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Who, where and when: All you need to know about the SA20 league
Scroll down for a list of all the fixtures.
Faf du Plessis will captain the Joburg Super Kings. Picture: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images
The inaugural SA20 competition gets underway on Tuesday. In what is expected to be South Africa’s premier cricket competition in future, we can look forward to watching six franchises playing in 33 matches over four weeks, with plenty of prestige, money and a big trophy on the line.
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Here is everything you need to know about the six teams, including all the fixtures.
Durban’s Super Giants
Home: Kingsmead, Durban
Coach: Lance Klusener
Captain: Quinton de Kock
Squad: De Kock, Christiaan Jonker, Johnson Charles, Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Breetzke, Kyle Mayers, Wiaan Mulder, Keemo Paul, Jason Holder, Dwaine Pretorius, Akila Dananjaya, Dilshan Madushanka, Hardus Viljoen, Junior Dala, Keshav Maharaj, Prenelan Subrayen, Reece Topley, Simon Harmer
Joburg Super Kings
Home: Wanderers, Joburg
Coach: Stephen Fleming
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Squad: Du Plessis, Reeza Hendricks, Donavon Ferreira, Harry Brook, Kyle Verrynne, Janneman Malan, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Neil Brand, Romario Shepherd, Aaron Phangiso, Alzarri Joseph, George Garton, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Maheesh Theeksana, Malusi Siboto, Nandre Burger
MI Cape Town
Home: Newlands, Cape Town
Coach: Simon Katich
Captain: Rashid Khan
Squad: Khan, Grant Roelofsen, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, Wesley Marshall, Dewald Brevis, Delano Potgieter, Duan Jansen, George Linde, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sam Curran, Ziyaad Abrahams, Waqar Salamkheil, Olly Stone, Kagiso Rabada, Jofra Archer, Beuran Hendricks
Pretoria Capitals
Home: SuperSport ark, Centurion
Coach: Graham Ford
Captain: Wayne Parnell
Squad: Parnell, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Phil Salt, Rilee Rossouw, Marco Marais, Cameron Delport, Jimmy Neesham, Kusal Mendis, Migael Pretorius, Senuran Muthusamy, Shane Dadswell, Shaun von Berg, Josh Little, Eathan Bosch, Daryn Dupavillon, Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Home: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
Coach: Adrian Birrell
Captain: Aiden Markram
Squad: Markram, Jordan Hermann, Marques Ackerman, Sarel Erwee, Tristan Stubbs, Tom Abell, Sisanda Magala, Roelof van der Merwe, Marco Jansen, Jordan Cox, Jon-Jon Smuts, James Fuller, Brydon Carse, Aya Gqamane, Adam Rossington, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, Ottniel Baartman
Paarl Royals
Home: Boland Park, Paarl
Coach: JP Duminy
Captain: David Miller
Squad: Miller, Wihan Lubbe, Mitchell van Buuren, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan, Dane Vilas, Andile Phehlukwayo, Corbin Bosch, Evan Jones, Ferisco Adams, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ramon Simmonds, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Manack, Codi Yusuf, Bjorn Fortuin
FIXTURES
Tuesday January 10: MI Cape Town v Paarl Royals (Cape Town, 5.30pm)
Wednesday January 11: Durban’s Super Giants v Joburg Super Kings (Durban, 5.30pm)
Thursday January 12: Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Pretoria Capitals (Gqeberha, 5.30pm)
Friday January 13: Paarl Royals v Joburg Super Kings (Paarl, 1.30pm); MI Cape Town v Durban’s Super Giants (Cape Town, 5.30pm)
Saturday January 14: Pretoria Capitals v Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Centurion, 1.30pm); MI Cape Town v Joburg Super Kings (Cape Town, 5.30pm)
Sunday January 15: Durban’s Super Giants v Paarl Royals (Durban, 1.30pm)
Monday January 16: Sunrisers Eastern Cape v MI Cape Town (Gqeberha, 5.30pm)
Tuesday January 17: Paarl Royals v Durban’s Super Giants (Paarl, 1.30m); Joburg Super Kings v Pretoria Capitals (Joburg, 5.30pm)
Wednesday January 18: MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Cape Town, 1.30pm); Pretoria Capitals v Joburg Super Kings (Centurion, 5.30pm)
Thursday January 19: Paarl Royals v Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Paarl, 5.30pm)
Friday January 20: Durban’s Super Giants v Pretoria Capitals (Durban, 5.30m)
Saturday January 21: Paarl Royals v MI Cape Town (Paarl, 1.30pm); Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Joburg Super Kings (Gqeberha, 5.30pm)
Sunday January 22: Paarl Royals v Pretoria Capitals (Paarl, 1.30pm); Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Durban’s Super Giants (Gqeberha, 5.30pm)
Monday January 23: MI Cape Town v Pretoria Capitals (Cape Town, 5.30pm)
Tuesday January 24: Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Paarl Royals (Gqeberha, 1.30pm); Joburg Super Kings v Durban’s Super Giants (Joburg, 5.30pm)
Thursday February 2: Durban’s Super Giants v MI Cape Town (Durban, 5.30pm)
Friday February 3: Joburg Super Kings v Paarl Royals (Joburg, 1.30pm); Durban’s Super Giants v Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Durban, 5.30pm)
Saturday February 4: Pretoria Capitals v MI Cape Town (Centurion, 1.30pm)
Sunday February 5: Joburg Super Kings v Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Joburg, 1.30pm); Pretoria Capitals v Durban’s Super Giants (Centurion, 5.30pm)
Monday February 6: Joburg Super Kings v MI Cape Town (Joburg, 5.30pm)
Tuesday February 7: Pretoria Capitals v Paarl Royals (Centurion, 5.30pm)
Wednesday February 8: Semi-final (Joburg, 5.30pm)
Thursday February 9: Semi-final (Centurion, 5.30pm)
Saturday February 11: Final (Joburg, 4.30pm)
