Pretoria Capitals
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainWayne Parnell
CoachGraham Ford
OwnerDelhi Capitals
Team information
CityPretoria
Founded2022 (2022)
Home groundCenturion Park, Centurion
Official websitehttps://www.pretoria-capitals.com/

Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament.[1] 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.[2][3]

The franchise is owned by JSW Group.[4]

Current squad

The side's squad for the first season of the competition was:[5]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain
7Wayne Parnell South Africa30 July 1989Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastCaptain
Batsmen
Marco Marais South Africa17 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
9Rilee Rossouw South Africa9 October 1989Left-handedRight-arm off-break
10Shane Dadswell South Africa18 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOccasional wicket-keeper
8Theunis de Bruyn South Africa8 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
22Will Jacks England21 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm off-breakOverseas
All-rounders
12Cameron Delport South Africa12 May 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium
50James Neesham New Zealand17 September 1990Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
67Senuran Muthusamy South Africa22 February 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Shaun von Berg South Africa16 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Wicket-keepers
13Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka2 February 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas
28Phil Salt England28 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
Clyde Fortuin South Africa18 August 1995Right-handed–
Spin bowlers
95Adil Rashid England17 February 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas
Fast bowlers
02Anrich Nortje South Africa16 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast
22Daryn Dupavillon South Africa15 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast
14Eathan Bosch South Africa27 April 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast
82Josh Little Ireland1 November 1999Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas
27Migael Pretorius South Africa24 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium

Statistics

[6]

Most runs

Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Will Jacks27038.579203
Phil Salt23829.7577*02
Theunis de Bruyn21.635301
Kusal Mendis22331.858001
Rilee Rossouw20218.365601

Most wickets

Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Anrich Nortje2013.253/12
Eathan Bosch1521.403/12
James Neesham1417.923/7
Adil Rashid1419.642/15
Wayne Parnell1019.903/14

Administration and support staff

[7]

Position Name
Head coachGraham Ford
Assistant coachJacques Kallis
Assistant coachDale Benkenstein

References

  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 squad - Capitals Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ↑ "SA20 records Pretoria Capitals". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pretoria Capitals name Graham Ford as Head Coach". crictracker.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.


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