cape Cobras
179/7 (20 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
24 April 2019
Scorecard |
Titans
182/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Cape Cobras
183/7 (18.5 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
24 April 2019
Scorecard |
Lions
144/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Warriors
145/1 (14.3 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
26 April 2019
Scorecard |
Warriors
153/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Dolphins
154/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
26 April 2019
Scorecard |
Knights
148/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Titans
150/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Luvuyo Adam (Knights) made his T20 debut.
26 April 2019
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
133/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lions
134/4 (15.5 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
28 April 2019
Scorecard |
Knights
96/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Warriors
99/6 (17.1 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Marco Jansen (Knights) made his T20 debut.
28 April 2019
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
121/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Dolphins
124/5 (15.1 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
Finals
editWarriors
172/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cape Cobras
157/8 (20 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
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