2023 SA20
Inaugural season of the South African T20 League
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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,[1] organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA). The tournament was played from 10 January to 12 February 2023.[2][3] SuperSport, Sky Sports and the Sports18 network broadcast the tournament in South Africa, the United Kingdom and India respectively.
Dates10 January – 12 February 2023
AdministratorCricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and playoffs
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| Dates | 10 January – 12 February 2023 |
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| Administrator | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Champions | Sunrisers Eastern Cape (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Pretoria Capitals |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Player of the series | Aiden Markram (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
| Most runs | Jos Buttler (Paarl Royals) (391) |
| Most wickets | Roelof van der Merwe (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) (20) Anrich Nortje (Pretoria Capitals) (20) |
| Official website | sa20 |
In the final, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals by four wickets to win the inaugural title under Aiden Markram's captaincy.
Squads
The player auction took place on 19 September 2022.[4]
Venues
| Cape Town | Centurion | Durban |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria Capitals (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0.927 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Joburg Super Kings | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | −0.111 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape (C) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0.316 | |
| 4 | Paarl Royals | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | −0.293 | |
| 5 | Durban's Super Giants | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | −0.319 | |
| 6 | MI Cape Town | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.500 |
- Points – Win 4, No Result 2. One additional point is awarded for a win when the run rate difference is 1.25 greater than the opposing side's.
Match summary
| Visitor team → | DSG | JSK | MICT | PR | PC | SEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||
| Durban's Super Giants | Johannesburg 16 runs | Durban 5 wickets | Durban 27 runs | Pretoria 8 wickets | Match abandoned | |
| Joburg Super Kings | Johannesburg 8 wickets | Johannesburg 76 runs | Match abandoned | Johannesburg 6 runs | Johannesburg 24 runs | |
| MI Cape Town | Durban 5 wickets | Cape Town 7 wickets | Cape Town 8 wickets | Pretoria 52 runs | Eastern Cape 2 wickets | |
| Paarl Royals | Paarl 10 runs | Paarl 7 wickets | Cape Town 13 runs | Paarl 6 wickets | Eastern Cape 5 wickets | |
| Pretoria Capitals | Durban 151 runs | Pretoria 6 wickets | Pretoria 1 wicket | Pretoria 59 runs | Pretoria 37 runs | |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Eastern Cape 124 runs | Johannesburg 5 wickets | Eastern Cape 4 wickets | Paarl 5 wickets | Pretoria 23 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
The full fixture list was released on 7 November 2022.[6]
Paarl Royals 142/7 (20 overs) |
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MI Cape Town (H) 143/2 (15.3 overs) |
- MI Cape Town won the toss and elected to field.
- MI Cape Town were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
Joburg Super Kings 190/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Durban's Super Giants (H) 174/5 (20 overs) |
- Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Pretoria Capitals 193/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (H) 170/5 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Super Kings 81 (17.2 overs) |
v |
Paarl Royals (H) 82/3 (10.3 overs) |
- Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Paarl Royals were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
(H) MI Cape Town 152/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Durban's Super Giants 154/5 (16.3 overs) |
- Durban's Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Pretoria Capitals 216/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 179/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Super Kings 105/9 (20 overs) |
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MI Cape Town (H) 107/3 (16.2 overs) |
- MI Cape Town won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Durban's Super Giants 216/4 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Royals 189/8 (20 overs) |
- Durban Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
MI Cape Town 158/8 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Eastern Cape (H) 162/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Paarl Royals 169/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Durban's Super Giants 159/8 (20 overs) |
- Durban Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Joburg Super Kings 168/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Pretoria Capitals 162 (20 overs) |
- Pretoria Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) MI Cape Town 171/6 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Eastern Cape 172/8 (19.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Super Kings 122 (15.4 overs) |
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Pretoria Capitals (H) 123/4 (13 overs) |
- Pretoria Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Pretoria Capitals were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
(H) Paarl Royals 127/7 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Eastern Cape 131/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Durban's Super Giants 80 (18.1 overs) |
v |
Pretoria Capitals 84/2 (7.3 overs) |
- Durban's Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pretoria Capitals were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
MI Cape Town 142/9 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Royals (H) 129/6 (20 overs) |
- Paarl Royals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sunrisers Eastern Cape 127 (18.4 overs) |
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Joburg Super Kings 128/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Pretoria Capitals 158/6 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Royals (H) 162/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Pretoria Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sunrisers Eastern Cape 210/2 (20 overs) |
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Durban's Super Giants 86 (14.4 overs) |
- Durban's Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
Pretoria Capitals 182/8 (20 overs) |
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MI Cape Town (H) 130 (18.1 overs) |
- MI Cape Town won the toss and elected to field.
