| Dates | 10 January – 12 February 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin andplayoffs |
| 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 |
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The2023 SA20 orSA20 Season 1 (also known asBetway SA20 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of theSA20, a franchiseTwenty20 cricket league in South Africa,[1] organised byCricket South Africa (CSA). The tournament was played from 10 January to 12 February 2023.[2][3]SuperSport,Sky Sports and theSports18 network broadcast the tournament in South Africa, the United Kingdom and India respectively.
In the final,Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeatedPretoria Capitals by four wickets to win the inaugural title under Aiden Markram's captaincy.
The player auction took place on 19 September 2022.[4]
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria Capitals(R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0.927 | Advanced to thesemi-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 |
| 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 |
The full fixture list was released on 7 November 2022.[6]
Paarl Royals 142/7 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town (H) 143/2 (15.3 overs) |
MI Cape Town won by 8 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Attendance: 11,115[7] Umpires:Allahudien Paleker andMarais Erasmus Player of the match:Dewald Brevis (MI Cape Town) |
Joburg Super Kings 190/6 (20 overs) | v | Durban's Super Giants (H) 174/5 (20 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings won by 16 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground,Durban Attendance: 13,124[8] Umpires:Lubabalo Gcuma andAdrian Holdstock Player of the match:Donavon Ferreira (Joburg Super Kings) |
Pretoria Capitals 193/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape (H) 170/5 (20 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals won by 23 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground,Gqeberha Umpires:Stephen Harris andBongani Jele Player of the match:Phil Salt (Pretoria Capitals) |
Joburg Super Kings 81 (17.2 overs) | v | Paarl Royals (H) 82/3 (10.3 overs) |
Paarl Royals won by 7 wickets Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Lubabalo Gcuma andDennis Smith Player of the match:Bjorn Fortuin (Paarl Royals) |
(H)MI Cape Town 152/8 (20 overs) | v | Durban's Super Giants 154/5 (16.3 overs) |
Durban's Super Giants won by 5 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Shaun George andBrad White Player of the match:Kyle Mayers (Durban's Super Giants) |
(H)Pretoria Capitals 216/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 179/7 (20 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals won by 37 runs Centurion Park,Centurion Attendance: 10,992[9] Umpires:Allahudien Paleker andArno Jacobs Player of the match:Will Jacks (Pretoria Capitals) |
Joburg Super Kings 105/9 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town (H) 107/3 (16.2 overs) |
MI Cape Town won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Adrian Holdstock andMarais Erasmus Player of the match:Kagiso Rabada (MI Cape Town) |
(H)Durban's Super Giants 216/4 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 189/8 (20 overs) |
Durban Super Giants won by 27 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground,Durban Umpires:Siphelele Gasa andAbdoellah Steenkamp Player of the match:Heinrich Klaasen (Durban Super Giants) |
MI Cape Town 158/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape (H) 162/6 (19.3 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 4 wickets St George's Park Cricket Ground,Gqeberha Umpires:Stephen Harris andAllahudien Paleker Player of the match:Aiden Markram (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
(H)Paarl Royals 169/6 (20 overs) | v | Durban's Super Giants 159/8 (20 overs) |
Paarl Royals won by 10 runs Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Adrian Holdstock andBrad White Player of the match:Bjorn Fortuin (Paarl Royals) |
(H)Joburg Super Kings 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Pretoria Capitals 162 (20 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings won by 6 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Marais Erasmus andShaun George Player of the match:Leus Du Plooy (Joburg Super Kings) |
(H)MI Cape Town 171/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 172/8 (19.3 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 2 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Arno Jacobs andBongani Jele Player of the match:Marco Jansen (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
Joburg Super Kings 122 (15.4 overs) | v | Pretoria Capitals (H) 123/4 (13 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals won by 6 wickets Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Marais Erasmus andDennis Smith Player of the match:James Neesham (Pretoria Capitals) |
(H)Paarl Royals 127/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 131/5 (18.2 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 5 wickets Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Abdoellah Steenkamp andBrad White Player of the match:Aiden Markram (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
