# 2019 CSA T20 Challenge

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. Titans were the defending champions.
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. Rain played a factor during the tournament, with several matches ending in a no result or being abandoned, including all three matches scheduled to be played on Easter Monday.
Following the conclusion of the group stage matches, Lions, Warriors, Cape Cobras and Dolphins had all progressed to the semi-finals of the tournament. Lions and Dolphins played each other in the first semi-final, with Warriors and Cape Cobras playing each other in the second semi-final. In the first semi-final, Lions beat Dolphins by eight wickets to progress to the final of the tournament. They were joined in the final by Warriors, who beat Cape Cobras by 15 runs in their semi-final match. Lions won the tournament, beating Warriors by 11 runs in the final.

## Points table

| 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 |
* Top four teams advanced to the finals

## Fixtures
### Round-robin

* 5 April 2019 Scorecard
| Titans 216/5 (20 overs) | v | Warriors 60/0 (6 overs) |
| Theunis de Bruyn 74 (38) Lutho Sipamla 2/34 (4 overs) | | Gihahn Cloete 46* (25) |
* Warriors won by 4 runs (D/L method) Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Stephen Harris and Shaun George
* Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 April 2019 Scorecard
| Knights 133/8 (20 overs) | v | Dolphins 134/6 (18.3 overs) |
| Aubrey Swanepoel 31 (19) Prenelan Subrayen 3/15 (4 overs) | | Marques Ackerman 44* (36) Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Dolphins won by 4 wickets Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Adrian Holdstock
* Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 April 2019 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 169/8 (20 overs) | v | Lions 164/8 (20 overs) |
| Vernon Philander 31 (17) Bjorn Fortuin 2/14 (4 overs) | | Ryan Rickelton 69 (43) Dane Paterson 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 5 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Bongani Jele and Brad White
* Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 April 2019 Scorecard
| Knights | v | Warriors |
* Match abandoned Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Stephen Harris
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 10 April 2019 Scorecard
| Lions 159/5 (20 overs) | v | Dolphins 141/9 (20 overs) |
| Wiaan Mulder 59* (34) Keshav Maharaj 1/16 (4 overs) | | Morne van Wyk 44 (26) Bjorn Fortuin 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Lions won by 18 runs Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Murray Brown and Brad White
* Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 April 2019 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 150/6 (20 overs) | v | Titans 151/3 (15.4 overs) |
| Kyle Verreynne 44 (38) Shaun von Berg 1/18 (4 overs) | | Henry Davids 57 (39) Vernon Philander 1/28 (3.4 overs) |
* Titans won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Johan Cloete and Adrian Holdstock
* Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* 12 April 2019 Scorecard
| Lions 150/7 (20 overs) | v | Knights 110/9 (20 overs) |
| Ryan Rickelton 51 (41) Gerald Coetzee 2/30 (4 overs) | | Raynard van Tonder 32 (26) Bjorn Fortuin 3/10 (4 overs) |
* Lions won by 40 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Dennis Smith and Bongani Jele
* Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* Gerald Coetzee (Knights) made his T20 debut.
* 12 April 2019 Scorecard
| Titans | v | Dolphins |
* Match abandoned Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Lubabalo Gcuma
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 12 April 2019 Scorecard
| Warriors 151/8 (20 overs) | v | Cape Cobras 152/3 (15.5 overs) |
| Gihahn Cloete 28 (23) Aviwe Mgijima 3/14 (2 overs) | | Janneman Malan 103* (57) Thomas Kaber 1/19 (2 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 7 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Adrian Holdstock
* Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 April 2019 Scorecard
| Cape Cobras 152/6 (20 overs) | v | Dolphins 144/5 (20 overs) |
| Hashim Amla 32 (32) Robbie Frylinck 2/27 (4 overs) | | Khaya Zondo 53* (49) Rory Kleinveldt 2/9 (4 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 8 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Adrian Holdstock
* Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 April 2019 Scorecard
| Warriors 155/5 (18.4 overs) | v | Lions |
| Marco Marais 82* (33) Aaron Phangiso 2/13 (4 overs) | | |
* No result Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Bongani Jele and Brad White
* Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain prevented any further play.
* 14 April 2019 Scorecard
| Titans 136/4 (17 overs) | v | Knights |
| Diego Rosier 57 (40) Ryan McLaren 2/22 (3 overs) | | |
* No result Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Johan Cloete and Stephen Harris
* 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) |
| David Bedingham 50 (42) Ryan McLaren 2/30 (4 overs) | | Patrick Kruger 57 (38) Tladi Bokako 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 5 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Dennis Smith and Brad White
* Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 April 2019 Scorecard
| Dolphins | v | Warriors |
* No result Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Bongani Jele and Clifford Isaacs
* 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 | Titans 162/9 (20 overs) |
| Rassie van der Dussen 85 (47) Junior Dala 3/33 (4 overs) | | Theunis de Bruyn 42 (28) Nono Pongolo 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Lions won by 19 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Stephen Harris
* Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* 20 April 2019 Scorecard
| Dolphins 185/4 (20 overs) | v | Titans 191/2 (18.5 overs) |
| Cody Chetty 56 (36) Gregory Mahlokwana 1/23 (3 overs) | | Theunis de Bruyn 72* (32) Prenelan Subrayen 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Titans won by 8 wickets City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Philip Vosloo
* Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* 20 April 2019 Scorecard
| Warriors 189 (19.5 overs) | v | Cape Cobras 179/7 (20 overs) |
| Marco Marais 75 (36) Vernon Philander 5/23 (3.5 overs) | | George Linde 42 (27) Lutho Sipamla 2/45 (4 overs) |
* Warriors won by 10 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Shaun George
* Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
* 20 April 2019 Scorecard
| Knights | v | Lions |
* Match abandoned Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Bongani Jele
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 22 April 2019 Scorecard
| Lions | v | Dolphins |
* Match abandoned Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Allahudien Paleker
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 22 April 2019 Scorecard
| Warriors | v | Titans |
* Match abandoned Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Shaun George and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 22 April 2019 Scorecard
| Knights | v | Cape Cobras |
* Match abandoned Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Dennis Smith and Stephen Harris
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 24 April 2019 Scorecard
| Titans 182/3 (20 overs) | v | Cape Cobras 183/7 (18.5 overs) |
| Tony de Zorzi 70 (47) Tladi Bokako 2/47 (4 overs) | | Aviwe Mgijima 55* (30) Junior Dala 3/32 (3 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 3 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Brad White
* Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 April 2019 Scorecard
| Knights | v | Dolphins |
* Match abandoned Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Johan Cloete and Siphelele Gasa
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 24 April 2019 Scorecard
| Lions 144/6 (20 overs) | v | Warriors 145/1 (14.3 overs) |
| Dwaine Pretorius 48* (27) Sithembile Langa 1/19 (3 overs) | | Matthew Breetzke 72* (45) Bjorn Fortuin 1/27 (4 overs) |
* Warriors won by 9 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Bongani Jele and Murray Brown
* Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 April 2019 Scorecard
| Warriors 153/7 (20 overs) | v | Dolphins 154/3 (18.2 overs) |
| Sisanda Magala 50 (32) Prenelan Subrayen 2/24 (4 overs) | | Vaughn van Jaarsveld 112* (69) Sisanda Magala 1/22 (3.2 overs) |
* Dolphins won by 7 wickets St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Shaun George
* Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 April 2019 Scorecard
| Knights 148/8 (20 overs) | v | Titans 150/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Shadley van Schalkwyk 49 (35) Gregory Mahlokwana 2/25 (4 overs) | | Henry Davids 47 (36) Gerald Coetzee 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Titans won by 6 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Adrian Holdstock
* 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) |
| Jason Smith 49* (35) Nono Pongolo 1/17 (4 overs) | | Rassie van der Dussen 59* (36) JP Duminy 1/5 (1 over) |
* Lions won by 6 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Philip Vosloo
* Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 April 2019 Scorecard
| Knights 96/7 (20 overs) | v | Warriors 99/6 (17.1 overs) |
| Ryan McLaren 39* (39) Andrew Birch 4/10 (4 overs) | | Gihahn Cloete 40 (40) Tshepo Ntuli 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Warriors won by 4 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Johan Cloete
* 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 | Dolphins 124/5 (15.1 overs) |
| Vernon Philander 32* (23) Robbie Frylinck 3/39 (4 overs) | | Vaughn van Jaarsveld 48 (31) Rory Kleinveldt 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Dolphins won by 5 wickets Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Dennis Smith and Brad White
* Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 April 2019 Scorecard
| Titans 148/7 (20 overs) | v | Lions 149/6 (19 overs) |
| Farhaan Behardien 48 (38) Lizaad Williams 3/32 (4 overs) | | Ryan Rickelton 74 (47) Junior Dala 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Lions won by 4 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Stephen Harris
* Lions won the toss and elected to field.

## Finals

* 1st Semi Final 1 May 2019 Scorecard
| Dolphins 163/8 (20 overs) | v | Lions 164/2 (18.4 overs) |
| Vaughn van Jaarsveld 47 (34) Wiaan Mulder 2/23 (3 overs) | | Rassie van der Dussen 69* (49) Daryn Dupavillon 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Lions won by 8 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Stephen Harris and Allahudien Paleker
* Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* 2nd Semi Final 1 May 2019 Scorecard
| Warriors 172/7 (20 overs) | v | Cape Cobras 157/8 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Breetzke 60 (38) Rory Kleinveldt 4/33 (4 overs) | | David Bedingham 73 (39) Sisanda Magala 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Warriors won by 15 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Brad White
* Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
* Final 5 May 2019 Scorecard
| Lions 203/4 (20 overs) | v | Warriors 192 (19.2 overs) |
| Temba Bavuma 104 (63) Andrew Birch 3/36 (4 overs) | | JJ Smuts 121 (60) Bjorn Fortuin 4/27 (4 overs) |
* Lions won by 11 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Dennis Smith and Lubabalo Gcuma
* Warriors won the toss and elected to field.