| 2023 SA20 | |
| Fromdate: | 10 January |
| Todate: | 12 February 2023 |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host: |  South Africa |
| Champions: | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Runner Up: | Pretoria Capitals |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 33 |
| Player Of The Series: | Aiden Markram (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
| Most Runs: | Jos Buttler (Paarl Royals) (391) |
| Most Wickets: | Roelof van der Merwe (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) (20) Anrich Nortje (Pretoria Capitals) (20) |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2023–24 SA20 |
The 2022–23 SA20 (also known as Betway SA20 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of the SA20, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in South Africa,[1] organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA). The tournament was played from 10 January to 12 February 2023.[2] [3] SuperSport, Sky Sports and the Sports18 network broadcast the tournament in South Africa, the United Kingdom and India respectively.
In the final, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals by four wickets to win the inaugural title under Aiden Markram's captaincy.
See main article: List of 2022–23 SA20 auctions and personnel signings. The player auction took place on 19 September 2022.[4]
| Cape Town | Centurion | Durban | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI Cape Town | Pretoria Capitals | Durban's Super Giants | |
| Newlands Cricket Ground | Centurion Park | Kingsmead Cricket Ground | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
| Gqeberha | Johannesburg | Paarl | |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Joburg Super Kings | Paarl Royals | |
| St George's Park Cricket Ground | Wanderers Stadium | Boland Park | |
| Capacity: 19,000 | Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
The full fixture list was released on 7 November 2022.[6]
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| Player | Team | Runs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler | Paarl Royals | 11 | 391 | 39.10 | 70 | |
| Faf du Plessis | Joburg Super Kings | 10 | 369 | 41.00 | 113 | |
| Aiden Markram | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 12 | 366 | 33.27 | 100 | |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Durban's Super Giants | 9 | 363 | 60.50 | 104 | |
| Quinton de Kock | Durban's Super Giants | 9 | 271 | 30.11 | 78 | |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7] | ||||||
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roelof van der Merwe | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 10 | 20 | 6/20 | |
| Anrich Nortje | Pretoria Capitals | 11 | 20 | 3/12 | |
| Gerald Coetzee | Joburg Super Kings | 9 | 17 | 4/24 | |
| Eathan Bosch | Pretoria Capitals | 12 | 15 | 3/12 | |
| James Neesham | Pretoria Capitals | 12 | 14 | 3/7 | |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] | |||||
On 6 February 2023, the list of end of season awards was announced, to be handed out after the final match.[9] [10]
| Team | Award | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Champions | ||
| Pretoria Capitals | Runners-up | ||
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Spirit of the season |
| Name | Team | Award | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Player of the season | ||
| Jos Buttler | Paarl Royals | Batter of the season | ||
| Roelof van der Merwe | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Bowler of the season | ||
| Eathan Bosch | Pretoria Capitals | Rising star |