How do the SA20 playoffs work?

Q: How do the SA20 playoffs work?

Six franchises play the league stage, and the top four on the log go into the playoffs: Match Who plays What's at stake Qualifier 1 1st v 2nd Winner goes straight to the Final; loser goes to Qualifier 2 Eliminator 3rd v 4th Winner goes to Qualifier 2; loser is out Qualifier 2 Loser of Qualifier 1 v winner of Eliminator Winner goes to the Final Final Winner of Qualifier 1 v winner of Qualifier 2 The title So finishing in the top two gives a team two chances to reach the Final. In Season 4 (2025/26) the playoff matches started at 17:30 and the Final at 15:30 with a fixed 30-minute innings break. The Qualifiers and Eliminator have no reserve day; if one ends without a winner, the higher-placed team on the log goes through. The Final has a reserve day.

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Six franchises play the league stage, and the top four on the log go into the playoffs:

Match	Who plays	What's at stake
Qualifier 1	1st v 2nd	Winner goes straight to the Final; loser goes to Qualifier 2
Eliminator	3rd v 4th	Winner goes to Qualifier 2; loser is out
Qualifier 2	Loser of Qualifier 1 v winner of Eliminator	Winner goes to the Final
Final	Winner of Qualifier 1 v winner of Qualifier 2	The title

So finishing in the top two gives a team two chances to reach the Final.

In Season 4 (2025/26) the playoff matches started at 17:30 and the Final at 15:30 with a fixed 30-minute innings break. The Qualifiers and Eliminator have no reserve day; if one ends without a winner, the higher-placed team on the log goes through. The Final has a reserve day.