2026 SA20
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| Dates | 26 December 2025 – 25 January 2026 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | South Africa |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Official website | SA20 |
The 2026 SA20 or SA20 Season 4 (also known as Betway SA20 2026 for sponsorship reasons) will be the fourth season of the SA20, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in South Africa.[1] The competition, which is organized by Cricket South Africa, features six teams.[2] The tournament will begin on 26 December 2025, with the final scheduled for 25 January 2026.[3] MI Cape Town are the defending champions.[4]
Background
In January 2025, Cricket South Africa announced the windows of SA20 for the next three seasons.[5][6] The league is sponsored by Betway.
Venues
| 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 |
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| 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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Squads
| Durban's Super Giants | Joburg Super Kings | MI Cape Town | Paarl Royals | Pretoria Capitals | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
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Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban's Super Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Joburg Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | MI Cape Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Pretoria Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Paarl Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ESPNCricinfo
- Points – Win 4, No Result 2. One additional point is awarded for a win when the run rate difference is 1.25 greater than the opposing side's.
Win-loss table
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 | League stage | Play-offs | Pos. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Q1 | E | Q2 | F | ||
Durban's Super Giants (DSG) | |||||||||||||||
Joburg Super Kings (JSK) | |||||||||||||||
MI Cape Town (MICT) | |||||||||||||||
Paarl Royals (PR) | |||||||||||||||
Pretoria Capitals (PC) | |||||||||||||||
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) | |||||||||||||||
| Team's results→ | Won | Lost | N/R |
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Match summary
| Visitor team → | DSG | MICT |
|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||
| Durban's Super Giants | ||
| MI Cape Town | Match 1 |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
The full fixture list was released on 10 July 2025.
Play-offs
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | The Final | |||||||||||
| 21 January 2026 — TBD | 25 January 2026 — TBD | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | Q1W | Winner of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | 23 January 2026 — TBD | Q2W | Winner of Qualifier 2 | |||||||||
| Q1L | Loser of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Winner of Eliminator | |||||||||||
| 22 January 2026 — TBD | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "BETWAY SA20 CONFIRMS COMPETITION WINDOW FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS". sa20.co.za. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Next season's SA20 likely to begin on Boxing Day". ESPNCricinfo. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "SA20 confirms competition window for the next three years". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "MI Cape Town crush Sunrisers to claim maiden SA20 title". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "SA20: Window for next three seasons revealed, next edition likely to begin on Boxing day". IndiaTV. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Next season's SA20 likely to begin on Boxing Day". ESPN. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
Notes
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