SA20

Which team will win the 2026 SA20?

  • Durban's Super Giants

    Votes: 5 20.8%

  • Joburg Super Kings

    Votes: 4 16.7%

  • MI Cape Town

    Votes: 2 8.3%

  • Paarl Royals

    Votes: 3 12.5%

  • Pretoria Capitals

    Votes: 3 12.5%

  • Sunrisers Eastern Cape

    Votes: 7 29.2%
  • Total voters
    24
  • Poll closed .
WaxLyrical said:
Not necessarily. If your top 6 consistently score 30 - 40 each thats almost 200 and you win.
If one person makes an impact he has to make it huge, like a hundred, which in itself is rare as we've seen in Fafs case.
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Go through the games in the SA20 so far and count the number of games won without a stellar individual batting performance. I think there will be very few.
 
Speedster said:
Go through the games in the SA20 so far and count the number of games won without a stellar individual batting performance. I think there will be very few.
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Most of the matches have been low scoring affairs with both sides losing a significant amount of wickets which means very few stellar performances.
 
WaxLyrical said:
Most of the matches have been low scoring affairs with both sides losing a significant amount of wickets which means very few stellar performances.
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Match 1 - Brevis 70 (41)
Match 2 - Ferreira 82 (40)
Match 3 - Salt 77 (47)
Match 4 - JSK were 81 all out. Nobody scored runs
Match 5 - Klaasen 36 (22) and Paul 20 (8)
Match 6 - Jacks 92 (46)
Match 7 - Brevis 42 (34) chasing a low 105
Match 8 - QdK 57 (31) and Klaasen 50 (19)
Match 9 - Markram 50 (35)
Match 10 - Lubbe 57 (36)
Match 11 - du Plooy 75 (40)
Match 12 - Jansen 66 (27)
Match 13 - Salt 52 (30)
Match 14 - Herman 43 (39) chasing 127
Match 15 - Jacks 56 (25)
Match 16 - Rassie 49 (42)
Match 17 - du Plooy 47 (40)
Match 18 - Buttler 37 (28). One of few occasions where there wasn't a standout but the whole team chipped in.
Match 19 - Rossington 72 (30)
Match 20 - Jacks 62 (27)
Match 21 - Buttler 51 (39)
Match 22 - Faf 113 (58)
 
Speedster said:
Match 1 - Brevis 70 (41)
Match 2 - Ferreira 82 (40)
Match 3 - Salt 77 (47)
Match 4 - JSK were 81 all out. Nobody scored runs
Match 5 - Klaasen 36 (22) and Paul 20 (8)
Match 6 - Jacks 92 (46)
Match 7 - Brevis 42 (34) chasing a low 105
Match 8 - QdK 57 (31) and Klaasen 50 (19)
Match 9 - Markram 50 (35)
Match 10 - Lubbe 57 (36)
Match 11 - du Plooy 75 (40)
Match 12 - Jansen 66 (27)
Match 13 - Salt 52 (30)
Match 14 - Herman 43 (39) chasing 127
Match 15 - Jacks 56 (25)
Match 16 - Rassie 49 (42)
Match 17 - du Plooy 47 (40)
Match 18 - Buttler 37 (28). One of few occasions where there wasn't a standout but the whole team chipped in.
Match 19 - Rossington 72 (30)
Match 20 - Jacks 62 (27)
Match 21 - Buttler 51 (39)
Match 22 - Faf 113 (58)
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Does doesn't mean there weren't any standout performances from the losing side, yes?
 
Credit where credit due but the biggest factor behind the success of the SA 20 is the guys from India who funded it and own the teams, not Graeme Smith. A lot of people are blindly heaping praise on Smith and ignoring that fact.
 
JuliusSeizure said:
Credit where credit due but the biggest factor behind the success of the SA 20 is the guys from India who funded it and own the teams, not Graeme Smith. A lot of people are blindly heaping praise on Smith and ignoring that fact.
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Question is why did they come on successfully now, when they ultimately failed to come in for the Global League and Mzansi Super League? If Graeme made it happen, then what you’ve said is just a roundabout way of congratulating Graeme.
 
3WA said:
Question is why did they come on successfully now, when they ultimately failed to come in for the Global League and Mzansi Super League? If Graeme made it happen, then what you’ve said is just a roundabout way of congratulating Graeme.
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They did not have the guys from India on board for the MSL. Its the same guys who run the IPL.

Graeme would not have made much of a difference to the MSL.
 
3WA said:
Question is why did they come on successfully now, when they ultimately failed to come in for the Global League and Mzansi Super League? If Graeme made it happen, then what you’ve said is just a roundabout way of congratulating Graeme.
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I think people might be underestimating the extent that the IPL machine is driving the SA20, behind the scenes, through their vast amount of experience as well as their very deep pockets.

That said, Biff et al created a product that they would be willing to invest so heavily in, when no one else would, so credit should be shared.
 
