2025–26 CSA T20 Challenge
| Dates | 29 October – 30 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host | South Africa |
| Champions | Warriors (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Boland |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Most runs | Matthew De Villiers (394) |
| Most wickets | Imran Manack (15) |
The 2025–26 CSA T20 Challenge was the 22nd season of the CSA T20 Challenge, organized by Cricket South Africa in South Africa.[1] The tournament ran from 29 October to 30 November 2025, the date of the final.[2][3] Lions were the defending champion.[4][5]
Teams and squads
Standing
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0.567 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Warriors | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2.168 | |
| 3 | Dolphins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0.716 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Western Province | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0.344 | |
| 5 | North West | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −0.447 | |
| 6 | Titans | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −2.035 | |
| 7 | Lions | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −0.174 | |
| 8 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.330 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, SuperSport
Fixtures
Titans 151/7 (20 overs) |
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland 142 (19.3 overs) |
Keagan Lion-Cachet 54 (35) Wayne Parnell 3/28 (4 overs) |
Ntando Zuma 43 (33) Dayyaan Galiem 2/17 (3.3 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lethabo Phahlamohlaka (Titans) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Titans 4, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 0
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: North West 2, Warriors 2
Boland 148/9 (20 overs) |
v |
North West 139/9 (20 overs) |
Clyde Reeves-Fortuin 49 (34) Shimane Mothoa 3/32 (4 overs) |
- North West won the toss and elected to field.
- Gysbert Wege (Boland) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Boland 4, North West 0
Dolphins 178/5 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 164/7 (20 overs) |
Gomolemo Phiri 64* (32) Sean Gilson 1/9 (2 overs) |
Sean Gilson 55 (33) Anrich Nortje 2/27 (4 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
- Aryan Gopalan and Gomolemo Phiri (Dolphins) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Dolphins 4, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 0
Warriors 193/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Titans 107 (17.1 overs) |
Keagan Lion-Cachet 25 (21) Matthew Boast 4/23 (3.1 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Jordaan (Titans) and Matthew De Villiers (Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Warriors 5, Titans 0
North West 186/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Province 188/6 (16.5 overs) |
Diego Rosier 73 (48) Oliver Whitehead 2/41 (4 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Breed and Mbulelo Dube (Western Province) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Western Province 4, North West 0
Boland 138 (18 overs) |
v |
Lions 130/6 (20 overs) |
Lehan Botha 42 (36) Beyers Swanepoel 4/27 (4 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Khaya Fakude and Rafeeq Patel (Lions) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Boland 4, Lions 0
Boland 173/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Province 108 (16 overs) |
Juan James 52 (33) Keith Dudgeon 3/11 (3 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Boland 5, Western Province 0
Titans 128/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Boland 129/3 (13.4 overs) |
Josh Jordaan 39 (34) Glenton Stuurman 2/16 (4 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Janco Smit (Titans) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Boland 5, Titans 0
Western Province 134/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Warriors 135/4 (15.3 overs) |
Juan James 32 (21) Wesley Bedja 4/22 (4 overs) |
Matthew De Villiers 61 (43) Josh Breed 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Raeeq Daniels (Western Province) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Warriors 5, Western Province 0
Dolphins 155/9 (17 overs) |
v |
North West 124 (17 overs) |
- North West won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Dolphins 4, North West 0
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 161/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lions 159/5 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: KwaZulu-Natal Inland 4, Lions 0
Western Province 225/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Titans 141 (17.4 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Province 5, Titans 0
Warriors 94 (19.1 overs) |
v |
Dolphins 100/3 (14.2 overs) |
Tshepang Dithole 39 (37) Aphiwe Mnyanda 3/19 (3 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Dolphins 6, Warriors 0
Lions 146/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Warriors 151/2 (17.4 overs) |
Mitchell Van Buuren 51 (39) Christopher King 2/21 (3 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Wilco de Bruin and Neil Timmers (Lions) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Warriors 4, Lions 0
North West 173/5 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 148/8 (20 overs) |
Ludwich Schuld 43 (33) Michael Erlank 3/17 (3 overs) |
Ntando Zuma 42 (37) Onke Nyaku 3/29 (4 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West 4, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 0
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 107 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Western Province 109/1 (15.3 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Province 5, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 0
Boland 134/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Dolphins 134 (20 overs) |
Gomolemo Phiri 53 (37) Keith Dudgeon 3/27 (4 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Semal Pillay (Dolphins) made his T20 debut.
