Pretoria Capitals Explained
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 |
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7 | Wayne Parnell | | 30 July 1989 | Left-handed | | Captain |
Batsmen |
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| Steve Stolk | | 10 February 2006 | Right-handed | | |
9 | Rilee Rossouw | | 9 October 1989 | Left-handed | | |
22 | Will Jacks | | 21 November 1998 | Right-handed | | Overseas |
| | | 26 October 2001 | Right-handed | | Overseas |
All-rounders |
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50 | James Neesham | | 17 September 1990 | Left-handed | | Overseas |
67 | Senuran Muthusamy | | 22 February 1994 | Left-handed | | |
| | | 31 July 2001 | Right-handed | | |
Wicket-keepers |
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97 | Kyle Verreynne | | 12 May 1997 | Right-handed | | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | | 28 November 2001 | Right-handed | | Overseas |
Spin bowlers |
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Fast bowlers |
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02 | Anrich Nortje | | 16 November 1993 | Right-handed | | |
22 | Daryn Dupavillon | | 15 July 1994 | Right-handed | | |
14 | | | 27 April 1998 | Right-handed | | |
27 | | | 24 March 1995 | Right-handed | | |
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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 |
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- C: champions
- RU: runner-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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| 270 | 38.57 | 92 | 0 | 3 |
| 238 | 29.75 | | 0 | 2 |
| 21.63 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 223 | 31.85 | 80 | 0 | 1 |
| 202 | 18.36 | 56 | 0 | 1 | |
Most wickets
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
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| 20 | 13.25 | 3/12 |
| 15 | 21.40 | 3/12 |
| 14 | 17.92 | 3/7 |
| 14 | 19.64 | 2/15 |
| 10 | 19.90 | 3/14 | |
Administration and support staff
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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| | | | | |
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| 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | Runner up |
| 10 | | | | | | |
Captains
| Name | Period | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
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1 | | 2023–Present | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
2 | | (2023) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | |
3 | | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
- Last Updated on 21 January 2024
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Jonathan Trott to take over as head coach of Pretoria Capitals . ESPNcricinfo . 29 July 2024.
- Web site: Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition. ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT.
- Web site: Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10. ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league. ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: Pretoria Capitals announce Mega Casino World as Principal Partner for Season Two of SA20. sa20.co.za. 16 August 2023 .
- Web site: Pretoria Capitals squad - Capitals Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: SA20 Records - Pretoria Capitals . ESPNCricinfo.