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Pretoria Capitals
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainWayne Parnell
CoachJonathan Trott
OwnerJSW Sports
Team information
CityPretoria
ColorsBlue and Red
Founded2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Home groundCenturion Park, Centurion
Capacity22,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha; 12 January 2023
Official websitehttps://www.pretoria-capitals.com/

T20 kit

Current Session

Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the SA20 tournament.[1] The team is based in Pretoria, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is Centurion Park. The team is coached by Graham Ford.[2][3]Pretoria Capitals were the runners-up of the first season of SA20

The franchise is owned by JSW Group.[4]

History

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In August 2022, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six cities, including Pretoria, were put up for auction in September 2022. The Pretoria franchise was purchased by JSW Group.[5]

2023 season

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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

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No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Year signed
Batters

Seasons

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Seasons

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Year League standing Final standing
2023 1st out of 6 Runners up
2024 5th out of 6 League Stage
  •   C: champions
  •   RU: runner-up
  •   SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

Season summary

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Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 12 9 3 0
2023-24 10 3 6 1
Source: ESPNCricinfo[6]

Note:

  • NR indicates No result.
  • Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Will Jacks 515 32.18 101 1 4
Rilee Rossouw 358 17.90 82 0 2
Phil Salt 354 20.82 77* 0 2
Theunis de Bruyn 295 18.43 53 0 1
Kyle Verreynne 256 64.00 116* 1 1

Source:[7]

Most wickets

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Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Wayne Parnell 24 18.41 4/33
Adil Rashid 22 23.81 3/30
Eathan Bosch 21 27.33 3/12
Anrich Nortje 20 13.25 3/12
James Neesham 18 19.72 3/7

Source:[8]

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Head coach Jonathan Trott[9]
Assistant coach Jacques Kallis
Assistant coach Dale Benkenstein

Coaching History

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Year by year history

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Season SA20
P W L NR Position Finals
2023 12 9 3 0 1st Runner up
2024 10 TBC

Captains

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Name Period Matches Won Lost Tied[*] NR %[**]
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

3| Riley Russow || 2025|| || || 0|| 0|| 0|| 0.00

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  • Last Updated on 21 January 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
  3. ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "Pretoria Capitals announce Mega Casino World as Principal Partner for Season Two of SA20". sa20.co.za. 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ "SA20 Records - Pretoria Capitals". ESPNCricinfo.
  7. ^ "Most runs in SA20 - Pretoria Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Most wickets in SA20 - Pretoria Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Trott to take over as head coach of Pretoria Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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