SA20
South African T20 league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The SA20, also known as the Betway SA20 for sponsorship reasons, is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in South Africa, organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and first contested during the 2023 season.[1][2] It is contested by six teams based in cities around the country.[3] [4] Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the first two editions of the tournament.
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| Countries | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket South Africa |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2023 |
| Latest edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | MI Cape Town (1st title) |
| Most successful | Sunrisers Eastern Cape (2 titles) |
| Most runs | Ryan Rickelton (1,012) |
| Most wickets | Marco Jansen (47) |
| TV | South Africa SuperSport International List of broadcasters |
| Website | www |
History
Summarize
Perspective
Cricket South Africa established the franchise T20 Global League in 2017. The inaugural season was deferred by a year due to the lack of a broadcast deal and title sponsor and in June 2018 was replaced by the Mzansi Super League, a league featuring six CSA-owned teams.[5] Both the leagues became unsuccessful.[6] The MSL ran for only two seasons, the 2020 and 2021 editions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SA20 was established by CSA in 2022 through a newly formed entity, Africa Cricket Development (Pty) Limited (ACD). CSA is the majority stakeholder in ACD with a 50% share, while broadcaster SuperSport has a 30% share and former Indian Premier League (IPL) Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman, the remaining 20%.[7] All six of the teams were bought by franchises from the IPL.[8] In July 2022, CSA announced that the One Day International series against Australia due to be played in January 2023 would be cancelled in order for SA20 to go ahead.[9]
In August 2022, Graeme Smith was announced as the commissioner for the tournament.[10] Later in the month, the marquee players for the first season were announced.[3]
In December 2023 Cricket South Africa announced that it would send a makeshift Test team, comprising players with little or no Test cricket experience, to its scheduled two-Test tour of New Zealand in February 2024, to allow its best players to remain in South Africa to compete in the SA20. The decision was widely criticised.[11] [12]
Organisation
The six teams play each other twice in the group stages of the competition before the top four sides move to the semi-final stages.[13]
Teams acquire players through an auction as opposed to a draft, making it the third cricket league in the world after the Indian Premier League and International League T20 to do so. Each team purchases a squad of 17 players, with the opportunity of signing up to five players prior to the auction: three international players; one South African international player; and one uncapped South African player.[14][15]
Prize money
Cricket South Africa increased the prize money for the SA20 to a total of $890,000 . The prize money will be split between the teams as follows:[16]
The total prize money in the South Africa T20 League for the year 2024 SA20 season, a total prize money of 70 million Rand was awarded.
Teams
The six teams are all owned by existing Indian Premier League franchise owners.[17]
Tournament season and results
Finals
| Year | Final | Final venue | Player of the season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2023 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 137/6 (16.2 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 4 wickets Scorecard |
Pretoria Capitals 135 (19.3 overs) |
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Aiden Markram (SEC) |
| 2024 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 204/3 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 89 runs Scorecard |
Durban's Super Giants 115 (17 overs) |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Heinrich Klaasen (DSG) |
| 2025 | MI Cape Town 181/8 (20 overs) |
MI Cape Town won by 76 runs Scorecard |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 105 (18.4 overs) |
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Marco Jansen (SEC) |
Number of titles
| Team | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up | No. of playoffs played |
No. of seasons played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 2 (2023, 2024) | 1 (2025) | 3 | 3 |
| MI Cape Town | 1 (2025) | 1 | 3 | |
| Pretoria Capitals | 1 (2023) | 1 | 3 | |
| Durban's Super Giants | 1 (2024) | 1 | 3 | |
| Joburg Super Kings | 3 | 3 | ||
| Paarl Royals | 3 | 3 |
Teams' performances
| Season (No. of teams) |
2023 (6) |
2024 (6) |
2025 (6) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban's Super Giants | 5th | RU | 6th |
| Joburg Super Kings | SF | 3rd | 4th |
| MI Cape Town | 6th | 6th | C |
| Paarl Royals | SF | 4th | 3rd |
| Pretoria Capitals | RU | 5th | 5th |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | C | C | RU |
- C: champions
- RU: runner-up
- 3rd: team won the 3rd place playoff. A third-place playoff only took place in 2024
- 4th: team lost the 3rd place playoff
- SF or PO: team qualified for the semi-final or playoff stage of the competition
Position of teams in SA20
- indicates qualified for playoffs
- (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
All time standings
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tied+W | Tied+L | NR | Win% | ||
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | Champions (2023, 2024) | 36 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.85 |
| MI Cape Town | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | Champions (2025) | 32 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48.38 |
| Durban's Super Giants | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | Runners-up (2024) | 33 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46.66 |
| Pretoria Capitals | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | Runners-up (2023) | 32 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.82 |
| Joburg Super Kings | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | Qualifier 2 (2024) | 33 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46.66 |
| Paarl Royals | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | Eliminator (2024) | 34 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48.48 |
Records and statistics
| Batting records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Most runs | Ryan Rickelton | 1012 |
| Highest score | Kyle Verreynne | 116 not out vs MI Cape Town |
| Bowling records | ||
| Most wickets | Marco Jansen | 47 |
| Fielding | ||
| Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) | Tristan Stubbs | 28 |
| Most catches (fielder) | David Miller Marco Jansen Aiden Markram |
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| Team records | ||
| Highest total | Durban's Super Giants | 254/4 (20) vs Pretoria Capitals |
| Lowest total | Pretoria Capitals | 52 (13.3) vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
- As of 8 February 2025
Broadcasting
As of January 2023[update], Betway SA20 and Sky Sports have a five-year contract to broadcast the T20 cricket league.[18]
| Country | Channels | Year |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | SuperSport | 2023-27 |
| Australia | Fox Sports | 2025 |
| Bangladesh | Styx Sports | 2025[19] |
| Nepal | Styx Sports | 2025[20] |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | 2023-27 [21] |
| India | Star Sports (TV), Sports18 (TV), Disney+ Hotstar (Internet) | 2023-33[22][23] |
| New Zealand | Willow TV | 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | ThePapare TV | 2025 |
| USA | Willow TV | 2025 |
References
External links
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