SA20 2025 is scheduled to start from January 9 to February 8, 2025. This will be the third edition of South Africa’s premier T20 tournament, and fans can hardly wait to get the thrills of action-packed cricket with the world’s top players.

This season, six teams will battle it out for the championship title, with Sunrisers Eastern Cape seeking to retain their championship title after winning the first two seasons.

Teams and their squads for the upcoming SA20 season

1. Pretoria Capitals

Under the leadership of Wayne Parnell, this season, Pretoria Capitals aim to make its mark in the third season. There is a mixed bag of an experienced international group of players as well as hopeful talents.

In their squad, some of the popular names are of Evin Lewis, Liam Livingstone, and James Neesham. The Pretoria Capitals, SA20 2025 lineup is as follows:

– Wayne Parnell, captain
– Rahmanullah Gurbaz
– Marcus Ackermann
– Evin Lewis
– Steve Stokes
– Tian van Vuuren
– Riley Russo
– Will Smeed
– Liam Livingstone
– Will Jacks
– Senuran Muthusamy
– James Neesham
– Kyle Simmonds
– Miguel Pretorius
– Keegan Lyon Cachet
– Kyle Verrin
– Enrique Norkia
– Darin Dupavillon
– Ethan Bosch

2. Joburg Super Kings

Joburg Super Kings will be a force to be reckoned with this season under the leadership of former South African captain Faf du Plessis. Their squad counts Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, and Devon Conway, with a deep team in batting and bowling.

Therefore, they stand as one of the strongest contenders in the SA20 2025 competition. Here is the complete roster for Joburg Super Kings:

– Faf du Plessis (captain)
– Leus de Plooy
– Evan Jones
– Sibonelo Makhanya
– Moeen Ali
– Vihan Lubbe
– David Wiese
– JP King
– Jonny Bairstow
– Devon Conway
– Donovan Ferreira
– Mathisha Pathirana
– Tabrez Shamsi
– Gerald Kotzebue
– Doug Bracewell
– Beuran Hendricks
– Imran Tahir
– Mahesh Theekshana
– Hardus Viljoen

3. Paarl Royals

The Paarl Royals will be led by South Africa’s one of the most dynamic T20 players, David Miller. Many international cricketers are also present in the squad, such as Joe Root and Dinesh Karthik.

With this combination of explosive batsmen and skilled bowlers, the Royals will look forward to making their mark in the competition this year. The entire list of players for Paarl Royals is:

– David Miller (Captain)
– Mitchell van Buuren
– Sam Hain
– Joe Root
– Diwan Marais
– Dayan Galim
– Dunith Vellalage
– Kodi Yusuf
– Andile Phehlukwayo
– Rubin Harman
– Dinesh Karthik
– Luan-Dre Pretorius
– Mujeeb ur Rahman
– Keith Dudgeon
– Bjorn Fortuin
– Ishan Malinga
– Kwena Mphaka
– Nkabayomazi Peter
– Lungi Ngidi

4. MI Cape Town

Rashid Khan, the Afghan leg-spinner and one of the most exciting T20 bowlers in the world, will be the captain of MI Cape Town. The side has a great mix of batting and bowling talent, with the big names in Kagiso Rabada, Colin Ingram, and Dewald Brevis. MI Cape Town’s 2025 season squad includes:

– Rashid Khan (c)
– Colin Ingram
– Dewald Brevis
– Reeza Hendricks
– Rassie van der Dussen
– Thomas Kaber
– George Linde
– Delago Potgieter
– Corbin Bosch
– Azmatullah Umarzai
– Connor Esterhuizen
– Chris Benjamin
– Ryan Rickelton
– Trent Boult
– Dane Piedt
– Kagiso Rabada
– Nuwan Tushara

5. Sunrisers Eastern Cape 

Defending title holders Sunrisers Eastern Cape will once more be under captain Aiden Markram. Exciting prospects including Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, and Simon Harmer are included on the roster list.

Title holder Sunrisers are geared toward another battle out there against rival teams in securing another title of SA20 for 2025. They included the following players in the 2025 team:

-Aiden Markram (Captain)

– Jack Crowley

– Jordan Harman
– Tom Abell
– Liam Dawson
– Marco Johnson
– Patrick Kruger
– Craig Overton
– David Bedingham
– Daniel Smith
– Tristan Stubbs
– Okuhle Cele
– Simon Harmer
– Otniel Bartman
– Richard Gleeson
– Caleb Seleka
– Andile Simelane
– Beyers Swanepoel
– Roelof van der Merwe

6. Durban’s Super Giants

Keshav Maharaj is going to be the skipper of Durban Super Giants for the third edition of SA20. The team boasts some international biggies in its squad, which includes Quinton de Kock, Kane Williamson, and Marcus Stoinis.

With experience and talent all over the roster, the Durban Super Giants will surely fight for the title this year. The complete squad for Durban Super Giants includes:

– Keshav Maharaj (captain)
– Quinton de Kock
– Kane Williamson
– Heinrich Klaasen
– Matthew Breetzke
– Brandon King
– Jason Smith
– JJ Smuts
– Marcus Stoinis
– Christopher King
– Wiaan Mulder
– Chris Woakes
– Dwaine Pretorius
– Prenelan Subraiyan
– Bryce Parsons
– Shamar Joseph
– Noor Ahmed
– Naveen Ul-Haq
– Junior Dala

The SA20 2025 season will indeed be a bang-bang show with some of the world’s best T20 players. With strong squads across all six teams, the competition will be extremely competitive, and matches from January 9 to February 8, 2025, are going to make exciting viewing.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape and the other teams in action, including Pretoria Capitals, Joburg Super Kings, Paarl Royals, MI Cape Town, and Durban’s Super Giants, would eye victory and the championship with hopes.

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