Women's T20 Super League

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Women's T20 Super League
CountriesFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Administrator Cricket South Africa
Format Twenty20
First edition 2019
Latest edition 2022–23
Tournament format Double round-robin
Number of teams4
Current championNo champion crowned in 2022–23
Most successful Coronations (2 titles)

The Women's T20 Super League is a women's domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament organised by Cricket South Africa. The tournament began in September 2019, with four teams taking part; these teams were renamed for a second competition in December 2019. The third competition took place in December 2020, which was won by Coronations. The competition took place again in December 2022, with no overall winner crowned due to the amount of matches abandoned due to rain.

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The tournament aims to give more game time and competition for South Africa's best women players, with players organised into teams and playing matches at the same ground over a weekend.

History

The tournament began in 2019, conceived as a way of giving the best South African women cricketers more game time and more competitive cricket. The first tournament took place over a weekend in September 2019, with four teams playing each other once. [1] The four teams were named after their coaches: Dinesha Devnarain, Martelize van der Merwe, Francois van der Merwe and Claire Terblanche, with the Devnarain XI winning all of their matches to win the title. [2]

The second edition of the tournament took place later that year, in December 2019. The competition retained the same format, but the teams were renamed: Devnarain XI becoming Coronations, Terblanche XI becoming Starlights, F van der Merwe XI becoming Thistles and M van der Merwe XI becoming Duchesses. [3] Starlights, Duchesses and Coronations all won two matches each, with Starlights triumphing on Net Run Rate. [4]

The third edition of the Super League took place in December 2020, with a Virtual Draft taking place before the tournament to allocate players. [5] Coronations won their second title (and first under their new name), winning two matches and edging out runners-up Thistles on Net Run Rate. [6]

The tournament returned in December 2022 for its fourth edition, with a South Africa Under-19 team replacing Duchesses in the four-team competition. [7] With five matches abandoned due to rain, no overall winner was crowned. Starlights finished top of the group standings, winning all of their completed matches. [8]

Teams

TeamPrevious NameFirstLastTitles
Coronations Devnarain XI20192022–23
2
Duchesses M van der Merwe XI20192020–21
0
South Africa Under-19s –2022–232022–23
0
Starlights Terblanche XI20192022–23
1
Thistles F van der Merwe XI20192022–23
0

Results

Season1st2nd3rd4thRef
2019 Devnarain XI M van der Merwe XI F van der Merwe XI Terblanche XI [2]
2019–20 Starlights Coronations Duchesses Thistles [4]
2020–21 Coronations Thistles Starlights Duchesses [6]
2022–23 Starlights [lower-alpha 1] Coronations Thistles South Africa Under-19s [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Despite finishing top of the table, Starlights were not crowned champions due to the lack of matches completed due to rain.

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Duchesses, previously known as M van der Merwe XI, are a South African women's cricket team that competed in the Women's T20 Super League. The team has no geographical base, and was instead made up of some of the best players from across South Africa. Their best T20 Super League finish came in the first edition of the tournament, 2019, when they were runners-up. For the 2022–23 Women's T20 Super League, they were replaced by a South Africa Under-19 team in the competition.

Starlights, previously known as Terblanche XI, are a South African women's cricket team that compete in the Women's T20 Super League. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across South Africa. They are captained by Dane van Niekerk and coached by Claire Terblanche. They have won one T20 Super League, the 2019–20 edition.

Thistles, previously known as F van der Merwe XI, are a South African women's cricket team that compete in the Women's T20 Super League. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across South Africa. They are captained by Andrie Steyn and coached by Yolandi van der Westhuizen. Their best T20 Super League finish came in 2020–21, when they were runners-up.

The 2020–21 Women's T20 Super League was the third Women's T20 Super League competition that took place in South Africa. It took place in December 2020, with 4 teams taking part made up of the best players in South Africa. Coronations won the competition, winning their second title.

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The 2019–20 Women's T20 Super League was the second Women's T20 Super League competition that took place in South Africa. It took place in December 2019, with 4 teams taking part made up of the best players in South Africa. Starlights won the competition by topping the round-robin group.

The 2022–23 Women's T20 Super League was the fourth edition of the Women's T20 Super League competition, that took place in South Africa. It took place from 12 to 16 December 2022, with 4 teams competing: three composite teams of the best players in South Africa, and the South Africa Under-19 team for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. With five matches abandoned due to rain, no overall winner was declared for the competition. Starlights topped the group standings, winning all of their completed matches.

References

  1. ↑ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Women's T20 Super League 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "CSA launches Women's Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Women's Super League 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "WSL 3.0: All you need to Know - Women's Super League – Teams , Fixtures and Player Squads". CricketWorld. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Women's T20 Super League 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "WSL 4.0 Squads and Fixtures: Star-Studded Lineups and Triple Headers". Cricket South Africa. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Rain brings a premature end to Women's Super League". Super Sport. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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