What is the SA20 League? The South Africa League that Could Beat the IPL

Cricket has one of the busiest calendars in the sports scene, and it’s as if it’s not already full of thrilling matches because there’s something new that cricket fans can once again look forward to each year. 

The SA 20 league is another one for the books, especially if you’re a huge fan of the Indian Premier League (IPL). If you haven’t been watching the SA20 tournament, you’re missing out on what some of your favorite IPL players are up to. 

So, if you want to try something new aside from keeping tabs on today IPL match, we have everything you should know about the SA20 tournament.

All About the SA20 League

The SA20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in South Africa established only last year under Africa Cricket Development (Pty) Limited. Its major stakeholder is the Cricket South Africa group with 50%.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) former CEO, Sundar Raman, also owns 20% of its stakes, while the broadcasting company SuperSport has 30%. 

All six teams involved in the tournament are bought by IPL franchises, and that’s why you’ll see a lot of familiar IPL players in this tournament. 

So, if you’re a huge fan of the biggest Indian cricket tournament, this will easily be one of your most-awaited events each year. However, it’s still unclear if more seasons are coming, so we can only wait.

Cricket commentator Graeme Smith is the commissioner for the tournament. 

SA20 League Schedule and Venue

The SA20 league already started on January 10, 2023. The final is scheduled on February 11, 2023, and in total, it will have 33 matches. All the matches in this tournament are and will be played across South African cities.

Here are all the venues where the games will be held:

• Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 
• Centurion Park, Centurion
• Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
• St. George’s Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha
• Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
• Boland Park, Paarl

All SA20 Teams and Complete Player List

Six teams are participating in this tournament and they’ll be playing in round-robin rounds and playoffs. Here are all the teams playing this season and their complete lineups:

Pretoria Capitals (JSW Group):

Wayne Parnell (c), Anrich Nortje, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Josh Little, Shaun von Berg, Adil Rashid, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis Bruyn, Marco Marais, James Neesham, Kusal Mendis, Daryn Dupavillon, Shane Dadswell, Eathan Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy

Head Coach: Graham Ford

Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SUN Group):

Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, JJ Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller, Brydon Carse, Sarel Erwee, Ayabulela Gqamane, Tom Abell, Jordan Hermann

Head Coach: Adrian Birrell

Paarl Royals (Royals Sports Group):

David Miller (c), Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Mitchell van Buuren, Wihan Lubbe, Ferisco Adams, Imran Manack, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Eoin Morgan, Codi Yusuf, Andile Phehlukwayo

Head Coach: JP Duminy

Joburg Super Kings (India Cements): 

Faf du Plessis (c), Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizard Williams, Nandre Burger, Donavon Ferreira, Malusi Siboto, Caleb Seleka, Aaron Phangiso

Head Coach: Stephen Fleming

MI Cape Town (Reliance Strategic Ventures Ltd.):

Rashid Khan (c), Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Odean Smith, Ziyaad Abrahams, Wesley Marshall, Olly Stone, Waqar Salamkheil, Grant Roelofsen, Jofra Archer

Head Coach: Simon Katich

Latest SA20 Team Standings

Here’s a quick look at the latest SA20 team stats: