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and Mpumalanga. This was the sixth edition of the CSA Provincial T20 Cup, which was last played in the 2015–16 season. With only domestic teams from South Africa taking part, the tournament returned in place of the

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, which had been held since 2015. On the opening day of matches,

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scored an unbeaten century for Northerns against

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in Pool A. In Pool B, Lauren Agenbag became the first woman to umpire in a senior men's provincial match, when she was one of the on-field umpires in the match between Eastern Province and KwaZulu-Natal Inland. In Pool C, the match between

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and

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finished in a tie, with North West winning the Super Over. Day two of the tournament saw the second tied match in as many days, as KwaZulu-Natal and Easterns finished level on runs in Pool A, with Easterns winning the Super Over. In Pool B,

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scored 117 runs from 58 balls, as Northern Cape beat South Western Districts by 82 runs. Finally in Pool C,

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scored his second century in four innings, as

beat

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by 10 wickets. The third and final day of round-robin matches saw KwaZulu-Natal tie their second match in as many days in Pool A, eventually winning the Super Over against Free State. Easterns, Eastern Province and

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all won their respective groups to progress to the finals of the tournament. They were joined by KwaZulu-Natal Inland, the next best team overal, who finished second in Pool B, and above

in Pool C on

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. On 16 September 2019,

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confirmed the draw for the semi-final matches. Eastern Province played KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the first semi-final, and Easterns faced Border in the second match. All the knock-out fixtures, including the final, took place at

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in Benoni. KwaZulu-Natal Inland won their semi-final by 21 runs, with Easterns winning their match by nine wickets, with both teams advancing to the final. Easterns won the tournament, beating KwaZulu-Natal Inland by five runs in the final. Grant Thomson, the captain of the Easterns team, said that "it was an excellent game, an excellent final and great end to the competition".

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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