The 2023 SA20 or SA20 Season 1 (also known as Betway SA20 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of the SA20, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in South Africa, organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA). The tournament was played from 10 January to 12 February 2023. SuperSport, Sky Sports and the Sports18 network broadcast the tournament in South Africa, the United Kingdom and India respectively.
In the final, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals by four wickets to win the inaugural title.
Squads
The player auction took place on 19 September 2022.
Durban's Super Giants Joburg Super Kings MI Cape Town Paarl Royals Pretoria Capitals Sunrisers Eastern Cape Quinton de Kock (c) Jason Holder (WI) Kyle Mayers (WI) Reece Topley (ENG) Prenelan Subrayen Dwaine Pretorius Heinrich Klaasen Keemo Paul (WI) Keshav Maharaj Kyle Abbott Junior Dala Dilshan Madushanka (SL) Johnson Charles (WI) Matthew Breetzke Christiaan Jonker Simon Harmer Wiaan Mulder Hardus Viljoen Akila Dananjaya (SL) Ben McDermott (AUS) David Willey (ENG) Faf du Plessis (c) Moeen Ali (ENG) Maheesh Theekshana (SL) Romario Shepherd (WI) Gerald Coetzee Harry Brook (ENG) Janneman Malan Reeza Hendricks Kyle Verreynne George Garton (ENG) Alzarri Joseph (WI) Leus du Plooy (ENG) Lewis Gregory (ENG) Lizaad Williams Nandre Burger Donovan Ferreira Malusi Siboto Caleb Seleka Aaron Phangiso Neil Brand (ENG) Sibonelo Makhanya Matthew Wade (AUS) Kyle Simmonds (WI) Rashid Khan (c) (AFG) Kagiso Rabada Dewald Brevis Sam Curran (ENG) Liam Livingstone (ENG) Rassie van der Dussen Ryan Rickelton George Linde Beuran Hendricks Duan Jansen Delano Potgieter Odean Smith (WI) Ziyaad Abrahams Wesley Marshall Olly Stone (ENG) Waqar Salamkheil (AFG) Grant Roelofsen Jofra Archer (ENG) Tim David (SGP) David Miller (c) Jos Buttler (ENG) Obed McCoy (WI) Corbin Bosch Lungi Ngidi Tabraiz Shamsi Jason Roy (ENG) Dane Vilas (ENG) Bjorn Fortuin Mitchell van Buuren Wihan Lubbe Ferisco Adams Imran Manack Evan Jones (ENG) Ramon Simmonds (WI) Eoin Morgan (ENG) Codi Yusuf Andile Phehlukwayo Wayne Parnell (c) Anrich Nortje Migael Pretorius Rilee Rossouw Phil Salt (ENG) Josh Little (IRE) Shaun von Berg Adil Rashid (ENG) Cameron Delport (SA) Will Jacks (ENG) Theunis de Bruyn Marco Marais James Neesham (NZ) Kusal Mendis (SL) Daryn Dupavillon Shane Dadswell Eathan Bosch Senuran Muthusamy Colin Ingram (SA) Aiden Markram (c) Ottniel Baartman Marco Jansen Tristan Stubbs Sisanda Magala Junaid Dawood Mason Crane (ENG) JJ Smuts Jordan Cox (ENG) Adam Rossington (ENG) Roelof van der Merwe (NED) Marques Ackerman James Fuller (ENG) Brydon Carse (ENG) Sarel Erwee Ayabulela Gqamane Tom Abell (ENG) Jordan Hermann Temba Bavuma
Venues
Cape Town Centurion Durban MI Cape Town Pretoria Capitals Durban's Super Giants Newlands Cricket Ground Centurion Park Kingsmead Cricket Ground Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 25,000 Gqeberha Johannesburg Paarl Sunrisers Eastern Cape Joburg Super Kings Paarl Royals St George's Park Cricket Ground Wanderers Stadium Boland Park Capacity: 19,000 Capacity: 34,000 Capacity: 10,000
Teams and standings Points table
Match summary
League stage The full fixture list was released on 7 November 2022.
Playoffs
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
+Most runsPlayerTeamRunsJos ButtlerPaarl Royals391Faf du PlessisJoburg Super Kings369Aiden MarkramSunrisers Eastern Cape366Heinrich KlaasenDurban's Super Giants363Quinton de KockDurban's Super Giants271 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
+Most wicketsPlayerTeamWicketsRoelof van der MerweSunrisers Eastern Cape20Anrich NortjePretoria Capitals20Gerald CoetzeeJoburg Super Kings17Eathan BoschPretoria Capitals15Four players14 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Awards On 6 February 2023, the list of end of season awards was announced, to be handed out after the final match.
TeamAwardPrize moneySunrisers Eastern CapeChampionsPretoria CapitalsRunners-upSunrisers Eastern CapeSpirit of the season NameTeamAwardPrize moneyAiden MarkramSunrisers Eastern CapePlayer of the seasonJos ButtlerPaarl RoyalsBatter of the seasonRoelof van der MerweSunrisers Eastern CapeBowler of the seasonEathan BoschPretoria CapitalsRising star Sources:
References
External links
League home at ESPNCricinfo