SA20 confirms record-breaking R70-million prize purse

The inaugural SA20 is set to break barriers in South African cricket with a record R70 million in prize money on offer in the competition.

SA20 League organisers confirmed the total – the biggest prize pool in the history of South African domestic cricket – on Tuesday and say they it underlines SA20’s long-term commitment to investing in South African cricket and its players.

The league will get underway at Newlands Cricket Ground on Tuesday, 10 January when MI Cape Town will host provincial rivals the Paarl Royals. 

FIXTURE LIST: All the matches for the inaugural SA20 league season

Commenting on the lucrative prize on offer, SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith said: “We have worked hard to offer a rewarding and unprecedented incentive in the first season of SA20. This is a first for South African cricket, we have never had this type of competitive incentive in our domestic cricket and it is a further indication of SA20’s ambitions to positively impact South African cricket.”

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Earlier this month, a well-known sports betting company came on board at the main sponsor of the six-team tournament. The teams — MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, Durban’s Super Giants, Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings — are all backed by Indian Premier League franchises.

Each SA20 league squad will be allowed to have a maximum of eight overseas players, and the maximum of four on-field overseas players at any time during the match remains unchanged. The franchise’s salary cap following the auction will remain outside of the wild card player’s fee.

See the full match schedule of 33 matches to be played at six venues here

CURRENT SA20 LEAGUE SQUADS:

Joburg Super Kings  
Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Donavon Ferreira, Malusi Siboto, Caleb Seleka.

Pretoria Capitals 
Anrich Nortje, Miguel Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun von Berg, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Marais, Will Jacks, Jimmy Neesham, Kusal Mendis, Daryn Dupavillon, Shane Dadswell, Eathan Bosch.

Durban Super Giants
Quinton de Kock, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker, Simon Harmer, Wiaan Mulder.

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Sunrisers Eastern Cape 
Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, Jon-Jon Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller, Aya Gqamane, Tom Abell, Sarel Erwee, Brydon Carse.

Paarl Royals  
David Miller, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Mitchell van Buuren, Wihan Lubbe, Ferisco Adams, Imraan Manack, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Eoin Morgan, Codi Yusuf.

MI Cape Town  
Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Waqar Salamkheil, Ziyaad Abrahams, Wesley Marshall, Olly Stone, Grant Roelofsen.

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