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| Dates | 9 January – 8 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | 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]
With an average of 25,436, the Joburg Super Kings drew the highest average home attendance in the 2025 SA20. The season was marked by many packed stadiums, with the league seeing a 70% increase in sold-out games and a sold-out final for the third year running, making this the most-attended SA20 season to date. [6]
On June 2024, it was announced that SA20 would return for a third season in 2025. [7] 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. [8] [9] [10]
| 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 |
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| 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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