Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the SA20 tournament. The team is based in Pretoria, and was formed in 2023. The team's home-ground is Centurion Park. The team is coached by Sourav Ganguly. Pretoria Capitals were the runners-up of the first season of SA20
The franchise is owned by JSW Sports.
History In August 2022, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six cities, including Pretoria, were put up for auction in September 2022. The Pretoria franchise was purchased by JSW Group.
2023 season They were the Runner-up of the first season of the tournament after they lose Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 4 wickets in the final at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Runner up the inaugural Session under Wayne Parnell's captaincy. Current squad The squad of the Pretoria Capitals for the 2026 SA20 season as of 10 September 2025. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
+ Pretoria Capitals squad No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes Batters Wicket-keepers All-roundersBowlers
Seasons Seasons YearLeague standingFinal standing20231st out of 6Runners up 20245th out of 6League Stage20255th out of 6League Stage20262nd out of 6Runners up C: champions RU: runner-up SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR202312930202410361202510262202612651Source: ESPNCricinfo
Note:
NR indicates No result. Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Statistics Most runs PlayerRunsBatting averageHigh score100s50s Will Jacks 740 29.60 101 1 6 Kyle Verreynne 428 35.66 116* 1 1 Rilee Rossouw 390 15.00 82 0 2 Dewald Brevis 370 41.11 101 1 2 Phil Salt 354 20.82 77* 0 2 Source: as of 26 Jan 2026
Most wickets PlayerWicketsBowling averageBest bowling Eathan Bosch 27 27.48 3/12 James Neesham 25 19.96 3/7 Wayne Parnell 24 18.41 4/33 Adil Rashid 22 23.81 3/30 Anrich Nortje 20 13.25 3/12 Source: as of 26 Jan 2026
Coaching History Graham Ford (2023 - 2024)
References
External links Pretoria Capitals team website SA20 Official Team Website