The 2019–20 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup was a

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competition that took place in South Africa from October 2019 to April 2020. On 16 March 2020,

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suspended all cricket in the country for 60 days due to the

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. On 24 March 2020, Easterns and

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were named as the joint-winners of the tournament. KwaZulu-Natal finished top of group B, with Easterns named joint-winners despite not topping their group, but played one match fewer than other teams, with their victory coming via an average points calculation. This was following the recommendations made by

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, the acting Director of Cricket. The competition was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams. In previous editions of the competition,

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had also competed, but they withdrew ahead of the start of the previous tournament, citing issues around costs and logistics. Unlike its counterpart, the CSA Franchise 4-Day Cup, the matches were three days in length instead of four. The tournament was played in parallel with the

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, a

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competition which featured the same teams. Eastern Province and Northerns were the defending champions, after the title was shared. On 17 October 2019, in the match between

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and Boland,

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became the first woman to stand as an on-field umpire in a first-class cricket match in South Africa. In January 2020, Andrea Agathangelou and

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made an opening partnership of 485 runs for Easterns against Boland, breaking the previous record in a first-class match in South Africa of 424 runs set in the 1926–27 season.

Points table

Pool A Pool B

Fixtures

October 2019

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November 2019

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December 2019

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March 2020

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Final

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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