2026 SA20


The 2026 SA20 season was the fourth season of the SA20, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in South Africa. The competition, organised by Cricket South Africa, featured six teams. The tournament took place from 26 December 2025 to 25 January 2026, with the final held in Cape Town. SuperSport secured the official broadcasting rights for the SA20, 2025–26 in Sub Saharan Africa regions. 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. In the final, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals by 6 wickets to win their third title.

Background

In January 2025, Cricket South Africa announced the windows of SA20 for the next three seasons. The league was sponsored by Betway. Star Sports Network retained the broadcasting rights for the 2026 SA20 season in Indian subcontinent.

Squads

The player auction took place on 9 September 2025.
Durban's Super Giants
Coach: Lance Klusener		Joburg Super Kings
Coach: Stephen Fleming		MI Cape Town
Coach: Robin Peterson		Paarl Royals
Coach: Trevor Penney		Pretoria Capitals
Coach: Sourav Ganguly		Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Coach: Adrian Birrell

  • Faf du Plessis
  • Richard Gleeson
  • Akeal Hosein
  • James Vince
  • Donovan Ferreira
  • Wiaan Mulder
  • Nandre Burger
  • Prenelan Subrayen
  • Dian Forrester
  • Steve Stolk
  • Janco Smit
  • Neil Timmers
  • Shubham Ranjane
  • Brandon King
  • Rilee Rossouw
  • Rivaldo Moonsamy
  • Imran Tahir
  • Reece Topley
  • Nicholas Pooran
  • Corbin Bosch
  • Trent Boult
  • Rashid Khan
  • George Linde
  • Kagiso Rabada
  • Rassie van der Dussen
  • Ryan Rickelton
  • Reeza Hendricks
  • Dwaine Pretorius
  • Tristan Luus
  • Jason Smith
  • Tom Moores
  • Dane Piedt
  • Tiaan van Vuuren
  • Dan Lategan
  • Tabraiz Shamsi
  • Karim Janat
  • Jacques Snyman
  • Lhuan-dre Pretorius
  • Bjorn Fortuin
  • David Miller
  • Sikandar Raza
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman
  • Rubin Hermann
  • Ottniel Baartman
  • Gudakesh Motie
  • Delano Potgieter
  • Kyle Verreynne
  • Keagan Lion-Cachet
  • Asa Tribe
  • Hardus Viljoen
  • Jacob Johannes Basson
  • Dan Lawrence
  • Eshan Malinga
  • Nqobani Mokoena
  • Vishen Halambage
  • Nqaba Peter
  • Thomas Rew
  • Will Jacks
  • Sherfane Rutherford
  • Andre Russell
  • Keshav Maharaj
  • Lungi Ngidi
  • Dewald Brevis
  • Lizaad Williams
  • Craig Overton
  • Saqib Mahmood
  • Codi Yusuf
  • Connor Esterhuizen
  • Bryce Parsons
  • Gideon Peters
  • Junaid Dawood
  • Will Smeed
  • Meeka-eel Prince
  • Bayanda Majola
  • Wihan Lubbe
  • Sibonelo Makhanya
  • Tristan Stubbs
  • Jonny Bairstow
  • Adam Milne
  • AM Ghazanfar
  • Marco Jansen
  • Quinton de Kock
  • Matthew Breetzke
  • Anrich Nortje
  • Senuran Muthusamy
  • Patrick Kruger
  • Lutho Sipamla
  • Mitchell Van Buuren
  • Jordan Hermann
  • Beyers Swanepoel
  • James Coles
  • Chris Wood
  • Lewis Gregory
  • CJ King
  • JP King

    • Venues

    Teams and standings

    Points table

    Points Summary

    Below is a summary of points for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order.

    Match summary

    League stage

    The full fixture list was released on 9 July 2025.
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    Playoffs

    Bracket


    Qualifier 1

    Eliminator

    Qualifier 2

    Final

    Awards

    On 25 January 2026, the list of end of season awards was announced, to be handed out after the final match.
    TeamAwardPrize money
    Sunrisers Eastern CapeChampions
    Pretoria CapitalsRunners-up
    Sunrisers Eastern CapeSpirit of the season

    Sources: