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| Dates | 9 January – 8 February 2025 | 
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs | 
| Champions | MI Cape Town (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 34 | 
| Player of the series | Marco Jansen (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) | 
| Most runs | Lhuan-dre Pretorius (397) (Paarl Royals) | 
| Most wickets | Marco Jansen (19) (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) | 
| Official website | SA20 | 
The 2025 SA20 or SA20 Season 3 (also known as Betway SA20 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the SA20, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in South Africa. [1] The competition was organized by Cricket South Africa, featuring six teams. [2] The tournament begun on 9 January, with the final held on 8 February 2025 at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. [3]
Sunrisers Eastern Cape were the defending champions with 2 titles to their name. [4] In the final, MI Cape Town defeated Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 76 runs to win their maiden title. [5]
On June 2024, it was announced that SA20 would return for a third season in 2025. [6] The league is sponsored by Betway.
The 2025 season clashed with the Big Bash League, Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League and ILT20.
The player auction took place on 1 October 2024. [7] [8] [9]
| Durban's Super Giants | Joburg Super Kings | MI Cape Town | Paarl Royals | Pretoria Capitals | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | MI Cape Town (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 2.446 | Advance to Qualifier 1 | 
| 2 | Paarl Royals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | −0.125 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24 | −0.206 | Advance to Eliminator | 
| 4 | Joburg Super Kings | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | −0.208 | |
| 5 | Pretoria Capitals | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −0.585 | |
| 6 | Durban's Super Giants | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −1.256 | 
Below is a summary of results for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
| Team's results→ | Won | Lost | N/R | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor team → | DSG | JSK | MICT | PR | PC | SEC | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||
| Durban's Super Giants | Johannesburg 28 runs  |  Match abandoned  | Paarl 5 wickets  | Durban 2 runs  | Eastern Cape 58 runs  | |
| Joburg Super Kings | Durban 11 runs (D/L)  | Johannesburg 6 runs (D/L)  | Johannesburg 7 wickets  |  Match abandoned  | Johannesburg 9 wickets  | |
| MI Cape Town | Cape Town 7 wickets  | Cape Town 7 wickets  | Cape Town 33 runs  | Cape Town 95 runs  | Cape Town 10 wickets  | |
| Paarl Royals | Paarl 6 wickets  | Paarl 6 wickets  | Paarl 6 wickets  | Paarl 11 runs  | Paarl 9 wickets  | |
| Pretoria Capitals |  Match abandoned  | Pretoria 6 wickets  | Cape Town 27 runs  | Paarl 8 wickets  | Pretoria 6 wickets  | |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Eastern Cape 6 wickets  | Eastern Cape 14 runs  | Cape Town 97 runs  | Eastern Cape 48 runs  | Eastern Cape 52 runs  | 
| Home team won | Visitor team won | 
The full fixture list was released on 2 September 2024. [12] [13]
 MI Cape Town  174/7 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  77 (15 overs)  | 
 Durban's Super Giants  209/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  207/6 (20 overs)  | 
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  175/5 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  176/1 (18.4 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  140/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings  82/3 (11.3 overs)  | 
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 MI Cape Town  172/7 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  139/9 (20 overs)  | 
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  113 (19.4 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  115/4 (16 overs)  | 
 Joburg Super Kings  169/7 (20 overs)  | v  |  Durban's Super Giants  141 (18 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  158/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  159/4 (19 overs)  | 
 Pretoria Capitals  138/8 (20 overs)  | v  | |
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  165/5 (20 overs)  | v  |  Durban's Super Giants  107 (18.1 overs)  | 
 Pretoria Capitals  212/5 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  213/2 (19.4 overs)  | 
 Joburg Super Kings  172/5 (20 overs)  | v  |  MI Cape Town  173/3 (15.5 overs)  | 
 Durban's Super Giants  115/8 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  117/4 (15.2 overs)  | 
 Joburg Super Kings  146/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  150/4 (19.1 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  69/3 (11 overs)  | v  | |
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  149/7 (20 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  97 (16.3 overs)  | 
Keagan Lion-Cachet 28 (27)  Marco Jansen 4/13 (4 overs)  | 
