| 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup | |
| Fromdate: | 22 February |
| Todate: | 28 March 2021 |
| Administrator: | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket Format: | First-class[1] |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Participants: | 16 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Previous Year: | 2019–20 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2019–20 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup |
The 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa during February and March 2021.[2] [3] Easterns and KwaZulu-Natal were the defending champions, after the title was shared due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
The first matches were scheduled to start on 7 January 2021, however the start of the season was delayed until February due to the pandemic.[5] Initially the tournament was to be played between the fifteen South African provincial teams, split into two groups.[2] However, after the tournament restarted in February 2021, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed that the South Africa under-19 cricket team would also be included in the competition.[6] [7] CSA issued a revised schedule for the tournament, with all the matches being held in a bio-secure environment.[8] Matches involving either Limpopo, Mpumalanga or the South Africa under-19 team did not have first-class status.[9]
In March 2021, Border were dismissed for just sixteen runs in their second innings, equalling the lowest team total in first-class cricket in South Africa.[10] [11] In the South Africa under-19's first match, the team were bowled out for 41 runs in their first innings, before going on to lose the match by an innings and 83 runs.[12]
The teams were placed into the following groups:
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