SA20 2025 squads: List of players and captains for the six teams

The third edition of SA20South Africa’s biggest franchise cricket league, will begin on January 9, with the defending champions. Sunrisers Eastern Cape eyeing their third consecutive title.

Sunrisers will open their campaign against MI Cape Townpromising an electrifying start to the tournament. Over the next month, South Africa will host some of the biggest names in T20 cricket, culminating in the grand final on February 8.

A star-studded affair

SA20 2025 is all set to feature global cricket icons including Liam Livingstone, Dinesh Karthik, Kane Williamson i Rashid Khan. The league’s unique structure, where the six teams face each other twice in the round-robin stage, ensures plenty of high-stakes action before the top four teams advance to the playoffs.

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Templates for the 2025 SA20 season

Durban Super Giants

Keshav Maharaj (capt), Brandon King, Kane Williamson, Jason Smith, JJ Smuts, Marcus Stoinis, Christopher King, Wiaan Mulder, Chris Woakes, Dwaine Pretorius, Prenelan Subrayen, Bryce Parsons, Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen, Shamar Joseph, Noor Ahmad, Naveen ul-Haq, Junior Dala

Joburg Super Kings

Faf Du Plessis (Captain), Leus de Plooy, Evan Jones, Sibonelo Makhanya, Moeen Ali, Wihan Lubbe, David Wiese, JP King, Jonny Bairstow, Devon Conway, Donovan Ferreira, Matheesha Pathirana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Gerald Coetzee, Doug Bracewell, Beuran Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Maheesh Theekshana, Hardus Viljoen

MI Cape Town

Rashid Khan (capt), Colin Ingram, Dewald Brevis, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Delago, Potgieter, Corbin Bosch, Azmatullah Omarzai, Connor Esterhuizen, Chris Benjamin, Ryan Rickelton, Trent Boult, Dane Piedt , Kagiso Rabada, Nuwan Thushara

Pearl Royals

David Miller (capt), Mitchell Van Buuren, Sam Hain, Joe Root, Dewan Marais, Dayyaan Galiem, Dunith Wellalage, Codi Yusuf, Andile Phehlukwayo, Rubin Hermann, Dinesh Karthik, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Keith Dudgeon, Bjorn Fortuin, Eshan Malinga, Kwena Maphaka, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lungi Ngidi

Capitals of Pretoria

Wayne Parnell (Captain), Marques Ackerman, Evin Lewis, Steve Stolk, Tiaan van Vuuren, Rilee Rossouw, Will Smeed, Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks, Senuran Muthusamy, James Neesham, Kyle Simmonds, Migael Pretorius, Keagan Lion Cachet, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Verreynne, Anrich Nortje, Daryn Dupavillon, Eathan Bosch

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Aiden Markram (captain), Zak Crawley, Jordan Hermann, Tom Abell, Liam Dawson, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, David Bedingham, Daniel Smith, Tristan Stubbs, Okuhle Cele, Simon Harmer, Ottneil Baartman, Richard Gleeson, Caleb Seleka , Andile Simelane, Beyers Swanepoel, Roelof van der Merwe

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