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 .
Seems jsk peaking at the right time. Very disappointing season from my boys. The capitals need a batting rebuild...
 
Venue:
St George's Park, Gqeberha
Date & Time:
Feb 04, 03:30 PM

Paarl Royals
Jos Buttler(w), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller(c), Dane Vilas, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Codi Yusuf, Nqaba Peter, John Turner

Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Dawid Malan, Temba Bavuma, Jordan Hermann, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs(w), Liam Dawson, Patrick Kruger, Beyers Swanepoel, Simon Harmer, Daniel Worrall, Ottniel Baartman

Paarl Royals have won the toss and have opted to bat
 
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Oh well.... my owners have the rest of the year to try and look for a decent middle order and get rid of the deadwood... yes Liam... I'm looking at YOU !! Curran and Brevis underwhelming with the bat. Would love to see the combined scores of Brevis, Livingstone and Curran for the season. If it wasn't for Pollard's batting a few times, I don't think our NRR would've been positive . A few very strange bowling decisions taken by the captain lately as well, especially in the last game.
 
DSG ready to face Sunrisers' firepower in Betway SA20 Qualifier 1
Maharaj and Markram reflect on team readiness​

Monday, 5 February 2024: There is precious little to separate Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Durban’s Super Giants when they meet in the much-anticipated Betway SA20 Qualifier 1 at Newlands on Tuesday.

The two teams have both been the form teams of Season 2 with the Sunrisers edging out DSG for top spot on the table after the round-robin stages by just one point.

The Super Giants had led the way for the majority of the competition, managing to attain seven wins and three defeats.

The Sunrisers, meanwhile, have the same number of wins, but have only lost twice.

The defending champions have certainly been much more consistent in Season 2 than when they snuck into the playoffs last season.

“It is a proud moment (to finish first on the log). We are a fantastic group of guys led by a fantastic group of management who have put in hard work,” said SEC captain Aiden Markram.

“But in every sense, the competition only really starts now for us, these are the games that matter moving forward, but to finish first on the table is something to be proud of.

“The team will definitely be up for it (the Qualifier). It is a game to get straight to the final, and there isn’t a bigger incentive in cricket, so there is no doubt the attitudes will be fantastic as they have been throughout the season.”

The Super Giants are certainly well aware of the challenge they face in the bid to qualify directly for Saturday’s final at Newlands.

“They (Sunrisers) have been playing really good cricket. They are a side in form, having won four in four, and have played really well in various conditions. They are the champions for a reason,” said DSG captain, Keshav Maharaj.

“I think we have to execute our plans, in terms of both batting and bowling. We know what firepower they do have.”

Sunrisers captain Markram was equally cognisant of the threat the Super Giants pose, especially star batter Heinrich Klaasen.

“DSG is a fantastic team. They have played some really good cricket throughout this competition,” he said.

“They have all bases covered from batting, as well as seam and spin bowling.

“A player (Klaasen) like that you are always looking to get him out. You don’t want him to spend too much time at the crease because we’ve all seen the damage he can do.

“We will refine those plans because it’s been a while since we’ve played against them, and if they come off on the night, it will be fantastic.”

The Sunrisers will have a settled squad heading into Tuesday’s playoff with Englishman Tom Abell set to be fully fit after missing the final round-robin match against the Paarl Royals on Sunday, although seamer, Fareed Ahmed, has left to join the Afghanistan national team.

The Super Giants, meanwhile, have also lost Afghanistan mystery spinner Noor Ahmed and West Indian Kyle Mayers to international duty, although they have brought in Australian all-rounder Ashton Agar as cover.

The prize on offer for the winner on Tuesday evening is an automatic place in Saturday’s covered final at Newlands.

The loser faces a trip up to Johannesburg to face the winner of Qualifier 1 between Paarl Royals and Joburg Super Kings in Qualifier 2 on Thursday evening at the Wanderers.

This match will start at 17h30 (SAST).

MATCH OFFICIALS FOR QUALIFIER 1 AT NEWLANDS

Match referee: Gerrie Pienaar
Standing umpires: Stephen Harris and Babalo Gcuma
TV umpire: Arno Jacobs
Reserve umpire: Abdoellah Steenkamp

Playoff and Final Dates

6 February – Qualifier 1 Newlands
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban’s Super Giants

7 February – Eliminator Wanderers
Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings

8 February – Qualifier 2 Wanderers
Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator

10 February – Final Newlands
Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2

Additional Notes
  • In the event of an interruption, in both the playoffs and final, there will be 120 minutes of extra time before overs are lost.
  • There is no reserve day for the eliminator and qualifiers, if no result is achieved on the scheduled day, then the team that placed higher on final log standings will progress as the deemed winner.
  • For the final – if no result can be achieved on original final day, play will resume on the reserve day from the position the game was in (no restart). All efforts will be made to achieve a result on original day.
 
So now that my team is out I suppose its time to pick a personal favorite?
I have enjoyed the Brand of attacking cricket that both DSG and SEC have played.
PR was third best all season
JSK was lucky to get though but between JSK, PC and MICPT none really deserved the last spot if we are honest (PC fan here)

the best story would be for JSK to come out and play 2 amazing games and end up champions.
The unexpected result would be for PR to somehow end up on top.

no one would be shocked if DSG or SEC end up winning in the end.
right now I would say I want DSG to end up winning. Klaasen deserves to lift silverware after his season alone never mind the rest of the team that played really well around him.

so my prediction:
DSG win Q1
PR to win Eliminator
SEC to win Q2
DSG to take the Final.
 
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