Lions and Dolphins crowned champions of South Africa domestic season
Lions and Dolphins have been crowned as the champions of South Africa's domestic season of 2019-20 with the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the cancellation of the final round. The titles have been awarded in accordance with log standings across the men’s franchise and senior provincial tournaments.
The business end of the season was poised for an exciting finish before it was brought to an abrupt halt following the global COVID-19 pandemic that caused the cancellation of the knock-out rounds of the Momentum One-Day Cup as well as the final two rounds of the 4-Day Domestic Series. The Lions and Dolphins were crowned as champions of the South Africa domestic season 2019-20 after the cancellation of the final round. While Lions won the four-day first-class tournament, Dolphins bagged the 50-over tournament. Lions were on top of the table after eight rounds, whereas were declared the runner-ups. Dolphins won their second One-Day Cup in last three years having topped the group where Lions, Warriors and Knights were the other semifinalists.
"This is undoubtedly the fairest way to decide the various winners. In the provincial competitions where some teams have played more games than others, we have taken the average number of points per game to decide on final log positions. In the Momentum One-Day Cup it was also important that we put extra weight on the performances of the teams that earned home ground advantage for the knock-out stage,” said Graeme Smith as quoted by Cricbuzz.
The tournament sponsor, Momentum, agreed that the prize money would be split amongst the semi-finalists, with the Dolphins, Lions, Warriors and Knights respectively receiving a 40-30-15-15 percentage share.
Western Province Women enjoyed a productive season by winning the Women’s T20 League before narrowly missing out on the double with North West clinching the CSA Women’s Provincial 50-over League trophy by just one point.
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