(H)Durban's Super Giants 80 (18.1 overs) | v | Pretoria Capitals 84/2 (7.3 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals win by 8 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground,Durban Umpires:Siphelele Gasa andDennis Smith Player of the match:Senuran Muthusamy (Pretoria Capitals) |
MI Cape Town 142/9 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals (H) 129/6 (20 overs) |
MI Cape Town won by 13 runs Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Adrian Holdstock andBongani Jele Player of the match:Jos Buttler (Paarl Royals) |
(H)Sunrisers Eastern Cape 127 (18.4 overs) | v | Joburg Super Kings 128/5 (19.4 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings won by 5 wickets St George's Park Cricket Ground,Gqeberha Umpires:Abdoellah Steenkamp andArno Jacobs Player of the match:Aaron Phangiso (Joburg Super Kings) |
Pretoria Capitals 158/6 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals (H) 162/4 (19.4 overs) |
Paarl Royals won by 6 wickets Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Bongani Jele andStephen Harris Player of the match:David Miller (Paarl Royals) |
(H)Sunrisers Eastern Cape 210/2 (20 overs) | v | Durban's Super Giants 86 (14.4 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 124 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground,Gqeberha Umpires:Siphelele Gasa andDennis Smith Player of the match:Roelof van der Merwe (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
Pretoria Capitals 182/8 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town (H) 130 (18.1 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals won by 52 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Attendance: 13,898[10] Umpires:Lubabalo Gcuma andAllahudien Paleker Player of the match:Will Jacks (Pretoria Capitals) |
(H)Sunrisers Eastern Cape 130/7 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 131/5 (18.5 overs) |
Paarl Royals won by 5 wickets St George's Park Cricket Ground,Gqeberha Umpires:Brad White andSiphelele Gasa Player of the match:David Miller (Paarl Royals) |
Durban's Super Giants 178/6 (20 overs) | v | Joburg Super Kings (H) 182/2 (19.1 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings won by 8 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Abdoellah Steenkamp andShaun George Player of the match:Faf du Plessis (Joburg Super Kings) |
MI Cape Town 165/5 (20 overs) | v | Durban's Super Giants (H) 169/5 (19.5 overs) |
Durban's Super Giants won by 5 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground,Durban Umpires:Arno Jacobs andShaun George Player of the match:Quinton de Kock (Durban's Super Giants) |
Paarl Royals 131/4 (15 overs) | v | |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 53/3 (5.2 overs) | v | |
MI Cape Town 159 (19.4 overs) | v | Pretoria Capitals (H) 160/9 (20 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals won by 1 wicket Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Allahudien Paleker andMarais Erasmus Player of the match:Rilee Rossouw (Pretoria Capitals) |
(H)Joburg Super Kings 160/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 136/9 (20 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings won by 24 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Lubabalo Gcuma andBongani Jele Player of the match:Faf du Plessis (Joburg Super Kings) |
Durban's Super Giants 254/4 (20 overs) | v | Pretoria Capitals (H) 103 (13.5 overs) |
Durban's Super Giants won by 151 runs Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Adrian Holdstock andAllahudien Paleker Player of the match:Heinrich Klaasen (Durban's Super Giants) |
(H)Joburg Super Kings 189/6 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town 113 (17.5 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings won by 76 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Marais Erasmus andAdrian Holdstock Player of the match:Leus du Plooy (Joburg Super Kings) |
(H)Pretoria Capitals 226/5 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 167/9 (20 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals won by 59 runs Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Marais Erasmus andBongani Jele Player of the match:Kusal Mendis (Pretoria Capitals) |
| 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) | |||||||
Pretoria Capitals 153/8 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 124 (19 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals won by 29 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Adrian Holdstock andAllahudien Paleker Player of the match:Rilee Rossouw (Pretoria Capitals) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 213/5 (20 overs) | v | Joburg Super Kings 199/6 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 14 runs Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Marais Erasmus andBongani Jele Player of the match:Aiden Markram (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
Pretoria Capitals 135 (19.3 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 137/6 (16.2 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 4 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Attendance: 22,010[11] Umpires:Marais Erasmus andAdrian Holdstock Player of the match:Roelof van der Merwe (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
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| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |