The 2020–21 CSA T20 Challenge was the seventeenth season of the CSA T20 Challenge, established by

Cricket South Africa Cricket South Africa aka CSA is the governing body for both professional and amateur cricket in South Africa. In 1991, the separate South African Cricket Union and the South African Cricket Board merged to form the United Cricket Board of South ...

. The tournament was played during February 2021, with all the matches taking place at the

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. It replaced the 2020 edition of the

Mzansi Super League The Mzansi Super League (MSL) was a Twenty20 cricket (T20) franchise league held in South Africa. The competition was established in 2018 by Cricket South Africa (CSA) as a replacement for the failed T20 Global League, but only two editions wer ...

, which was cancelled due to the

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. On 5 February 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.

Lions The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is se ...

were the defending champions. Following the conclusion of the group stage,

and

Warriors A warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, class, or caste. History Warriors seem to have been p ...

advanced to the play-off final, with

Dolphins A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the cetacean clade Odontoceti (toothed whale). Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontopori ...

finishing top of the group and progressing directly to the tournament's final. In the play-off match, Lions beat Warriors by seven wickets. In the final, Lions retained their title, beating Dolphins by four wickets.

Squads

On 15 February 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed all the squads for the tournament.

Points table

Advanced to the Final Advanced to the Play-off Final

Fixtures

Round-robin

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Finals

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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