The third edition of SA20South Africa’s largest franchise cricket league, to begin on January 9, with defending champions Eastern Cape sunrise looking for his third consecutive title.
The Sunrisers will open their campaign against MY Cape Townpromising an electrifying start to the tournament. Over the next month, South Africa will host some of the biggest names in T20 cricket, culminating in the grand final on February 8.
A star-studded affair
SA20 2025 is set to feature global cricket icons including Liam Livingstone, Dinesh Karthik, Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan. The league’s unique structure, where all six teams face each other twice in the round-robin phase, ensures plenty of high-stakes action before the top four teams advance to the playoffs.
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Squads for the 2025 SA20 season
Durban Supergiants
Keshav Maharaj (captain), Brandon King, Kane Williamson, Jason Smith, JJ Smuts, Marcus Stoinis, Christopher King, Wiaan Mulder, Chris Woakes, Dwaine Pretorius, Prenelan Subrayen, Bryce Parsons, Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen, Shamar Joseph, Noor Ahmad, Naveen ul-Haq, Junior Dala
Johannesburg Super Kings
Faf Du Plessis (captain), Leus de Plooy, Evan Jones, Sibonelo Makhanya, Moeen Ali, Wihan Lubbe, David Wiese, JP King, Jonny Bairstow, Devon Conway, Donovan Ferreira, Matheesha Pathirana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Gerald Coetzee, Doug Bracewell, Beuran Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Maheesh Theekshana, Hardus Viljoen
MY Cape Town
Rashid Khan (captain), Colin Ingram, Dewald Brevis, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Delago, Potgieter, Corbin Bosch, Azmatullah Omarzai, Connor Esterhuizen, Chris Benjamin, Ryan Rickelton, Trent Boult, Dane Piedt , Kagiso Rabada, Nuwan Untilhara
Royal Pearl
David Miller (captain), Mitchell Van Buuren, Sam Hain, Joe Root, Dewan Marais, Dayyaan Galiem, Dunith Wellalage, Codi Yusuf, Andile Phehlukwayo, Rubin Hermann, Dinesh Karthik, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Keith Dudgeon, Bjorn Fortuin, Eshan Malinga, Kwena Maphaka, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lungi Ngidi
Pretoria Capitals
Wayne Parnell (captain), Marques Ackerman, Evin Lewis, Steve Stolk, Tiaan van Vuuren, Rilee Rossouw, Will Smeed, Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks, Senuran Muthusamy, James Neesham, Kyle Simmonds, Migael Pretorius, Keagan Lion Cachet, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Verreynne, Anrich Nortje, Daryn Dupavillon, Eathan Bosch
Eastern Cape sunrise
Aiden Markram (captain), Zak Crawley, Jordan Hermann, Tom Abell, Liam Dawson, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, David Bedingham, Daniel Smith, Tristan Stubbs, Okuhle Cele, Simon Harmer, Ottneil Baartman, Richard Gleeson, Caleb Seleka , Andile Simelane, Beyers Swanepoel, Roelof van der Merwe