 Durban's Super Giants  142/7 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  146/5 (17.3 overs)  | 
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  165/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings  151/8 (20 overs)  | 
 Paarl Royals  140/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  129/7 (20 overs)  | 
 Durban's Super Giants  149/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  MI Cape Town  154/3 (14.5 overs)  | 
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  118 (19 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings  119/1 (14 overs)  | 
 Durban's Super Giants  143/7 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  147/4 (19.5 overs)  | 
 Joburg Super Kings  99/9 (20 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  100/4 (12 overs)  | 
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  107 (19.2 overs)  | v  |  MI Cape Town  110/0 (11 overs)  | 
 Ryan Rickelton 59* (36)   | 
 Paarl Royals  150/9 (20 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings  151/3 (17.5 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  222/3 (20 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  195/8 (20 overs)  | 
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  148/8 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  100 (18.2 overs)  | 
 Durban's Super Giants  173/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings  135/9 (16 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  201/5 (20 overs)  | v  |  Pretoria Capitals  106 (14 overs)  | 
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | The Final | |||||||||||
| 4 February 2025 — Gqeberha | 8 February 2025 — Johannesburg | ||||||||||||
| 1 | MI Cape Town | 199/4 (20 overs) | Q1W | MI Cape Town | 181/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Paarl Royals | 160 (19.4 overs) | 6 February 2025 — Centurion | Q2W | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 105 (18.4 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Paarl Royals | 175/4 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 177/2 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||||
| 5 February 2025 — Centurion | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 184/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Joburg Super Kings | 152/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
 MI Cape Town  199/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Paarl Royals  160 (19.4 overs)  | 
 Sunrisers Eastern Cape  184/6 (20 overs)  | v  |  Joburg Super Kings  152/7 (20 overs)  | 
 Paarl Royals  175/4 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  177/2 (19.2 overs)  | 
 MI Cape Town  181/8 (20 overs)  | v  |  Sunrisers Eastern Cape  105 (18.4 overs)  | 
Source: ESPNCricinfo
| Player | Team | Innings | Runs | Highest score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | Paarl Royals | 12 | 397 | 97 | 
| Rassie van der Dussen | MI Cape Town | 11 | 393 | 91* | 
| Aiden Markram | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 13 | 340 | 82 | 
| Ryan Rickelton | MI Cape Town | 8 | 336 | 89 | 
| Rubin Hermann | Paarl Royals | 9 | 333 | 81* | 
Source: ESPNCricinfo
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 13 | 19 | 4/13 | 
| Hardus Viljoen | Joburg Super Kings | 8 | 14 | 4/24 | 
| Liam Dawson | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 12 | 14 | 3/17 | 
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Paarl Royals | 12 | 14 | 2/17 | 
| Richard Gleeson | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 13 | 14 | 2/12 | 
Source: ESPNCricinfo
| Team | Scores | Opponent | Result | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI Cape Town | 222/3 | Pretoria Capitals | Won | Centurion | 
| Paarl Royals | 213/2 | Pretoria Capitals | Won | Centurion | 
| Pretoria Capitals | 212/5 | Paarl Royals | Lost | Centurion | 
| Durban's Super Giants | 209/4 | Pretoria Capitals | Won | Durban | 
| Pretoria Capitals | 207/6 | Durban's Super Giants | Lost | Durban | 
On 8 February 2025, the list of end of season awards was announced, to be handed out after the final match.
| Team | Award | Prize money | 
|---|---|---|
| MI Cape Town | Champions | R 32.5 million ( US$ 2.2 million) | 
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Runners-up | R 16.25 million ( US$ 1.1 million) | 
| MI Cape Town | Spirit of the season | R 100,000 ( US$ 6,765.9) | 
| Name | Team | Award | Prize money | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Player of the season | R 350,000 ( US$ 23,680.65) | 
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | Paarl Royals | Batter of the season | R 200,000 ( US$ 13,531.8) | 
| Marco Jansen | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Bowler of the season | R 200,000 ( US$ 13,531.8) | 
| Dewald Brevis | MI Cape Town | Rising star | R 100,000 ( US$ 6,765.9) | 
| Donovan Ferreira | Joburg Super Kings | Dispatch of the Season | R 100,000 ( US$ 6,765.9) | 
| Dewald Brevis | MI Cape Town | Catch of the Season | R 50,000 ( US$ 3,382.95) | 
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