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| Dates | 26 December 2025 – 25 January 2026 |
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| Administrator | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host | South Africa |
| Champions | Sunrisers Eastern Cape (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Pretoria Capitals |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Quinton de Kock (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
| Most runs | Quinton de Kock (390) (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
| Most wickets | Ottniel Baartman (20) (Paarl Royals) |
| Official website | sa20 |
The 2026 SA20 season was the fourth season of the SA20, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in South Africa. [1] The competition, organised by Cricket South Africa, featured six teams. [2] The tournament took place from 26 December 2025 to 25 January 2026, with the final held in Cape Town. [3] [4] SuperSport secured the official broadcasting rights for the SA20, 2025–26 in Sub Saharan Africa regions. [5] Betway returns as the league sponsor this season.
MI Cape Town entered the tournament as the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season. [6] In the final, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals by 6 wickets to win their third title. [7]
In January 2025, Cricket South Africa announced the windows of SA20 for the next three seasons. [8] [9] The league was sponsored by Betway. Star Sports Network retained the broadcasting rights for the 2026 SA20 season in Indian subcontinent. [10]
The player auction took place on 9 September 2025. [11] [12]
| 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 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape (C) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 1.762 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Pretoria Capitals (R) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.218 | |
| 3 | Paarl Royals | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.922 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Joburg Super Kings | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0.045 | |
| 5 | Durban's Super Giants | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −0.068 | |
| 6 | MI Cape Town | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | −1.013 |
Below is a summary of points for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order.
| Team | Group matches | Play-offs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Q1 | E | Q2 | F | |
| Durban's Super Giants | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| Joburg Super Kings | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | → | L | — | — |
| MI Cape Town | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| Paarl Royals | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | → | W | L | — |
| Pretoria Capitals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 24 | W | → | → | L |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 28 | L | W | → | W |
| Win | Loss | Tie | No result | Eliminated |
| Visitor team → | DSG | JSK | MICT | PR | PC | SEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||
| Durban's Super Giants | Johannesburg 6 wickets | Match abandoned | Durban 58 runs | Pretoria 15 runs | Match abandoned | |
| Joburg Super Kings | Johannesburg Super Over | Cape Town 36 runs | Match abandoned | Pretoria 21 runs | Match abandoned | |
| MI Cape Town | Durban 15 runs | Cape Town 6 wickets (D/L) | Paarl 7 wickets | Pretoria 85 runs | Cape Town 3 wickets | |
| Paarl Royals | Paarl 6 wickets | Johannesburg 44 runs | Paarl 1 run | Pretoria 21 runs | Eastern Cape 137 runs | |
| Pretoria Capitals | Match abandoned | Johannesburg 22 runs | Pretoria 53 runs | Paarl 6 wickets | Eastern Cape 10 wickets | |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Durban 2 wickets | Eastern Cape 61 runs | Eastern Cape 7 wickets | Paarl 5 wickets | Eastern Cape 48 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
The full fixture list was released on 9 July 2025. [13]
Durban's Super Giants 232/5 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town 217/7 (20 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Pretoria Capitals 146/9 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 186/4 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 49 (11.5 overs) |
Durban's Super Giants 37/0 (4 overs) | v | |
Devon Conway 24* (13) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 188/6 (20 overs) | v | Pretoria Capitals 140 (18 overs) |
Durban's Super Giants 86 (17.1 overs) | v | Joburg Super Kings 88/4 (12.2 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 149 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 150/5 (19.4 overs) |
Jordan Hermann 47 (35) Nqobani Mokoena 4/34 (4 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals 220/5 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town 135 (14.2 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings 205/4 (20 overs) | v | Durban's Super Giants 205/8 (20 overs) |
Paarl Royals 181/3 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town 180/8 (20 overs) |
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MI Cape Town 88 (18.4 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 90/3 (13 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals 176/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 177/0 (14.2 overs) |
Jonny Bairstow 85* (45) |
Joburg Super Kings 123/7 (12 overs) | v | MI Cape Town 128/6 (11.2 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals 201/4 (20 overs) | v | Durban's Super Giants 186 (19.4 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings 187/6 (20 overs) | v | |
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Pretoria Capitals 138/9 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 117/6 (20 overs) |
MI Cape Town 234/3 (20 overs) | v | Joburg Super Kings 198/5 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 158/5 (20 overs) | v | Durban's Super Giants 162/8 (19.3 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals 185/6 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town 132/7 (20 overs) |
Durban's Super Giants 186/5 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 191/4 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Joburg Super Kings 117 (18.1 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals 127 (19.1 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 128/4 (15.1 overs) |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 139/9 (20 overs) | v | MI Cape Town 140/7 (19.2 overs) |
Durban's Super Giants 189/7 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 131/9 (20 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Joburg Super Kings 122/8 (20 overs) |
MI Cape Town 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 149/3 (19.5 overs) |
Joburg Super Kings 166/5 (20 overs) | v | Paarl Royals 122 (18.1 overs) |
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 January 2026 — Durban | 25 January 2026 — Cape Town | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 170/7 (20 overs) | Q1W | Pretoria Capitals | 158/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Pretoria Capitals | 172/3 (18.3 overs) | 23 January 2026 — Johannesburg | Q2W | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 162/4 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 117/3 (11.4 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Paarl Royals | 114/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 22 January 2026 — Centurion | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Paarl Royals | 210/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Joburg Super Kings | 174/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 170/7 (20 overs) | v | Pretoria Capitals 172/3 (18.3 overs) |
Paarl Royals 210/5 (20 overs) | v | Joburg Super Kings 174/8 (20 overs) |
Paarl Royals 114/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 117/3 (11.4 overs) |
Pretoria Capitals 158/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 162/4 (19.2 overs) |
On 25 January 2026, the list of end of season awards was announced, to be handed out after the final match.
| Team | Award | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Champions | R 32.5 million( US$ 2.2 million) |
| Pretoria Capitals | Runners-up | R 16.25 million( US$ 1.1 million) |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Spirit of the season | R 100,000( US$ 6,765.9) |
| Name | Team | Award | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Player of the season | R 350,000( US$ 23,680.65) |
| Quinton de Kock | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Batter of the season | R 200,000( US$ 13,531.8) |
| Ottniel Baartman | Paarl Royals | Bowler of the season | R 200,000( US$ 13,531.8) |
| Jordan Hermann | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Rising star | R 100,000( US$ 6,765.9) |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Pretoria Capitals | Dispatch of the Season | R 100,000( US$ 6,765.9) |
| Dewald Brevis | Pretoria Capitals | Most sixes | R 100,000( US$ 6,765.9) |
| Marco Jansen | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Most dot balls | R 100,000( US$ 6,765.9) |
| Adrian Birrell | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Best Coach of the Season |
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