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The Paarl Royals showcased the advantage of home conditions to get their Betway SA20 campaign back on track with a bonus point seven-wicket victory over the Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park. After losing their opening match to MI Cape Town at Newlands earlier this week, the Royals treated their home crowd to a bowling exhibition in the searing Winelands heat. Left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin was exceptional with the new ball in the Powerplay as his 3/16 helped dismiss the Super Kings for just 81. … [Read more...] about Royals Romp Home In Bonus Point Win Over Joburg Super Kings

The Paarl Royals showcased the advantage of home conditions to get their Betway SA20 campaign back on track with a bonus point seven-wicket victory over the Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park. After losing their opening match to MI Cape Town at Newlands earlier this week, the Royals treated their home crowd to a bowling exhibition in the searing Winelands heat. SA20 Standings StandingTeamGamesWonLostTiedN/RBPNet Run RatePoints 1Pretoria Capitals2200001.59 2Paarl Royals2110001.0345 3MI … [Read more...] about Competition: Unlucky for some

Durban’s Super Giants grabbed their first victory of the Betway SA20 after securing a 5-wicket victory over MI Cape Town at Newlands on Friday.The visitors, chasing a target of 153, seemed to be cruising at 118/2 after 12.3 overs before Olly Stone (4/28) took three wickets in seven balls to throw the cat among the pigeons. But the Super Giants had enough big hitters in the back-end of the innings to bounce back from their opening round defeat. After captain Quinton de Kock had won the toss and … [Read more...] about Super Giants overpower MI Cape Town in rollercoaster

Special offer to celebrate 30 days until the world’s best cricketers are on show Top South African artists and DJ’s lined-up to thrill match-day crowds   Wednesday 11 January: With only 30 days to go until the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, fans have an opportunity to watch the best cricketers in the world in action for only 30 South African Rand. Thirty-thousand tickets will be available for R30 across the three host venues, to mark the countdown to the historic cricketing showpiece … [Read more...] about 30,000 tickets for R30 with only 30 days to go until the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

The sleeping giant of South African cricket Kingsmead awoke from its slumber in all its glory on the second night of the Betway SA20. The KwaZulu-Natal patrons came out in full support of the Durban Super Giants and were treated to a feast of high-quality entertainment.  Kingsmead has not witnessed such fanfare for many years with the fireworks adding to the spectacle produced out in the middle. The Joburg Super Kings may have won a high-scoring contest by 16 runs, but it was the people of … [Read more...] about Joburg Super Kings Spoil Super Giants’ Kingsmead Party

Thursday, 12 January: The sleeping giant of South African cricket, Kingsmead, awoke from its slumber in all its glory on the second night of the Betway SA20.The KwaZulu-Natal patrons came out in full support of Durban’s Super Giants and were treated to a feast of high-quality entertainment. Kingsmead has not witnessed such fanfare for many years with the fireworks adding to the spectacle produced out in the middle. Joburg Super Kings may have won a high-scoring contest by 16 runs, but it … [Read more...] about Joburg Super Kings spoil Durban’s Super Giants’ Kingsmead party

The Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals SA20 teams could be forgiven for thinking that they had travelled far back in time as a capacity crowd greeted them at St Georges Park, Gqeberha on Thursday 12 January for the first match for the home team in the series.Pretoria Capitals XI: Phil Salt (wk), Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Theunis de Bruyn, Shane Dadswell, James Neesham, Senuran Muthuswamy, Wayne Parnell (c), Eathan Bosch, Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje Sunrisers Eastern Cape XI: Sarel … [Read more...] about Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Pretoria Capitals

Dewald Brevis stole the show as MI Cape Town comfortably eased past Paarl Royals by eight wickets in the Betway SA20 opener at a sold out Newlands on Tuesday night. The Newlands crowd were in high spirits before the toss after being entertained to a spectacular show from Sho Madjozi and Master KG. The entertainment continued once the game started as the home side drew first blood when MI Cape Town’s Jofra Archer dismissed Wihan Lubbe with the help of a brilliant diving catch from George … [Read more...] about MI Cape Town’s Dewald Brevis Lights Up SA20 Opener

The SA20 MI Cape Town v Paarl Royals Post Match Conference at Newlands after MI Cape Town won by 8 Wickets.Ryan Rickelton – MI Cape Town Batter/Wicketkeeper and JP Duminy – Paarl Royals Head Coach reflect on the opening game in the SA20 Series in Cape Town. Go On - Share the Gqeberha Love! Views Since 15 July 2022: 19 Gqeberha's Latest News and Events can be accessed on MyGqeberha.com. … [Read more...] about The FULLEST House I Have Ever Played In

With only 30 days to go until the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, fans have an opportunity to watch the best cricketers in the world in action for only 30 South African Rand (R). Thirty-thousand tickets will be available for R30 across the three host venues, to mark the countdown to the historic cricketing showpiece taking place from 10-26 February. The three stadiums will be putting on a spectacular show for the spectators, with entertainment and festivities at the centre of a day out at the … [Read more...] about Thirty Ront to see International Cricketers

As teams put the final touches to the preparations for the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa, the game has been lauded for the step that it is taking by staging this tournament.Former South African captain and ICC U19 World Cup alumni, Graeme Smith, saluted the ICC for its commitment to growing the game across the world, while former India women’s bowler and newly appointed ICC Women’s Cricket Manager, Snehal Pradhan, applauded the ICC for introducing a platform for … [Read more...] about Smith, Pradhan Hail ICC For U19 T20 World Cup

Teams can finalise playing XI after the toss  Monday, 9 January: Betway SA20 has confirmed exciting additions to its playing format for the inaugural season starting on 10 January. The six teams will play 33 matches in total, including three playoff matches that consist of two semi-finals and the final. The additions have been included to improve the quality of the product while preserving the sanctity of the game. In an innovative move to level the playing field, each captain can … [Read more...] about Betway SA20 playing conditions announced

The SA20 is South Africa’s explosive new T20 cricket league. Over 4 weeks and 33 matches, 6 global franchises and 102 world class players will go head to head.The League features six privately-owned teams, who will play each other twice in a round-robin stage (home and away) before the semis and final. In all, 33 matches will be played in some of the greatest locations South Africa has to offer: Durban’s Super Giants (Kingsmead), Joburg Super Kings (Wanderers), MI Cape Town (Newlands), Paarl … [Read more...] about All the #SA20 Cricket Teams and Sunrisers Matches