Teams can sign a South African or overseas player.
Player to have base price of R175 000 with salary cap at discretion of team.
Monday, 21 November: In an exciting introduction, the six SA20 franchise teams will have the opportunity to sign a wild card player to their squads ahead of the inaugural season starting on 10 January. Teams may sign a South African or an overseas player who was not registered in the auction, and will have until 30 December to make their selections.
Players will come in at a minimum base fee of R175 000, with Franchises using their...
R70 MILLION PRIZE PURSE ANNOUNCED FOR BETWAY SA20
Biggest prize purse in the history of South Africa franchise cricket on offer.
Tuesday, 20 December: The inaugural Betway SA20 is set to break barriers in every aspect of South African cricket with a record amount of prize money on offer in the competition this summer.
The total prize is R70 million – the biggest prize pool in the history of South African franchise cricket – which underlines SA20’s long-term commitment to investing in South African cricket and its players.
SA20 is set to be an...
INAUGURAL BETWAY SA20 TROPHY ON SHOW
Six franchise captains come up close to prized silverware
Cape Town, 7 January 2023: The biggest prize in South African sport has arrived in South Africa with the Betway SA20 trophy landing in Cape Town ahead of the opening match on 10 January at Newlands. The six franchise captains came up close with the 24 carat gold and silver plated masterpiece, the coveted silverware they will all be playing for in the next month.
The first-ever Betway SA20 trophy has been designed and crafted by world-renowned goldsmiths, silversmiths, and elite...
09 JAN BETWAY SA20 PLAYING CONDITIONS ANNOUNCED
Monday, 9 January: Betway SA20 has confirmed exciting additions to its playing format for the inaugural season starting on 10 January. The six teams will play 33 matches in total, including three playoff matches that consist of two semi-finals and the final.
The additions have been included to improve the quality of the product while preserving the sanctity of the game.
In an innovative move to level the playing field, each captain can nominate 13 players to take the field before the toss. After the toss, each captain can...
About SA20
SA20 is South Africa’s explosive new T20 cricket league. Dropping 10 January 2023, the League is set to thrill local and international cricket fans and attract new audiences of all ages.
4 weeks, 33 matches, 6 global franchises, 102 world class players (local and global) – SA20 is for cricket diehards, party people, families. For everyone!
SA20 has the backing of some of the most recognised T20 franchises in the world, with several IPL strongholds branching out to establish an even greater international footprint. The franchises are owned by six dynamic entities which have...
MI CAPE TOWN’S DEWALD BREVIS LIGHTS UP SA20 OPENER
Dewald Brevis stole the show as MI Cape Town comfortably eased past Paarl Royals by eight wickets in the Betway SA20 opener at a sold-out Newlands on Tuesday night.
The Newlands crowd was in high spirits before the toss after being entertained by a spectacular show from Sho Madjozi and Master KG.
The entertainment continued once the game started as the home side drew first blood when MI Cape Town’s Jofra Archer dismissed Wihan Lubbe with the help of a brilliant diving...
JOBURG SUPER KINGS SPOIL SUPER GIANTS’ KINGSMEAD PARTY
The sleeping giant of South African cricket Kingsmead awoke from its slumber in all its glory on the second night of the Betway SA20.
The KwaZulu-Natal patrons came out in full support of the Durban Super Giants and were treated to a feast of high-quality entertainment.
Kingsmead has not witnessed such fanfare for many years with the fireworks adding to the spectacle produced out in the middle.
The Joburg Super Kings may have won a high-scoring...
PRETORIA CAPITALS DANCE TO THE ST GEORGE’S PARK TUNES
The Pretoria Capitals laid down an early marker in the Betway SA20 with a commanding all-round opening performance against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George’s Park in Gqeberha.
It was another evening of high-quality entertainment with the St George’s Park band keeping a capacity crowd dancing in the stands despite two lightning and rain interruptions.
The Capitals dominated with both and ball with the visitors posting 193/6 before restricting the Sunrisers to 170/5...
RABADA AND MI CAPE TOWN SPIN TRIO DOWN JSK AT NEWLANDS
MI Cape Town utilised high-quality spin and raw pace to dismantle the Joburg Super Kings in their Betway SA20 clash at Newlands on Saturday evening.
The home side returned to winning ways after their slip-up against the Durban Super Giants on Friday with a commanding seven-wicket victory.
It was MI Cape Town’s bowling unit that set it all up with Kagiso Rabada making his Betway SA20 debut after Jofra Archer and Olly Stone was rested. West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith and Afghanistan wrist-spinner Waqar...
ROYALS SHOW GREAT FIGHT BUT SUPER GIANTS TAKE THE SPOILS IN KINGSMEAD RUN FEST
Paarl Royals duo Eoin Morgan and Dane Vilas compiled a record Betway SA20 partnership, but it was still not enough to get their team over the line against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead on Sunday.
Morgan and Vilas posted 114 runs for the fifth wicket that kept the Royals in the hunt despite a top-order stutter as they fell 27 runs short of hauling in the Super Giant’s record 216/4.
The game-changer was Morgan’s run-out for 64 off 37 balls (2×4, 5×6) when Wiaan Mulder...
BETWAY UPS THE ANTE WITH BETWAY CATCH R2 MILLION COMPETITION
Betway doubles prize money for clean one-handed fan catches off a six
Tuesday, 17 January: Today, leading online global betting and gaming brand Betway has announced that the ‘Betway Catch a Million’ prize money has officially been doubled to a staggering R2 Million. With the Betway SA20 now in full swing, the title sponsors of the League are excited to be raising the stakes even higher for fans inside the stadiums watching the thrilling action.
