The 2025 SA20 or SA20 Season 3 (also known as Betway SA20 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the SA20, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in South Africa. The competition was organized by Cricket South Africa, featuring six teams. The tournament begun on 9 January, with the final held on 8 February 2025 at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape were the defending champions with 2 titles to their name. In the final, MI Cape Town defeated Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 76 runs to win their maiden title.
With an average of 25,436, the Joburg Super Kings drew the highest average home attendance in the 2025 SA20. The season was marked by many packed stadiums, with the league seeing a 70% increase in sold-out games and a sold-out final for the third year running, making this the most-attended SA20 season to date.https://www.sa20.co.za/record-breaking-season-3-marks-continued-growth-for-sa20
Background In June 2024, it was announced that SA20 would return for a third season in 2025. The league is sponsored by Betway.
The 2025 season clashed with the Big Bash League, Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League and ILT20.
Squads
The player auction took place on 1 October 2024. Durban's Super GiantsJoburg Super KingsMI Cape TownPaarl RoyalsPretoria CapitalsSunrisers Eastern Cape Keshav Maharaj (c) Noor Ahmad (AFG) Matthew Breetzke Junior Dala Quinton de Kock Shamar Joseph (WI) Brandon King (WI) Heinrich Klaasen Wiaan Mulder Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG) Bryce Parsons Dwaine Pretorius Jason Smith JJ Smuts Marcus Stoinis (AUS) Prenelan Subrayen Kane Williamson (NZ) Chris Woakes (ENG) CJ King (WI) Faf du Plessis (c) Moeen Ali (ENG) Jonny Bairstow (ENG) Doug Bracewell (NZ) Beuran Hendricks Gerald Coetzee Devon Conway (NZ) Leus du Plooy (ENG) Donovan Ferreira Evan Jones (ENG) Wihan Lubbe Sibonelo Makhanya Tabraiz Shamsi Imran Tahir (PAK) Maheesh Theekshana (SL) David Wiese (NAM) Hardus Viljoen JP King (ENG) Matheesha Pathirana (SL) Rashid Khan (c) (AFG) Chris Benjamin Trent Boult (NZ) Dewald Brevis Connor Esterhuizen Reeza Hendricks Colin Ingram Thomas Kaber George Linde Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG) Dane Piedt Delano Potgieter Kagiso Rabada Ryan Rickelton Ben Stokes (ENG) Nuwan Thushara (SL) Rassie van der Dussen Tristan Luus Corbin Bosch Matthew Potts (ENG) David Miller (c) Bjorn Fortuin Dayyaan Galiem Sam Hain (ENG) Rubin Hermann Dinesh Karthik (IND) Kwena Maphaka Lungi Ngidi Nqaba Peter Andile Phehlukwayo Lhuan-dre Pretorius Joe Root (ENG) Eshan Malinga (SL) Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG) Mitchell van Buuren Codi Yusuf Dewan Marais Dunith Wellalage (SL) Rilee Rossouw (c) Marques Ackerman Eathan Bosch Daryn Dupavillon Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) Will Jacks (ENG) Evin Lewis (WI) Senuran Muthusamy James Neesham (NZ) Anrich Nortje Migael Pretorius Wayne Parnell Kyle Simmonds (WI) Will Smeed (ENG) Steve Stolk Tiaan van Vuuren Kyle Verreynne Keagan Lion-Cachet Liam Livingstone (ENG) Aiden Markram (c) Tom Abell (ENG) Ottniel Baartman Okuhle Cele Zak Crawley (ENG) Liam Dawson (ENG) Richard Gleeson (ENG) Simon Harmer Jordan Hermann Marco Jansen Patrick Kruger Craig Overton (ENG) Caleb Seleka Andile Simelane Tristan Stubbs Beyers Swanepoel Roelof van der Merwe (NED) Daniel Smith (ENG) David Bedingham (ENG)
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
Win-loss table Below is a summary of results for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat. TeamLeague stagePlay-offs12345 678910PC2 runsPCN/RJSK28 runsSEC58 runsSEC6 wicketsMICTN/RPR5 wicketsMICT7 wicketsPR6 wicketsJSK11 runs(DLS)XXXX6thMICT6 runs(DLS)DSG28 runsPCN/RMICT7 wicketsPR6 wicketsSEC14 runsSEC9 wicketsPC6 wicketsPR7 wicketsDSG11 runs(DLS)→SEC32 runsXX4th()SEC97 runsJSK6 runs(DLS)PR33 runsPR6 wicketsJSKDSGN/RDSGSECPC27 runsPC95 runsPR→→SEC1st()SECMICT33 runsMICT6 wicketsPCJSK6 wicketsDSGPC11 runsDSGJSK7 wicketsSEC48 runsMICT39 runs→SEC8 wicketsX2nd()DSG2 runsDSGN/RSECJSKN/RPR8 wicketsSEC52 runsPR11 runsJSK6 wicketsMICT27 runsMICT95 runsXXXX5thMICT97 runsPRPC6 wicketsDSG58 runsDSG6 wicketsPC52 runsJSK14 runsJSK9 wicketsMICTPR→JSKPRMICT76 runs3rd() Team's results→ Won Lost
Match summary
League stage The full fixture list was released on 2 September 2024.
Playoffs
Bracket
Qualifier 1
Eliminator
Qualifier 2
Final
Statistics Most runs Source: ESPNCricinfo PlayerTeamInningsRunsHighest scoreLhuan-dre PretoriusPaarl Royals1239797Rassie van der DussenMI Cape Town1139391*Aiden MarkramSunrisers Eastern Cape1334082Ryan RickeltonMI Cape Town833689Rubin HermannPaarl Royals933381*
Most wickets Source: ESPNCricinfo PlayerTeam MatchesWicketsBest bowlingMarco JansenSunrisers Eastern Cape13194/13Hardus ViljoenJoburg Super Kings8144/24Liam DawsonSunrisers Eastern Cape12143/17Mujeeb Ur RahmanPaarl Royals12142/17Richard GleesonSunrisers Eastern Cape13142/12
Highest team totals Source: ESPNCricinfo +TeamScores OpponentResultVenueMI Cape Town222/3Pretoria CapitalsWonCenturionPaarl Royals213/2Pretoria CapitalsWonCenturionPretoria Capitals212/5Paarl RoyalsLostCenturionDurban's Super Giants209/4Pretoria CapitalsWonDurbanPretoria Capitals207/6 Durban's Super GiantsLostDurban
Awards On 8 February 2025, the list of end of season awards was announced, to be handed out after the final match.
TeamAwardPrize moneyMI Cape TownChampionsSunrisers Eastern CapeRunners-upMI Cape TownSpirit of the season NameTeamAwardPrize moneyMarco JansenSunrisers Eastern CapePlayer of the seasonLhuan-dre PretoriusPaarl RoyalsBatter of the seasonMarco JansenSunrisers Eastern CapeBowler of the seasonDewald BrevisMI Cape TownRising starDonovan FerreiraJoburg Super KingsDispatch of the SeasonDewald BrevisMI Cape TownCatch of the Season Sources:
References
External links
Series home at ESPNcricinfo