Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers hopes that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will allow Indian players to participate in the SA20 in future. Speaking to the media ahead of the third season of SA20, league ambassador de Villiers said that if BCCI does this, it will increase popularity. I want to see Indian players playing in this league.
Former Indian cricket team wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has signed with Pearls Royals to play in the SA20 league. He became the first Indian player to be part of the SA20 league. The third season of the SA20 league will begin on January 9.
BCCI does not allow its active players to participate in foreign leagues. De Villiers said, apart from Karthik, I want to see more Indian players participating in it. We know that Dinesh Karthik will be here this year which is great and it is great for the tournament.
First match between Sunrisers and MI Cape Town on 9 January The third season of South Africa's franchise league SA20 will begin on January 9. The first match will be between 2-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town at St George's Park in Cabara. While the league final will be held on February 8 at Wanderers.
The tournament playoffs will be held at three venues After the group stage, the top two teams will play Qualifier-1. The team that wins this match will reach the finals. The match will be played at St. George's Park. An eliminator match will be played between the third and fourth placed teams. The winning team of this eliminator match will face the losing team of Qualifier-1 in Qualifier-2. Both these matches will be played at Centurion.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won both the inaugural SA20 season Sunrisers Eastern Cape team won the first two seasons of this league under the captaincy of Aidan Markram. In the first season, the Eastern Cape defeated the Pretoria Capitals to win the title. While last season, the team won the trophy for the second time in a row by defeating Durban Super Giants in the final.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat Durban Super Giants by 89 runs to win the 2024 title. The team also became champions in the first season in 2023.
AB has also been the captain of South Africa AB has also been the captain of South Africa. He has scored 8765 runs at an average of 50.66 in 114 Test matches, including 22 centuries and 46 fifties. His best score in Tests is 278. He has scored 9,577 runs in 228 ODIs. He has 25 centuries and 53 half-centuries in ODIs. De Villiers has played 78 matches for his country in T20 and scored 1672 runs.
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