- Pretoria Capitals were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
(H) Sunrisers Eastern Cape 130/7 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Royals 131/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
Durban's Super Giants 178/6 (20 overs) |
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Joburg Super Kings (H) 182/2 (19.1 overs) |
- Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
MI Cape Town 165/5 (20 overs) |
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Durban's Super Giants (H) 169/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Durban's Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Paarl Royals 131/4 (15 overs) |
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- Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 53/3 (5.2 overs) |
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- Durban's Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
MI Cape Town 159 (19.4 overs) |
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Pretoria Capitals (H) 160/9 (20 overs) |
- Pretoria Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Joburg Super Kings 160/6 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Eastern Cape 136/9 (20 overs) |
- Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Durban's Super Giants 254/4 (20 overs) |
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Pretoria Capitals (H) 103 (13.5 overs) |
- Pretoria Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Durban's Super Giants were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
(H) Joburg Super Kings 189/6 (20 overs) |
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MI Cape Town 113 (17.5 overs) |
- MI Cape Town won the toss and elected to field.
- Joburg Super Kings were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
(H) Pretoria Capitals 226/5 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Royals 167/9 (20 overs) |
- Paarl Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Pretoria Capitals were awarded a bonus point for a win with a run rate difference greater than 1.25.
Playoffs
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Pretoria Capitals | 153/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Paarl Royals | 124 (19 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Pretoria Capitals | 135 (19.3 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 137/6 (16.2 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Joburg Super Kings | 199/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 213/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
Pretoria Capitals 153/8 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Royals 124 (19 overs) |
- Paarl Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 213/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Joburg Super Kings 199/6 (20 overs) |
- Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Pretoria Capitals 135 (19.3 overs) |
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Sunrisers Eastern Cape 137/6 (16.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
- The final was originally scheduled to take place on 11 February at 17:30 but was postponed due to rain.
Statistics
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler | Paarl Royals | 391 |
| Faf du Plessis | Joburg Super Kings | 369 |
| Aiden Markram | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 366 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Durban's Super Giants | 363 |
| Quinton de Kock | Durban's Super Giants | 271 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[12]
| Player | Team | Wickets |
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| Roelof van der Merwe | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 20 |
| Anrich Nortje | Pretoria Capitals | 20 |
| Gerald Coetzee | Joburg Super Kings | 17 |
| Eathan Bosch | Pretoria Capitals | 15 |
| Four players | 14 | |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[13]
Awards
On 6 February 2023, the list of end of season awards was announced, to be handed out after the final match.[14][15]
| Team | Award | Prize money |
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| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Champions | R35 million (US$2.37 million) |
| Pretoria Capitals | Runners-up | R17.5 million (US$1.18 million) |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Spirit of the season | R100,000 (US$6,765.9) |
| Name | Team | Award | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Player of the season | R350,000 (US$23,680.65) |
| Jos Buttler | Paarl Royals | Batter of the season | R200,000 (US$13,531.8) |
| Roelof van der Merwe | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Bowler of the season | R200,000 (US$13,531.8) |
| Eathan Bosch | Pretoria Capitals | Rising star | R100,000 (US$6,765.9) |