Pretoria Capitals
Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the SA20 tournament. The team is based in Pretoria, and was formed in 2023. The team's home-ground is Centurion Park. The team is coached by Sourav Ganguly. Pretoria Capitals were the runners-up of the first season of SA20
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| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| SA20 | |
| Keshav Maharaj | |
| Sourav Ganguly | |
| JSW Sports | |
| Pretoria | |
| Blue and Red | |
| 2023 (2023) | |
| Centurion Park, Centurion | |
| 22,000 | |
| v. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha; 12 January 2023 | |
| https://www.pretoria-capitals.com/ | |
| T20I kit | T20I kit |
| T20I kit | |
| Current Season |
Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the SA20 tournament. The team is based in Pretoria, and was formed in 2023. The team's home-ground is Centurion Park. The team is coached by Sourav Ganguly. Pretoria Capitals were the runners-up of the first season of SA20
The franchise is owned by JSW Sports.
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.
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.
The squad of the Pretoria Capitals for the 2026 SA20 season as of 10 September 2025.
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1st out of 6 | Runners up |
| 2024 | 5th out of 6 | League Stage |
| 2025 | 5th out of 6 | League Stage |
| 2026 | 2nd out of 6 | Runners up |
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- RU: runner-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo |
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
| Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks | 740 | 29.60 | 101 | 1 | 6 |
| Kyle Verreynne | 428 | 35.66 | 116* | 1 | 1 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 390 | 15.00 | 82 | 0 | 2 |
| Dewald Brevis | 370 | 41.11 | 101 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Salt | 354 | 20.82 | 77* | 0 | 2 |
Source: as of 26 Jan 2026
| Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eathan Bosch | 27 | 27.48 | 3/12 |
| James Neesham | 25 | 19.96 | 3/7 |
| Wayne Parnell | 24 | 18.41 | 4/33 |
| Adil Rashid | 22 | 23.81 | 3/30 |
| Anrich Nortje | 20 | 13.25 | 3/12 |
Source: as of 26 Jan 2026
- Graham Ford (2023 - 2024)
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- Pretoria Capitals team website
- SA20 Official Team Website
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