Pretoria Capitals
 | |
| League | SA20 |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Wayne Parnell |
| Coach | Graham Ford |
| Owner | Delhi Capitals |
| Team information | |
| City | Pretoria |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Home ground | Centurion Park, Centurion |
| Official website | https://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 | |||||||
| 7 | Wayne Parnell |  South Africa |
30 July 1989 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Captain | |
| Batsmen | |||||||
| Marco Marais | South Africa |
17 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| 9 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa |
9 October 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
| 10 | Shane Dadswell | South Africa |
18 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| 8 | Theunis de Bruyn | South Africa |
8 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| 22 | Will Jacks |  England |
21 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas | |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 12 | Cameron Delport | South Africa |
12 May 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 50 | James Neesham |  New Zealand |
17 September 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas | |
| 67 | Senuran Muthusamy | South Africa |
22 February 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Shaun von Berg | South Africa |
16 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 13 | Kusal Mendis |  Sri Lanka |
2 February 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas | |
| 28 | Phil Salt | England |
28 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas | |
| Clyde Fortuin | South Africa |
18 August 1995 | Right-handed | – | |||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||
| 95 | Adil Rashid | England |
17 February 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas | |
| Fast bowlers | |||||||
| 02 | Anrich Nortje | South Africa |
16 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| 22 | Daryn Dupavillon | South Africa |
15 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| 14 | Eathan Bosch | South Africa |
27 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| 82 | Josh Little |  Ireland |
1 November 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas | |
| 27 | Migael Pretorius | South Africa |
24 March 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Statistics
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Most runs
| Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks | 270 | 38.57 | 92 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Salt | 238 | 29.75 | 77* | 0 | 2 |
| Theunis de Bruyn | 21.63 | 53 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kusal Mendis | 223 | 31.85 | 80 | 0 | 1 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 202 | 18.36 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anrich Nortje | 20 | 13.25 | 3/12 |
| Eathan Bosch | 15 | 21.40 | 3/12 |
| James Neesham | 14 | 17.92 | 3/7 |
| Adil Rashid | 14 | 19.64 | 2/15 |
| Wayne Parnell | 10 | 19.90 | 3/14 |
Administration and support staff
|
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Graham Ford |
| Assistant coach | Jacques Kallis |
| Assistant coach | Dale Benkenstein |
References
- ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
- ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Pretoria Capitals squad - Capitals Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
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