Pretoria Capitals

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Pretoria Capitals
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League SA20
Personnel
Captain Wayne Parnell
Coach Graham Ford
Owner JSW Sports
Team information
City Pretoria
ColorsBlue and Red
  
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
Home ground Centurion Park, Centurion
Capacity22,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha; 12 January 2023
Official website https://www.pretoria-capitals.com/
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Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament. [1] The team is based in Pretoria, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Centurion Park Cricket ground. The team is coached by Graham Ford. [2] [3]

Contents

The franchise is owned by JSW Group. [4]

Franchise history

In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Pretoria, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022.The Pretoria franchise was purchased was revealed that Delhi Capitals, led by JSW Group will be owning a team in the league.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles. [5]

Team history

2023 season

They were the Runner-up of the first season of the tournament after they lose Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 4 wickets in the final at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Runner up the inaugural Session under Wayne Parnell's captaincy.

2024 season

Current squad

The side's squad for the first season of the competition was: [6]

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Captain
7 Wayne Parnell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 30 July 1989 (age 34)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast Captain
Batsmen
9 Rilee Rossouw Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 9 October 1989 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm off-break
10 Shane Dadswell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 November 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Occasional wicket-keeper
8 Theunis de Bruyn Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8 October 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
22 Will Jacks Flag of England.svg  England 21 November 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off-break Overseas
39 Paul Stirling Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 3 September 1990 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas
All-rounders
50 James Neesham Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17 September 1990 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast Overseas
67 Senuran Muthusamy Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22 February 1994 (age 30)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Corbin Bosch Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 September 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
28 Phil Salt Flag of England.svg  England 28 August 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas
97 Kyle Verreynne Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12 May 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Spin bowlers
95 Adil Rashid Flag of England.svg  England 17 February 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break Overseas
Fast bowlers
02 Anrich Nortje Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16 November 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast
22 Daryn Dupavillon Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 15 July 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast
14 Eathan Bosch Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27 April 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast
27 Migael Pretorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 24 March 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
7 Hardus Viljoen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6 March 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast

Seasons

Seasons

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2022-23 1st out of 6Runner up
2023-24 5th out of 65th

Season summary

YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR
2022-23 12930
2023-24 10361
Source: ESPNCricinfo [7]

Note:

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerRunsBatting averageHigh score100s50s
Will Jacks 27038.579203
Phil Salt 23829.7577* 02
Theunis de Bruyn 21.635301
Kusal Mendis 22331.858001
Rilee Rossouw 20218.365601

Most wickets

PlayerWicketsBowling averageBest bowling
Anrich Nortje 2013.253/12
Eathan Bosch 1521.403/12
James Neesham 1417.923/7
Adil Rashid 1419.642/15
Wayne Parnell 1019.903/14

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Head coach Graham Ford
Assistant coach Jacques Kallis
Assistant coach Dale Benkenstein

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

YearKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Chest branding
2023
2024Mega Casino World Renault

Year by year history

Season SA20
PWLNRPositionFinals
2023 12930 1st Runner up
2024 10 TBC

Captains

NamePeriodMatchesWonLostTied [*] NR % [**]
1 Wayne Parnell 2023–Present10820080.00
2 Theunis de Bruyn (2023)3120
3 James Neesham 2024312000.00

See also

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