- 1st Super Over: Dolphins 7/2, Boland 7/0
- 2nd Super Over: Boland 10/0, Dolphins 5/1
- Points: Boland 4, Dolphins 0
Titans 196/6 (20 overs) |
v |
North West 189/6 (20 overs) |
- North West won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Titans 4, North West 0
Warriors 181/7 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 127 (18 overs) |
Muhammad Manack 54 (34) Bamanye Xenxe 4/41 (4 overs) |
Chad Laycock 37 (38) Christopher King 2/16 (3 overs) |
- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Warriors 5, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 0
Dolphins 138/7 (20 overs) |
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Western Province 139/5 (18.1 overs) |
Leus du Plooy 31 (25) Mbulelo Dube 4/26 (4 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Province 4, Dolphins 0
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Titans 2, Lions 2
Warriors 209/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Boland 111 (15.5 overs) |
Muhammad Manack 52 (28) Ferisco Adams 2/31 (4 overs) |
Lehan Botha 25 (14) Aphiwe Mnyanda 4/23 (4 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Warriors 5, Boland 0
North West 181/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lions 181/7 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Lions 7/2, North West 8/0
- Points: North West 4, Lions 0
Lions 201/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Province 183/6 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zakwan Patel (Lions) made his T20 debut.
- Daniel Smith (Western Province) scored his maiden century in T20s.
- Points: Lions 4, Western Province 0
Titans 248/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Dolphins 104/3 (7 overs) |
Rivaldo Moonsamy 82 (49) Nqobani Mokoena 1/35 (3 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Dolphins were set a revised target of 104 runs from 7 overs due to rain.
- Points: Dolphins 4, Titans 0
Boland 168/6 (20 overs) |
v |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 121 (20 overs) |
Sean Gilson 44 (44) Glenton Stuurman 4/16 (4 overs) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Boland 4, KwaZulu-Natal Inland 0
Lions 194/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Dolphins 195/8 (19.4 overs) |
Marques Ackerman 49 (28) Rafeeq Patel 2/32 (4 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Dolphins 4, Lions 0
Playoffs
| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 25 November 2025 | 30 November 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Boland | 176/3 (20 overs) | Q1W | Boland | 142/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Warriors | 171/6 (20 overs) | 28 November 2025 | Q2W | Warriors | 142/5 (20 overs) (S/O) | |||||||
| Q1L | Warriors | Advanced | |||||||||||
| 26 November 2025 | EW | Dolphins | 64/0 (5.3 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Dolphins | 141/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Western Province | 126/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Eliminator
Dolphins 141/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Province 126/9 (20 overs) |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
Final
Boland 142/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Warriors 142/5 (20 overs) |
Lehan Botha 51 (45) Senuran Muthusamy 2/23 (4 over) |
- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Warriors 16/0, Boland 6/0
See also
References
- ↑ "South African Domestic Cricket Season 2025/26 Launches with New Energy in Johannesburg". Cricket World. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "DOWNLOAD all the 2025-26 SA domestic fixtures – now including COLTS and WOMEN's fixtures". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "CSA Domestic League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Lions win back-to-back T20 Challenge titles". SuperSport. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "CSA Congratulates 2024/25 T20 Champions". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Full list of 15 contracted squads for 2025-26 SA domestic season". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ "Head and assistant coaches for 2025-26 SA domestic season". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
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