The cricket world’s latest franchise T20 league will finally get underway in 2023 as the first season of the SA20 league in South Africa kicks off on the 10th of January. SA20 has attracted some of the biggest names in world cricket, including Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, and Jofra Archer, while also featuring some of the most promising local talents from South Africa, such as Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs.
The inaugural edition features a total of 33 matches in January and February. Each of the six teams will face every other team twice, with the top four teams in the points table qualifying for the semi-finals.
Each team can play a maximum of four overseas players in their XI, and here is a look at all the six squads for the first season of SA20.
Durban’s Super Giants
Squad: Quinton De Kock (captain), Akila Dananjaya, Christiaan Jonker, Dilshan Madushanka, Dwaine Pretorius, Hardus Viljoen, Heinrich Klaasen, Jason Holder, Johnson Charles, Junior Dala, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Mayers, Matthew Breetzke, Prenelan Subrayen, Reece Topley, Simon Harmer, Wiaan Mulder
Home ground: Kingsmead
Head Coach: Lance Kluesner
Joburg Super Kings
Squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Aaron Phangiso, Alzarri Joseph, Donavon Ferreira, George Garton, Gerald Coetzee, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Kyle Verreynne, Leus Du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Maheesh Theekshana, Malusi Siboto, Nandre Burger, Neil Brand, Reeza Hendricks, Romario Shepherd
Home ground: Wanderers Stadium
Head Coach: Stephen Fleming
MI Cape Town
Squad: Rashid Khan (captain), Beuran Hendricks, Delano Potgieter, Dewald Brevis, Duan Jansen, George Linde, Grant Roelofsen, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Olly Stone, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, Sam Curran, Waqar Salamkheil, Wesley Marshall, Ziyaad Abrahams
Home ground: Newlands Cricket Ground
Head Coach: Simon Katich
Paarl Royals
Squad: David Miller (captain), Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Codi Yusuf, Corbin Bosch, Dane Vilas, Eoin Morgan, Evan Jones, Ferisco Adams, Imran Manack, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Van Buuren, Obed Mccoy, Ramon Simmonds, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wihan Lubbe
Home ground: Boland Park
Head Coach: JP Duminy
Pretoria Capitals
Squad: Wayne Parnell (captain), Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje, Cameron Delport, Daryn Dupavillon, Eathan Bosch, Jimmy Neesham, Josh Little, Kusal Mendis, Marco Marais, Migael Pretorius, Phil Salt, Rilee Rossouw, Senuran Muthusamy, Shane Dadswell, Shaun Von Berg, Theunis De Bruyn, William Jacks
Home ground: SuperSport Park
Head Coach: Graham Ford
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Adam Rossington, Aya Gqamane, Brydon Carse, James Fuller, Jon-Jon Smuts, Jordan Cox, Jordan Hermann, Junaid Dawood, Marco Jansen, Marques Ackerman, Mason Crane, Ottniel Baartman, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Sarel Erwee, Sisanda Magala, Tom Abell, Tristan Stubbs
Home ground: St George’s Park Cricket Ground
Head Coach: Adrien Birell