The 2025 SA20, South Africa’s premier T20 cricket league, is scheduled to be held from January 9 to February 8. The tournament features six teams competing in a double round-robin format, followed by playoffs. Matches will be held across various venues in South Africa, including Cape Town, Centurion, Durban, Gqeberha, Johannesburg, and Paarl. The defending champions are the Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
A detailed summary of this T20 league is provided below:
Schedule:
Group Stages
January 9, 2025: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs. MI Cape Town at St George’s Park, Gqeberha
January 10, 2025: Durban’s Super Giants vs. Pretoria Capitals at Kingsmead, Durban
January 11, 2025: Paarl Royals vs. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Boland Park, Paarl
January 11, 2025: Joburg Super Kings vs. MI Cape Town at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
January 12, 2025: Pretoria Capitals vs. Durban’s Super Giants at SuperSport Park, Centurion
January 13, 2025: MI Cape Town vs. Paarl Royals at Newlands, Cape Town
January 14, 2025: Pretoria Capitals vs. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at SuperSport Park, Centurion
January 14, 2025: Durban’s Super Giants vs. Joburg Super Kings at Kingsmead, Durban
January 15, 2025: Paarl Royals vs. MI Cape Town at Boland Park, Paarl
January 16, 2025: Joburg Super Kings vs. Pretoria Capitals at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
January 17, 2025: Durban’s Super Giants vs. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Kingsmead, Durban
January 18, 2025: Pretoria Capitals vs. Paarl Royals at SuperSport Park, Centurion
January 18, 2025: MI Cape Town vs. Joburg Super Kings at Newlands, Cape Town
January 19, 2025: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs. Durban’s Super Giants at St George’s Park, Gqeberha
January 20, 2025: Paarl Royals vs. Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park, Paarl
January 21, 2025: Durban’s Super Giants vs. MI Cape Town at Kingsmead, Durban
January 22, 2025: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs. Pretoria Capitals at St George’s Park, Gqeberha
January 23, 2025: Durban’s Super Giants vs. Paarl Royals at Kingsmead, Durban
January 24, 2025: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs. Joburg Super Kings at St George’s Park, Gqeberha
January 25, 2025: MI Cape Town vs. Durban’s Super Giants at Newlands, Cape Town
January 25, 2025: Paarl Royals vs. Pretoria Capitals at Boland Park, Paarl
January 26, 2025: Joburg Super Kings vs. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
January 27, 2025: Paarl Royals vs. Durban’s Super Giants at Boland Park, Paarl
January 28, 2025: Pretoria Capitals vs. Joburg Super Kings at SuperSport Park, Centurion
January 29, 2025: MI Cape Town vs. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands, Cape Town
January 30, 2025: Joburg Super Kings vs. Paarl Royals at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
January 31, 2025: Pretoria Capitals vs. MI Cape Town at SuperSport Park, Centurion
February 1, 2025: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs. Paarl Royals at St George’s Park, Gqeberha
February 1, 2025: Joburg Super Kings vs. Durban’s Super Giants at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
February 2, 2025: MI Cape Town vs. Pretoria Capitals at Newlands, Cape Town
Play-offs:
February 4, 2025: Qualifier 1 at St George’s Park, Gqeberha
February 5, 2025: Eliminator at SuperSport Park, Centurion
February 6, 2025: Qualifier 2 at SuperSport Park, Centurion
Final
February 8, 2025: Final at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Conclusion
This year’s SA T20 International League is expected to be filled to the brim with unlimited excitement and drama. Predicting the winner of the 2025 SA20 League is difficult as it depends on various factors like team performance, player form, injuries, and conditions during the tournament. Teams like the Sunrisers Eastern Cape (the defending champions), MI Cape Town, and Joburg Super Kings are traditionally strong, but surprises are always possible in T20 cricket, so let’s watch and see.
