Pretoria Capitals
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Current Teams | |
Delhi Capitals (2008–present) Delhi Capitals (WPL) (2023–present) Dubai Capitals (2023–present) Pretoria Capitals (2022–present) | |
Defunct Teams | |
Joburg Giants (2017) |
Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament.[2] The team is based in Pretoria, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Centurion Park Cricket ground. The team is coached by Graham Ford.[3][4]
The franchise is owned by JSW Group.[5]
Franchise history
In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Pretoria, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022.The Pretoria franchise was purchased was revealed that Delhi Capitals, led by JSW Group will be owning a team in the league.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles.[6]
2023 season
They were the Runner-up of the first season of the tournament after they lose Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 4 wickets in the final at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Runner up the inaugural Session under Wayne Parnell's captaincy.
Current squad
The side's squad for the first season of the competition was:[7]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Captain | ||||||
7 | Wayne Parnell | ![]() | (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Captain |
Batsmen | ||||||
Steve Stolk | ![]() | (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | |||
9 | Rilee Rossouw | ![]() | (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
22 | Will Jacks | ![]() | (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas |
Will Smeed | ![]() | (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas | |
All-rounders | ||||||
50 | James Neesham | ![]() | (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
67 | Senuran Muthusamy | ![]() | (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Tiaan Van Vuuren | ![]() | (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm medum-fast | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
97 | Kyle Verreynne | ![]() | (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | ![]() | (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Overseas | ||
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Fast bowlers | ||||||
02 | Anrich Nortje | ![]() | (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
22 | Daryn Dupavillon | ![]() | (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
14 | Eathan Bosch | ![]() | (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
27 | Migael Pretorius | ![]() | (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
Seasons
Seasons
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2022-23 | 1st out of 6 | Runners up |
2023-24 | 5th out of 6 | League Stage |
- C: champions
- RU: runner-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
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2022-23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
2023-24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[8] |
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will Jacks | 270 | 38.57 | 92 | 0 | 3 |
Phil Salt | 238 | 29.75 | 77* | 0 | 2 |
Theunis de Bruyn | 21.63 | 53 | 0 | 1 | |
Kusal Mendis | 223 | 31.85 | 80 | 0 | 1 |
Rilee Rossouw | 202 | 18.36 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
Most wickets
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
---|---|---|---|
Anrich Nortje | 20 | 13.25 | 3/12 |
Eathan Bosch | 15 | 21.40 | 3/12 |
James Neesham | 14 | 17.92 | 3/7 |
Adil Rashid | 14 | 19.64 | 2/15 |
Wayne Parnell | 10 | 19.90 | 3/14 |
Administration and support staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Graham Ford |
Assistant coach | Jacques Kallis |
Assistant coach | Dale Benkenstein |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
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2023 | ||||
2024 | Mega Casino World | Renault |
Year by year history
Season | SA20 | |||||||
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P | W | L | NR | Position | Finals | |||
2023 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1st | Runner up | ||
2024 | 10 | TBC |
Captains
Name | Period | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied[*] | NR | %[**] | |
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1 | Wayne Parnell | 2023–Present | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
2 | Theunis de Bruyn | (2023) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
3 | James Neesham | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
- Last Updated on 21 January 2024
See also
References
- ^ "Jonathan Trott to take over as head coach of Pretoria Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
- ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Pretoria Capitals announce Mega Casino World as Principal Partner for Season Two of SA20". sa20.co.za. 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Pretoria Capitals squad - Capitals Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "SA20 Records - Pretoria Capitals". ESPNCricinfo.
External links
- Pretoria Capitals team website
- SA20 Official Team Website
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