2027 SA20

2027 SA20 season
Tournament logo
Dates17 January 2027 – 21 February 2027
AdministratorCricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and Playoffs
HostSouth Africa
Participants6
Matches34
Official websitesa20.co.za

The 2027 SA20 season (also known as Betway SA20 2027 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the SA20, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in South Africa.[1] The competition, organised by Cricket South Africa, featured six teams.[2] The tournament is set to take place from 17 January to 21 February 2027, with the final to be held in Cape Town.[3]

Sunrisers Eastern Cape entered the tournament as the defending champions.[4][5]

Background

On 23 July 2026, Cricket South Africa announced the fixtures for the fifth season of the tournament. The competition was scheduled to be held from 17 January to 21 February 2027, with defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape facing Pretoria Capitals in the opening match at St George's Park, Gqeberha. The final was scheduled to take place at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.[6]

On 5 August 2026, six franchises announced their retained and pre-signed players before the player auction, which was scheduled to be held on 7 October 2026.[7] Four franchises entered the auction with a combined 20 playing positions available, including a wildcard slot for Joburg Super Kings that was exempt from the salary cap. Durban's Super Giants and Paarl Royals completed their full 19-player squads before the auction and therefore did not require any further signings.[8]

Squads

The player auction is set to take place on 7 October 2026.[9][10][11]

Durban's Super Giants Joburg Super Kings MI Cape Town Paarl Royals Pretoria Capitals Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Venues

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

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR Qualification
1 Durban's Super Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to Qualifier 1
2 Joburg Super Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 MI Cape Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to Eliminator
4 Pretoria Capitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Paarl Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Sunrisers Eastern Cape 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ESPNCricinfo
  • Points – Win 4, No Result 2. One additional point is awarded for a win when the run rate difference is 1.25 greater than the opposing side's.

Match summary

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  • Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
  • Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

League stage

The full fixture list was released on 23 July 2026.[12][13][14]

Match 2
18 January 2027
v

Match 9
24 January 2027
v

Match 13
29 January 2027
v

Match 26
11 February 2027
v

Playoffs

Bracket

Qualifier 1Qualifier 2Final
Eliminator

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1
16 February 2027
v
Boland Park, Paarl

Eliminator

Eliminator
17 February 2027
v
Wanderers, Johannesburg

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2
19 February 2027
v
Wanderers, Johannesburg

Final

Final
21 February 2027
v

References

  1. ↑ "Betway SA20 confirms competition window for the next three years". SA20.co.za. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "BETWAY SA20 SEASON 5 FIXTURES ANNOUNCED". SA20.co.za. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "SA20 2027 starts January 17, final in Cape Town on February 21". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Report: Sunrisers Eastern Cape win third Betway SA20 title". Betway SA20. Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "SA20 Final 2026: Sunrisers Eastern Cape pips Pretoria Capitals to seal third title in four years". Sportstar. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "SA20 2027 to be held from January 17 to February 21". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Marsh, Root among marquee SA20 additions; du Plessis released by JSK". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mitchell Marsh joins Root, Curran & Salt in star-studded Season 5 squad reveal". Betway SA20. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "SA20: Sunrisers Eastern Cape sign Mitch Marsh; Joburg leave out du Plessis, Tahir". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "All the Season 5 squads as they stand". Betway SA20. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "SA20 Season Five Updates". Club Cricket SA. Club Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "SA20 2027 Fixtures and Results". ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Repeat of 2026 final opens the 2027 SA20 season". SuperSport. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "SA20 Fixtures & Schedule". Club Cricket SA. Club Cricket South Africa. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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