2020–21 Momentum One Day Cup

The 2020–21 Momentum One Day Cup was a domestic one-day cricket tournament that took place in South Africa in January and February 2021.[1][2] Six teams took part in the tournament, split into two groups.[1] Dolphins were the defending champions.[3][4] It was the last season of franchise cricket, after Cricket South Africa announced a revamp to their domestic structure in March 2021.[5]

2020–21 Momentum One Day Cup
Dates9 January – 5 February 2021
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and playoffs
ChampionsDolphins
Lions
Participants6
Matches15
Most runsJanneman Malan (232)
Dominic Hendricks (232)
Most wicketsSisanda Magala (8)
Imran Manack (8)

On 3 January 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed a revised schedule of fifteen matches,[6] with them all played behind closed doors at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.[7] The six teams were placed into two groups of three, with the top two teams of each group progressing to the semi-finals.[8] On 9 January 2021, Cricket South Africa issued a further revision to the schedule, including moving the Pool B matches forward by one week.[9]

In Pool A, three of the first five matches were abandoned due to rain, resulting in Dolphins winning the group ahead of the final match.[10] The sixth match in Pool A was also abandoned with no play, meaning that Knights advanced to the semi-finals.[11] Lions won their first three matches in Pool B to top the group and advance to the semi-finals.[12] The last match in Pool B, between Cape Cobras and Warriors, was impacted by the weather. Cape Cobras won by 41 runs via the DLS method to become the fourth team to reach the semi-finals.[13]

In the first semi-final, Dolphins beat Cabe Cobras by three wickets to advance to the final.[14] The second semi-final was washed out with no play possible. Lions progressed to the final, after they finished higher than the Knights in the Pool matches.[15] No play was possible on the scheduled day of the final due to rain, with the match moved to the reserve day.[16] The final finished in no result due to rain, with Dolphins and Lions sharing the title.[17]

Teams

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The teams were placed into the following groups:[1]

Fixtures

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Pool A

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9 January 2021
Scorecard
Dolphins
272/7 (50 overs)
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Titans
196/8 (50 overs)
Senuran Muthusamy 70* (67)
Dayyaan Galiem 2/22 (6 overs)
Theunis de Bruyn 36 (52)
Ruan de Swardt 3/17 (6.3 overs)
Dolphins won by 76 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Shaun George
  • Titans won the toss and elected to field.

10 January 2021
Scorecard
Knights
290/8 (50 overs)
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Dolphins
237 (46.1 overs)
Grant Roelofsen 92 (101)
Jacques Snyman 2/52 (10 overs)
Andries Gous 54 (61)
Robert Frylinck 2/14 (8 overs)
Dolphins won by 53 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Abongile Sodumo and Arno Jacobs
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

11 January 2021
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Mazizi Gampu and Shaun George
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

14 January 2021
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Mazizi Gampu
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

15 January 2021
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

16 January 2021
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Pool B

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22 January 2021
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
221 (49 overs)
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Lions
222/4 (39.2 overs)
Janneman Malan 67 (94)
Aaron Phangiso 2/33 (10 overs)
Ryan Rickelton 109* (100)
Siyabonga Mahima 1/32 (8.2 overs)
Lions won by 6 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Shaun George and Siphelele Gasa
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Siyabonga Mahima (Cape Cobras) made his List A debut.

24 January 2021
Scorecard
Lions
210 (48.1 overs)
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Warriors
168 (47 overs)
Nicky van den Bergh 73 (92)
Mthiwekhaya Nabe 4/31 (9.1 overs)
Wihan Lubbe 42 (64)
Delano Potgieter 2/19 (5 overs)
Lions won by 42 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Shaun George and Thomas Mokorosi
  • Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

27 January 2021
Scorecard
Warriors
226/6 (44 overs)
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Cape Cobras
148 (40 overs)
Sinethemba Qeshile 64* (74)
Ziyaad Abrahams 2/32 (8 overs)
Tony de Zorzi 30 (45)
Rudi Second 3/20 (6 overs)
Warriors won by 81 runs (DLS method)
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Philip Vosloo and Shaun George
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cape Cobras were set a revised target of 230 runs from 44 overs due to rain.

28 January 2021
Scorecard
Warriors
247/9 (50 overs)
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Lions
253/4 (46.1 overs)
JJ Smuts 102 (119)
Bjorn Fortuin 3/52 (10 overs)
Dominic Hendricks 91* (109)
Basheeru-Deen Walters 3/55 (7.4 overs)
Lions won by 6 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Philip Vosloo and Shaun George
  • Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

29 January 2021
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
284/5 (50 overs)
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Lions
208 (45.4 overs)
Janneman Malan 95 (97)
Bjorn Fortuin 2/42 (9 overs)
Eldred Hawken 37 (36)
Onke Nyaku 4/29 (10 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 76 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Dennis Smith and Thomas Mokorosi
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.

30 January 2021
Scorecard
Warriors
262 (50 overs)
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Cape Cobras
134/0 (26.4 overs)
Rudi Second 63 (81)
Ziyaad Abrahams 3/52 (10 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 41 runs (DLS method)
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Shaun George
  • Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Cape Cobras were set a revised target of 94 runs from 26.4 overs due to rain.

Finals

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1st Semi-Final
1 February 2021
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
196 (46.2 overs)
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Dolphins
197/7 (42.3 overs)
Tony de Zorzi 61 (71)
Ottniel Baartman 3/15 (5 overs)
Robert Frylinck 62 (60)
Imran Manack 2/36 (10 overs)
Dolphins won by 3 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Shaun George
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Semi-Final
2 February 2021
Scorecard
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  • Lions won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Final
4–5 February 2021
Scorecard
Lions
225/7 (45 overs)
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Dolphins
37/2 (10.2 overs)
Dominic Hendricks 65 (74)
Eathan Bosch 4/41 (9 overs)
Michael Erlank 20* (34)
Sisanda Magala 2/17 (5 overs)
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 1 with the match moved to the reserve day.
  • The match was reduced to 45 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
  • Rain during Dolphins' innings prevented any further play.

References

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  2. ^ "Domestic cricket in South Africa to resume on November 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Lions and Dolphins crowned domestic champions on Graeme Smith's recommendation". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "CSA announces 2019/20 domestic tournament winners". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Revamped two-tier South African domestic structure ready to take off". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Potchefstroom firm fixture for the Momentum One-Day Cup". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  7. ^ "CSA announce Potchefstroom as bio-bubble for One Day Cup". Sport24. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. ^ "South Africa's domestic one-day cup reduced to 15 matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Momentum One-Day Cup schedule update". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Titans end Momentum ODC with another washout v Knights". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Dolphins and Knights secure Momentum ODC semi-final spot". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Delano and Dominic 90s destroy Warriors". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Malan brothers bat Cobras into Momentum ODC semis". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Momentum One-Day Cup: Robbie Frylinck fires Dolphins into Final". Cricket World. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Lions reach Momentum One-Day Cup Final after semis washout". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Dolphins, Lions Momentum One-Day Cup final moved to reserve day after washout". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Dolphins, Lions share Momentum One-Day Cup title after washout". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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