Today’s announcement sees the campaign being re-branded...
FORTUIN SPINS PAARL ROYALS TO VICTORY OVER DURBAN’S SUPER GIANTS
Paarl Royals spinner Bjorn Fortuin ripped through Durban’s Super Giants‘ top order to set the home side on their way to claiming a 10-run victory at Boland Park on Tuesday.
Fortuin returned figures of 3/14, claiming the wickets of Kyle Mayers (12 off 11), Quinton de Kock (0 off 2 balls), and Dwaine Pretorius (0 off 1 ball) to leave the visitors struggling on 29/3 after 4.3 overs.
Wickets continued to fall just as it seemed the Super Giants were getting themselves back into the game, which stifled their...
JOBURG SUPER KINGS EDGE OUT PRETORIA CAPITALS IN A THRILLER AT THE BULLRING
Leus du Plooy and Aaron Phangiso were the stars of the show as Joburg Super Kings bounced back with a six-run victory against the Pretoria Capitals in their Betway SA20 clash at Wanderers Stadium on Tuesday night.
It was the first time the Betway SA20 caravan had rolled into Johannesburg and the locals certainly came out in their thousands to support their new team, the Joburg Super Kings.
Whistles were handed out to the yellow-clad crowd before the game which led to the...
MARCO JANSEN’S BLITZ HELPS SUNRISERS SHOCK MI CAPE TOWN
Sunrisers Eastern Cape all-rounder Marco Jansen turned the Betway SA20 on its head with a whirlwind innings that shocked MI Cape Town by two wickets at Newlands on Wednesday.
The visitors were staring down the barrel prior to Jansen launching an assault that will be remembered for a very long time.
The 22-year-old smashed 66 runs off just 27 balls, with 28 runs coming off a single Rashid Khan over – to swing the momentum in favour of the Sunrisers.
The MI Cape Town captain was dispatched for four sixes and a boundary in...
PRETORIA CAPITALS STEAMROLL SUPER KINGS TO MOVE TOP OF BETWAY SA20 LOG
Wed, January 2023
Pretoria Capitals Anrich Nortje and Jimmy Neesham ran through the Joburg Super Kings to exact revenge in the Highveld derby on Wednesday evening at Centurion.
The Capitals lost a nail-biter to the Super Kings the previous night at the Wanderers, but were able to bounce back just 24 hours later on their home ground.
Nortje, who is arguably the fastest bowler in the world at the moment, ramped up the speed gun to collect 3/12, while Neesham finished with 3/7 to rout the...
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE SOAR INTO SECOND PLACE
Thu, January 2023
The Sunrisers Eastern Cape became the first team in the Betway SA20 to achieve a hat-trick of wins when they overcame the Paarl Royals by five wickets at Boland Park.
After a slow start to the competition, the Eastern Cape side have gathered momentum to move into second position on the table.
The Royals may pride themselves on their spin bowling prowess, but it was the visitors that out spun the home side. Captain Aiden Markram (2/21), Roelof van der Merwe (2/21) and Brydon Carse...
PRETORIA CAPITALS RUN RIOT IN DURBAN TO CEMENT TOP BETWAY SA20 SPOT
Pretoria Capitals ran riot at Kingsmead on Friday night as they defeated Durban’s Super Giants by eight wickets to earn a bonus point victory.
Quinton de Kock won the toss for the Super Giants and chose to bat first at a humid Kingsmead, but things did not go according to plan for the home team.
Capitals skipper Wayne Parnell wasted no time as to draw first blood with the opening ball of the innings to dismiss West Indies’ Kayle Mayers for a duck.
The home side’s wall continued to collapse...
PHANGISO SUSPENDED FROM BOWLING IN BETWAY SA20
Tuesday, 24 January: Joburg Super Kings’ left-arm spinner, Aaron Phangiso, has been suspended from bowling in the Betway SA20 after the Independent Bowling Action Panel confirmed his bowling action does not conform to the regulations of a legal bowling action as defined by the International Cricket Council (ICC).The panel submitted their final report on 23 January, as constituted under the Betway SA20 Suspect Bowling Action Policy. The report confirmed that Phangiso bowled with a non-compliant...
“MILLER TIME” TAKES ROYALS OVER THE LINE AT ST GEORGE’S PARK
The Paarl Royals relied heavily on their senior players to fashion a five-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in their Betway SA20 clash at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
The tournament’s leading run-scorer Jos Buttler stroked 51 – his third half century of the competition – before captain David Miller bludgeoned 37 not out off just 23 balls at a critical juncture to take the Royals over the line.
The batting heroics followed a superb bowling performance that was led by the Royals’ Proteas duo Lungi Ngidi and...
FAF DU PLESSIS LIGHTS UP WANDERERS WITH MAIDEN BETWAY SA20 CENTURY
Joburg Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis entered the record books at the Wanderers on Tuesday evening when he struck the maiden century of the Betway SA20.
It was a scintillating innings that lasted only 58 balls, but yielded 113 electrifying runs. It included eight boundaries and eight sixes.
Du Plessis was the star of the Bullring as he tore into Durban’s Super Kings bowling attack.
Du Plessis had Reeza Hendricks as company for the majority of the innings with...
