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]
| Dates | 9 January – 5 February 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Champions | Dolphins Lions |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Janneman Malan (232) Dominic Hendricks (232) |
| Most wickets | Sisanda 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
editThe teams were placed into the following groups:[1]
Fixtures
editPool A
edit 9 January 2021
Scorecard |
Dolphins
272/7 (50 overs) |
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Titans
196/8 (50 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
10 January 2021
Scorecard |
Knights
290/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Dolphins
237 (46.1 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
Pool B
edit 22 January 2021
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
221 (49 overs) |
v
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Lions
222/4 (39.2 overs) |
- 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) |
- 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) |
- 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) |
v
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Lions
253/4 (46.1 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
29 January 2021
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
284/5 (50 overs) |
v
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Lions
208 (45.4 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
30 January 2021
Scorecard |
Warriors
262 (50 overs) |
v
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Cape Cobras
134/0 (26.4 overs) |
Janneman Malan 69* (80)
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- 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
editCape Cobras
196 (46.2 overs) |
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Dolphins
197/7 (42.3 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
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- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
References
edit- ^ a b c "CSA announces franchise and provincial fixtures for 2020/21 Season". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Domestic cricket in South Africa to resume on November 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Lions and Dolphins crowned domestic champions on Graeme Smith's recommendation". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "CSA announces 2019/20 domestic tournament winners". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Revamped two-tier South African domestic structure ready to take off". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Potchefstroom firm fixture for the Momentum One-Day Cup". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "CSA announce Potchefstroom as bio-bubble for One Day Cup". Sport24. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "South Africa's domestic one-day cup reduced to 15 matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Momentum One-Day Cup schedule update". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Titans end Momentum ODC with another washout v Knights". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Dolphins and Knights secure Momentum ODC semi-final spot". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Delano and Dominic 90s destroy Warriors". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Malan brothers bat Cobras into Momentum ODC semis". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Momentum One-Day Cup: Robbie Frylinck fires Dolphins into Final". Cricket World. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Lions reach Momentum One-Day Cup Final after semis washout". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Dolphins, Lions Momentum One-Day Cup final moved to reserve day after washout". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Dolphins, Lions share Momentum One-Day Cup title after washout". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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