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De Villiers impressed with opening half of Betway SA20

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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.”

SA20 Standings

Standing Team Games Won Lost Tied N/R BP Net Run Rate Points
1 Pretoria Capitals 7 5 2 0 0 3 2.027 23
2 Sunrisers 8 4 4 0 0 1 0.508 17
3 Paarl Royals 8 4 4 0 0 1 0.050 17
4 Joburg Super Kings 7 4 3 0 0 0 -0.923 16
5 MI Cape Town 7 3 4 0 0 1 -0.111 13
6 Durban Super Giants 7 2 5 0 0 0 -1.602 8

Running tally of the SA20 2023 Standings

SA20 Matches and Results

Date Home Away Venue Time Results
10 Jan MI Cape Town v Paarl Royals Newlands 17h30 MI Cape Town won by 8 Wickets
11 Jan Durban Super Giants v Joburg Super Kings Kingsmead 17h30 Joburg Super Kings win by 16 runs
12 Jan Sunrisers v Pretoria Capitals St Georges Park 17h30 Pretoria Capitals won by 23 runs
13 Jan Paarl Royals v Pretoria Capitals Boland Park 13h30 Paarl Royals win by 7 wickets
13 Jan MI Cape Town v Durban Super Giants Newlands 17h30 Durban’s Super Giants win by 5 wickets
14 Jan Pretoria Capitals v Sunrisers Centurion 13h30 Pretoria Capitals won by 37 runs
14 Jan MI Cape Town v Joburg Super Kings Newlands 17h30 MI Cape Town win by 7 wickets
15 Jan Durban Super Giants v Paarl Royals Kingsmead 13h30 Durban’s Super Giants win by 27 runs
16 Jan Sunrisers v MI Cape Town St Georges Park 17h30 Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 4 wickets
17 Jan Paarl Royals v Durban Super Giants Boland Park 13h30 Paarl Royals win by 10 runs
17 Jan Joburg Super Kings v Pretoria Capitals Wanderers 17h30 Joburg Super Kings win by 6 runs
18 Jan MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Newlands 13h30 Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 2 wickets
18 Jan Pretoria Capitals v Joburg Super Kings Centurion 17h30 Pretoria Capitals win by 6 wickets
19 Jan Paarl Royals v Sunrisers Boland Park 17h30 Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 5 wickets
20 Jan Durban Super Giants v Pretoria Capitals Kingsmead 17h30 Pretoria Capitals win by 8 wickets
21 Jan Paarl Royals v MI Cape Town Boland Park 13h30 MI Cape Town win by 13 runs
21 Jan Sunrisers v Joburg Super Kings St Georges Park 17h30 Joburg Super Kings win by 5 wickets
22 Jan Paarl Royals v Pretoria Capitals Boland Park 13h30 Paarl Royals win by 6 wickets
22 Jan Sunrisers v Durban Super Giants St Georges Park 17h30 Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 124 runs
23 Jan MI Cape Town v Pretoria Capitals Newlands 17h30 Pretoria Capitals win by 52 runs
24 Jan Sunrisers v Paarl Royals St Georges Park 13h30 Paarl Royals win by 5 wickets
24 Jan Joburg Super Kings v Durban Super Giants Wanderers 17h30 Joburg Super Kings win by 8 wickets
2 Feb Durban Super Giants v MI Cape Town Kingsmead 17h30
3 Feb Joburg Super Kings v Paarl Royals Wanderers 13h30
3 Feb Durban Super Giants v Sunrisers Kingsmead 17h30
4 Feb Pretoria Capitals v MI Cape Town Centurion 17h30
5 Feb Joburg Super Kings v Sunrisers Wanderers 13h30
5 Feb Pretoria Capitals v Durban Super Giants Centurion 17h30
6 Feb Joburg Super kings v MI Cape Town Wanderers 17h30
7 Feb Pretoria Capitals v Paarl Royals Centurion 17h30
8 Feb SF1 v SF4 Wanderers 17h30
9 Feb SF2 v SF3 Centurion 17h30
11 Feb FINAL Wanderers 16h30

All the SA20 Matches and results for 2023.

CLICK HERE: https://mygqeberha.com/all-the-sa20-cricket-teams-and-sunrisers-matches/ for all the SA 20 Teams, Matches and Results.

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 Royals (Boland Park), Pretoria Capitals (Centurion) and Sunrisers Eastern Cape (St George’s Park).

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