Pretoria Capitals

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]

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/

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 Africa (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastCaptain
Batsmen
Marco Marais South Africa (1993-10-17) 17 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
9Rilee Rossouw South Africa (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989Left-handedRight-arm off-break
10Shane Dadswell South Africa (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOccasional wicket-keeper
8Theunis de Bruyn South Africa (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
22Will Jacks England (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm off-breakOverseas
All-rounders
12Cameron Delport South Africa (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium
50James Neesham New Zealand (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
67Senuran Muthusamy South Africa (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Shaun von Berg South Africa (1986-09-16) 16 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Wicket-keepers
13Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas
28Phil Salt England (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
Clyde Fortuin South Africa (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995Right-handed–
Spin bowlers
95Adil Rashid England (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas
Fast bowlers
02Anrich Nortje South Africa (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast
22Daryn Dupavillon South Africa (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast
14Eathan Bosch South Africa (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast
82Josh Little Ireland (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas
27Migael Pretorius South Africa (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium

Statistics

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
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.


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