Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and playoffs
ChampionsSunrisers Eastern Cape (1st title)
Runners-upPretoria Capitals
Participants6
Matches33
Player of the seriesAiden Markram (Sunrisers Eastern Cape)
Most runsJos Buttler (Paarl Royals) (391)
Most wicketsRoelof van der Merwe (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) (20) Anrich Nortje (Pretoria Capitals) (20)
Official websitesa20.co.za
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.
2023 SA20 is located in South Africa
Squads
The player auction took place on 19 September 2022.
Points table
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.
Pos
Teamv, t, e
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
Match summary
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.
Visitor team →
DSG
JSK
MICT
PR
PC
SEC
Home team ↓
Durban's Super Giants
Johannesburg16 runs
Durban5 wickets
Durban27 runs
Pretoria8 wickets
Matchabandoned
Joburg Super Kings
Johannesburg8 wickets
Johannesburg76 runs
Matchabandoned
Johannesburg6 runs
Johannesburg24 runs
MI Cape Town
Durban5 wickets
Cape Town7 wickets
Cape Town8 wickets
Pretoria52 runs
Eastern Cape2 wickets
Paarl Royals
Paarl10 runs
Paarl7 wickets
Cape Town13 runs
Paarl6 wickets
Eastern Cape5 wickets
Pretoria Capitals
Durban151 runs
Pretoria6 wickets
Pretoria1 wicket
Pretoria59 runs
Pretoria37 runs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape124 runs
Johannesburg5 wickets
Eastern Cape4 wickets
Paarl5 wickets
Pretoria23 runs
Home team won
Visitor team won
League stage
The full fixture list was released on 7 November 2022.
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 won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
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.
Durban's Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
MI Cape Town won the toss and elected to field.
Durban Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
Durban Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Pretoria Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
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.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
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.
Paarl Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Pretoria Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
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.
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.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Durban's Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to field. , No further play was possible due to rain.
Durban's Super Giants won the toss and elected to field. , No further play was possible due to rain.
Pretoria Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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.
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.
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.
Match 1 10 January 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
Paarl Royals142/7 (20 overs)
v
MI Cape Town (H)143/2 (15.3 overs)
Jos Buttler 51 (42) Jofra Archer 3/27 (4 overs)
Dewald Brevis 70* (41) Ramon Simmonds 1/32 (3 overs)
MI Cape Town won by 8 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Attendance: 11,115 Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Marais Erasmus Player of the match: Dewald Brevis (MI Cape Town)
Quinton de Kock 78 (52) Alzarri Joseph 2/30 (4 overs)
Joburg Super Kings won by 16 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, DurbanAttendance: 13,124 Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Adrian Holdstock Player of the match: Donavon Ferreira (Joburg Super Kings)
Match 3 12 January 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
Pretoria Capitals193/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (H)170/5 (20 overs)
Phil Salt 77* (47) Aiden Markram 2/17 (2 overs)
JJ Smuts 66 (51) Anrich Nortje 2/18 (4 overs)
Pretoria Capitals won by 23 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha Umpires: Stephen Harris and Bongani Jele Player of the match: Phil Salt (Pretoria Capitals)
Match 4 13 January 2023 13:30 Scorecard
Joburg Super Kings81 (17.2 overs)
v
Paarl Royals (H)82/3 (10.3 overs)
Lizaad Williams 17* (18) Bjorn Fortuin 3/16 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 29* (21) George Garton 1/15 (2 overs)
Paarl Royals won by 7 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Dennis Smith Player of the match: Bjorn Fortuin (Paarl Royals)
Match 5 13 January 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
(H) MI Cape Town152/8 (20 overs)
v
Durban's Super Giants154/5 (16.3 overs)
Grant Roelofsen 52 (44) Reece Topley 2/27 (3 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 36 (22) Olly Stone 4/28 (3.3 overs)
Durban's Super Giants won by 5 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Shaun George and Brad White Player of the match: Kyle Mayers (Durban's Super Giants)
Match 6 14 January 2023 13:30 Scorecard
(H) Pretoria Capitals216/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Eastern Cape179/7 (20 overs)
Will Jacks 92 (46) Sisanda Magala 2/28 (4 overs)
Aiden Markram 46 (29) Wayne Parnell 2/20 (3 overs)
Pretoria Capitals won by 37 runs Centurion Park, CenturionAttendance: 10,992 Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Arno Jacobs Player of the match: Will Jacks (Pretoria Capitals)
Match 7 14 January 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
Joburg Super Kings105/9 (20 overs)
v
MI Cape Town (H)107/3 (16.2 overs)
Leus du Plooy 21 (26) Kagiso Rabada 2/12 (4 overs)
MI Cape Town won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Marais Erasmus Player of the match: Kagiso Rabada (MI Cape Town)
Semi-finals
Paarl Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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.
Awards
On 6 February 2023, the list of end of season awards was announced, to be handed out after the final match.
