CRICKET NEWS - Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed the pools for the inaugural CSA Provincial T20 Knock Out Competition following a virtual draw.
Fifteen teams across Division 1 and 2 along with the SA u.19s were drawn into four pools of four each for the season-opening competition, that will be held in Kimberley and Bloemfontein from 24 September to 22 October.
Co-hosts, Northern Cape Heat and Itec Knights, were pre-determined to Pool A and B respectively before the draw as well as the SA u.19s to Pool C due to the availability of the U19 players. Six-Gun Grill SWD, Imperial Lions and Six Gun Grill Western Province will join Northern Cape in Pool A, while the Knights are set to take on the Mpumalanga Rhinos, Hollywoodbets Tuskers and Momentum Multiply Titans in Pool B.
The SA u.19s will be up against Eastern Storm, North West Dragons and the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Pool C. Eastern Cape Linyanti, Limpopo Impalas, Warriors and Boland's The Rocks complete Pool D. Each team will play three matches within their pool, with the top two teams in each pool qualifying for the finals leg of the competition.
The fixtures will be announced at a later stage. The T20 Knock Out Competition is one of two T20 tournaments that will feature as part of the 2021/22 domestic season with a premium T20 competition scheduled for later in the season.
Full list of Pools ( the number denotes the Division to which the team belongs:
Pool A on 24 to 26 September in Kimberley: Northern Cape Heat (2), Six Gun Grill SWD (2), Imperial Lions (1), Six Gun Grill Western Province (1)
Pool B on 28 to 30 September in Bloemfontein: Mpumalanga Rhinos (2), Hollywoodbets Tuskers (2), Itec Knights (1), Momentum Multiply Titans (1)
Pool C on 8 to 10 October in Bloemfontein: Eastern Storm (2), SA u.19s, North West Dragons (1), Hollywoodbets Dolphins (1)
Pool D on 4 to 6 October in Kimberley: Eastern Cape Iinyathi (2), Limpopo Impalas (2), Warriors (1), The Rocks (1).
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