JuliusSeizure said:
They did not have the guys from India on board for the MSL. Its the same guys who run the IPL.

Graeme would not have made much of a difference to the MSL.
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bwana said:
I think people might be underestimating the extent that the IPL machine is driving the SA20, behind the scenes, through their vast amount of experience as well as their very deep pockets.

That said, Biff et al created a product that they would be willing to invest so heavily in, when no one else would, so credit should be shared.
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My point is that Indian money has been interested since 2017.

South Africa T20 league: Shahrukh Khan, GMR Sports among South Africa’s T20 Global League team owners - The Economic Times

Apart from Khan and GMR, other team owners include Rana Fawad, Javed Afridi, Ajay Sethi, Mustaq Enus-Brey, Sushil Kumar and SA Consortium (Pretoria) lead by Osman Osman.
m.economictimes.com m.economictimes.com

The old CSA couldn’t make it work with the Indians. Graeme could.
 
De Villiers impressed with opening half of Betway SA20

Former Proteas star says SA20 can help youngsters take their game to next level

Friday, 27 January: Proteas legend AB de Villiers believes in the same way the Indian Premier League (IPL) elevated his game to the next level, the Betway SA20 will do so for young South African players.

De Villiers was just 24 years old when he played in the inaugural IPL and was still finding his feet at international level.

But after sharing a dressing-room with the likes of Glenn McGrath, Daniel Vettori, Shoaib Malik and Virender Sehwag at the Delhi Daredevils, De Villiers was transformed from a precocious talent to a global superstar in the years to come.

Now in his first stint as a television commentator for SuperSport at the Betway SA20, De Villiers is seeing first-hand the amount of young local talent South African cricket has to offer.

He believes the experience of playing with world renowned coaches such as Lance Klusener (Durban’s Super Giants), Stephen Fleming (Joburg Super Kings), Simon Katich (MI Cape Town), Graham Ford (Pretoria Capitals), JP Duminy (Paarl Royals) and Adrian Birrell (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) will elevate South Africa’s promising cricketers to the next level.

“It is difficult to explain the value of youngsters spending time with some of the best players and coaches in the world,” De Villiers said following the first half of the League matches.

“I had that experience in 2008 in my very first IPL. I found myself in the same dressing-room as Glenn McGrath, Dan Vettori, Shoaib Malik, Viru Sehwag … the list goes on. The impact that had on my game was immense. You saw my game grow from 2008 onwards and I took it to the next level.

“And it was largely because of that. Spending time with experienced campaigners from different countries.”

After watching the action closely, De Villiers has, of course, kept a close eye on young prodigy, MI Cape Town’s Dewald Brevis, but has also identified young Sunrisers Eastern Cape opener Jordan Hermann as a player to watch.

Hermann, 21, was a late addition to the Sunrisers’ squad after being called up as a wildcard.

De Villiers also offered to assist Hermann in his development in order for the youngster to fulfil his immense potential.

“At the top of my head among the batters is Jordan Hermann. I didn’t even know about him before the tournament to be honest. I heard his name once, and then I watched him bat, and I was really impressed,” the former Proteas captain said.

“I would love to work with these batters. I really have a lot of passion in regards to that. You have to evolve as a player. If you stagnate you will end up not enjoying the game. I think there needs to be constant check-ups. I think that's what kept me fresh. I always wanted to raise the bar every single season until the very end.”
 
bwana said:
After watching the action closely, De Villiers has, of course, kept a close eye on young prodigy, MI Cape Town’s Dewald Brevis, but has also identified young Sunrisers Eastern Cape opener Jordan Hermann as a player to watch.

Hermann, 21, was a late addition to the Sunrisers’ squad after being called up as a wildcard.

De Villiers also offered to assist Hermann in his development in order for the youngster to fulfil his immense potential.
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Been watching Jordan this season and the kid definitely has talent.
 
3WA said:
Question is why did they come on successfully now, when they ultimately failed to come in for the Global League and Mzansi Super League? If Graeme made it happen, then what you’ve said is just a roundabout way of congratulating Graeme.
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Yup, Graeme's influence cannot be understated. I suspect the IPL owners were more than happy to work with him. If it had been some CSA suit with empty space between his ears trying to woo them, this tournament wouldn't be happening right now.
 
None of the new young players have impressed me thus far
Ferreira and Stubbs have been disappointing, no new exciting bowlers making their mark on the tournament as yet
Jansen has been the most impressive but he is already in the national team
Parnell has been really good even as captain, really good bowling changes that really killed off MICT, but not young anymore
 
Pak Fa Fui said:
None of the new young players have impressed me thus far
Ferreira and Stubbs have been disappointing, no new exciting bowlers making their mark on the tournament as yet
Jansen has been the most impressive but he is already in the national team
Parnell has been really good even as captain, really good bowling changes that really killed off MICT, but not young anymore
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Parnell and Kohli were the hottest prospects from the 08 U19 WC, IIRC.
 
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