The 2018–19 CSA Women's Provincial League was the 24th edition of South Africa's provincial one-day cricket tournament. It ran from October 2018 to March 2019, with 16 provincial teams taking part. North West beat Western Province in the final to win their second one-day title.
Competition format The 16 teams were divided into three divisions: a top division named "Top 6", and two lower divisions, Pools A and B. Teams played each other team in their group once in a round-robin format, with matches played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.
All six teams in the Top 6 group progressed to a further round of groups, joined by the winners of Pools A and B. The eight teams were divided into two groups, playing each other team in their group once. The top four teams from this stage progressed to the semi-finals, whilst the bottom four teams played in a series of placing matches. The top six placed sides in these matches qualified for the next season's Top 6 league.
The tournament ran concurrently with the 2018–19 CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition, with matches played either the day before or day after the corresponding encounter between two teams in the T20 tournament. To maintain this link for the following season, promotion and relegation in the Provincial T20 Competition was determined by standings in the Provincial League.
The groups worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 4 points Tie: 3 points Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 2 points. Bonus Point: 1 bonus point available per match.
Teams Top 6BolandBorderGautengNorthernsNorth WestWestern Province Pool AEastern ProvinceFree StateNorthern CapeKeiSouth Western Districts Pool BEasternsKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal InlandLimpopoMpumalanga
Group stages
First round
Top 6 TeamNorth West5 5 0 0 0 0 5 25 +3.392Western Province5 3 2 0 0 0 3 15 +0.994Border5 2 2 0 1 0 1 11 –1.212Northerns5 2 3 0 0 0 1 9 –0.300 Gauteng5 1 2 0 1 1 1 9 –1.048Boland5 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 –3.246
Pool A TeamFree State (Q)4 4 0 0 0 0 4 20 +4.918Eastern Province4 3 1 0 0 0 3 15 +1.852South Western Districts4 2 2 0 0 0 2 10 +1.313Northern Cape4 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 –1.786Kei4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 –5.486
Pool B TeamKwaZulu-Natal (Q)4 4 0 0 0 0 4 20 +4.672Mpumalanga4 3 1 0 0 0 3 15 +1.799Limpopo4 2 2 0 0 0 2 10 –1.029KwaZulu-Natal Inland4 1 3 0 0 1 1 5 –1.271Easterns4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 –1.896
Advanced to the second round group stages, joining the Top 6 teams
Second round
Week Pool A TeamNorth West (Q)3 3 0 0 0 0 2 14 +2.460Northerns (Q)3 2 1 0 0 0 2 10 +1.207Gauteng3 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 –0.258KwaZulu-Natal3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 –3.507
Week Pool B TeamWestern Province (Q)3 3 0 0 0 0 2 14 +2.254Free State(Q)3 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 +0.406Border3 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 –0.775Boland3 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 –1.892
Advanced to the semi-finals
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
Final
Final placings In addition to the semi-finals and final, a number of placing matches took place in Bloemfontein on 28 and 29 March 2019. The top six finishers qualified for the Top 6 league in the following season's tournament. Final placings of the top eight teams were as follows: Position Team1stNorth West2ndWestern Province3rdNortherns4thFree State5thKwaZulu-Natal6thGauteng7thBorder8thBoland
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