SA20 2025: Full Schedule, Full Squad, All you need to know

The SA20 is back with the third season and starts on January 9, 2025. The first game will be between the defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town at St George's Oval in Gqeberha. The tournament is held between six teams every year. This time, the tournament will end on February 8 in a double-round-robin format followed by three playoffs. Moreover, the finals are scheduled at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

The six teams are: Durban's Super Giants, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, and Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The teams will play against each other twice, making sure to remain in the top four positions to qualify for the playoffs. From there, the top two teams will play Qualifier 1, and the winner will go to the finals directly. 

However, the third and fourth teams will have to play Eliminator, and the winner will meet the loser of Qualifier 1. Then, the winner of Qualifier 2 will face the winner of Qualifier 1 in the finals. The playoff format is similar to that of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Sunrisers Eastern Cape are the defending champions of the tournament, with two back-to-back titles. This is the third season, and the team will be all geared up to defend the title. 

What are the venues for the tournament?

The SA20 2025 tournament will have 34 games and will be played in six different venues. The venues are:

1. Gqeberha
2. Durban
3. Paarl
4. Johannesburg
5. Centurion
6. Cape Town

What are the timings of the tournament? 

The tournament will be played at two different times: 4:30 pm/ 16.30 hours and 9:00 pm/ 21.00 hours (IST). 

Who has the broadcasting rights? 

Live telecast of the SA20 will be on Star Sports 2 and Sports18-2 TV channels in India. The online streaming will be available on Disney+Hotstar. 

Here are the SA20 2025 Full Schedule

Here are the Full Squads for Each Team in SA20 2025

Durban Super Giants: Brandon King (West Indies), Quinton de Kock, Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Chris Woakes (England), Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Noor Ahmed (Afghanistan), Heinrich Klaasen, Jon-Jon Smuts, Wiaan Mulder, Junior Dala, Bryce Parsons, Matthew Breetzke, Jason Smith, Marcus Stoinis (Australia), Shamar Joseph (West Indies), and rookie CJ King.

Joburg Super Kings: Moeen Ali (England), Jonny Bairstow (England), Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Devon Conway (New Zealand), Gerald Coetzee, David Wiese (Namibia), Leus du Plooy (England), Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira, Imran Tahir, Sibonelo Makhanya, Tabraiz Shamsi, Doug Bracewell, Wihan Lubbe, Evan Jones, and rookie JP King.

MI Cape Town: Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Ben Stokes (England), Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult (New Zealand), Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Nuwan Thushara (Sri Lanka), Connor Esterhuizen, Delano Potgieter, Rassie van der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, Chris Benjamin (England), Corbin Bosch, Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram, Dane Piedt, and rookie Tristan Luus.

Pretoria Capitals: Anrich Nortje (South Africa), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand), Will Jacks (England), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Liam Livingstone (England), Will Smeed (England), Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Eathan Bosch, Wayne Parnell, Senuran Muthusamy, Kyle Verreynne, Daryn Dupavillon, Steve Stolk, Tiaan van Vuuren, Marques Ackerman, Evin Lewis (West Indies), and rookie Keagan Lion-Cachet.

Paarl Royals: David Miller (South Africa), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Sam Hain (England), Joe Root (England), Dinesh Karthik (India), Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Van Buuren, Keith Dudgeon, Ngaba Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Codi Yusuf, John Turner (England), Dayyaan Galiem, Jacob Bethell (England), Rubin Hermann, and rookie Dewan Marais.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram (South Africa), Zak Crawley (England), Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands), Liam Dawson (England), Ottneil Baartman, Marco Jansen, Beyers Swanepoel, Caleb Seleka, Tristan Stubbs, Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton (England), Tom Abell (England), Simon Harmer, Andile Simelane, David Bedingham, Okuhle Cele, Richard Gleeson, and rookie Daniel Smith.