2020–21 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series
Dates | 2 November 2020 – 29 March 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | Dolphins (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches played | 22 |
Most runs | Aiden Markram (945) |
Most wickets | Keshav Maharaj (34) |
The 2020–21 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa from November 2020 to March 2021.[1][2] Six teams took part in the tournament, split into two groups.[1] Lions were the defending champions.[3][4]
Ahead of the opening round of fixtures, Warriors withdrew six members of its team due to COVID-19.[5] Two players tested positive,[6] with another four players withdrawn from being in direct contact with the two positive cases.[7] The round five fixture between Titans and Dolphins was called off on the morning of day two, after a player returned a positive test for COVID-19.[8] As a result of the increase in positive COVID-19 cases, the sixth round of matches, originally scheduled to start on 20 December 2020, was postponed until 2021.[9][10]
In February 2021, Cricket South Africa issued a revised schedule for the last two rounds and the final of the tournament.[11] The following month, Cricket South Africa also confirmed that this was the last season of franchise cricket, following a revamp to their domestic structure.[12] Following the conclusion of the group stage, Dolphins and Titans had qualified for the final of the tournament.[13] Despite nearly two days of play being lost due to rain,[14] Dolphins went on to win the final by an innings and 76 runs, winning their first outright title.[15]
Contents
Points tables
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Fixtures
Round 1
Round 2
9–12 November 2020
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- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 45 overs were bowled on day 1 due to rain.
- Tabraiz Shamsi took the best bowling figures for Titans in a first-class match.[17]
9–12 November 2020
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- Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lifa Ntanzi (Dolphins) made his first-class debut.
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
13–16 December 2020
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- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was called off on the morning of day two after a player returned a positive test for COVID-19.[18]
Round 6
7–10 March 2021
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- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
Round 7
Final
25–29 March 2021
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- Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 10 overs were bowled on day 1 due to rain.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
References
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