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| Dates | 10 January – 12 February 2023 | 
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| Administrator(s) | 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 | 
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.
In the final, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria 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 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 | 
| 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)  | 
 Joburg Super Kings  190/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Durban's Super Giants (H) 174/5 (20 overs)  | 
 Pretoria Capitals  193/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape (H) 170/5 (20 overs)  | 
 Joburg Super Kings  81 (17.2 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals (H) 82/3 (10.3 overs)  | 
(H) MI Cape Town  152/8 (20 overs)  | v  |  Durban's Super Giants  154/5 (16.3 overs)  | 
(H) Pretoria Capitals  216/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  179/7 (20 overs)  | 
 Joburg Super Kings  105/9 (20 overs)  | v  |  MI Cape Town (H) 107/3 (16.2 overs)  | 
(H) Durban's Super Giants  216/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  189/8 (20 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  158/8 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape (H) 162/6 (19.3 overs)  | 
(H) Paarl Royals  169/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Durban's Super Giants  159/8 (20 overs)  | 
(H) Joburg Super Kings  168/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  162 (20 overs)  | 
(H) MI Cape Town  171/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  172/8 (19.3 overs)  | 
 Joburg Super Kings  122 (15.4 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals (H) 123/4 (13 overs)  | 
(H) Paarl Royals  127/7 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  131/5 (18.2 overs)  | 
(H) Durban's Super Giants  80 (18.1 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  84/2 (7.3 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  142/9 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals (H) 129/6 (20 overs)  | 
(H) Sunrisers Eastern Cape  127 (18.4 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings  128/5 (19.4 overs)  | 
 Pretoria Capitals  158/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals (H) 162/4 (19.4 overs)  | 
(H) Sunrisers Eastern Cape  210/2 (20 overs)  | v  |  Durban's Super Giants  86 (14.4 overs)  | 
 Pretoria Capitals  182/8 (20 overs)  | v  |  MI Cape Town (H) 130 (18.1 overs)  | 
(H) Sunrisers Eastern Cape  130/7 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  131/5 (18.5 overs)  | 
 Durban's Super Giants  178/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings (H) 182/2 (19.1 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  165/5 (20 overs)  | v  |  Durban's Super Giants (H) 169/5 (19.5 overs)  | 
 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)  | 
(H) Joburg Super Kings  160/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  136/9 (20 overs)  | 
 Durban's Super Giants  254/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals (H) 103 (13.5 overs)  | 
(H) Joburg Super Kings  189/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  MI Cape Town  113 (17.5 overs)  | 
(H) Pretoria Capitals  226/5 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  167/9 (20 overs)  | 
| 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)  | 
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  213/5 (20 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings  199/6 (20 overs)  | 
 Pretoria Capitals  135 (19.3 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  137/6 (16.2 overs)  | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | R 35 million ( US$ 2.37 million) | 
| Pretoria Capitals | Runners-up | R 17.5 million ( US$ 1.18 million) | 
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Spirit of the season | R 100,000 ( US$ 6,765.9) | 
| Name | Team | Award | Prize money | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Player of the season | R 350,000 ( US$ 23,680.65) | 
| Jos Buttler | Paarl Royals | Batter of the season | R 200,000 ( US$ 13,531.8) | 
| Roelof van der Merwe | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Bowler of the season | R 200,000 ( US$ 13,531.8) | 
| Eathan Bosch | Pretoria Capitals | Rising star | R 100,000 ( US$ 6,765.9) |