Day 4: 2nd Session - Bangladesh A need 159 runs

268 & 87

New Zealand A

256 & 257

Day 2: Stumps - Zimbabwe lead by 73 runs

Professional County Club Select XI

330/10 (71.2)

Zimbabwe

403/10 (97.4)

Day 1: Stumps - Leicestershire trail by 210 runs

Leicestershire

22/1 (7)

Middlesex

232/10 (86.2)

Day 1: Stumps - Surrey trail by 209 runs

Surrey

46/0 (13)

Yorkshire

255/10 (80.4)

Day 1: Stumps - Sussex opt to bowl

Somerset

317/6 (96)

Sussex

Day 1: Stumps - Warwickshire trail by 273 runs

Hampshire

300/10 (85.4)

Warwickshire

27/2 (8)

Day 1: Stumps - Durham trail by 405 runs

Durham

2/0 (1)

Nottinghamshire

407/10 (92.3)

Day 1: Stumps - Glamorgan trail by 103 runs

Glamorgan

82/3 (28)

Northamptonshire

185/10 (65.2)

Day 1: Stumps - Gloucestershire opt to bowl

Gloucestershire

Kent

386/6 (96)

Day 1: Stumps - Derbyshire opt to bowl

Derbyshire

Lancashire

250/5 (96)

Day 1: Stumps - Essex opt to bowl

Essex

Worcestershire

354/9 (96)

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SA20: What Has Happened So Far: Points Table, Highest Run Scorer, Highest Wicket Taker and more

by kyle January 26, 2025

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SA20: What Has Happened So Far: Points Table, Highest Run Scorer, Highest Wicket Taker and more
SA20, South Africa’s own T20 tournament, ongoing for the last 15 days, and a lot has happened during the first phase of the tournament. The tournament is played among six teams. This article will discuss the organizing team, points table, and players who have scored the most runs and taken the most wickets so far in the tournament.

Top performing teams

Paarl Royals is the top performing team in the current season, winning 5 out of 6 matches played, only losing one match, while Sunrisers Eastern Cape has won 4 out of seven matches played. SEC has both the previous seasons of SA20 and will be looking to win this consecutive season.

Points Table

In the points table, you will see the difference in points as compared to the number of matches the teams had won, the reason behind this point award system of the SA20 league is different from other T20 Leagues around the world. Here, every team can get up to 5 points on winning a match, the winning team will receive 4 points on winning the match, and it can also get one bonus point if the winning team achieve a net run rate of 1.25 points higher than the opponent team, while matches which ended up with no result will get awarded 2 points for each team.

Currently, in the points table, Paarl Royals is at the top with 20 points, winning 5 out of six matches, while Sunrisers Eastern Cape is at second position with 19 points, winning four out of 7 matches. In the third position, MI Cape Town has 16 points, winning 3 out of the six matches as one match was abandoned.

In fourth place, the Joburg Super Kings have 10 points, having won only 2 out of 6 matches. In fifth place, the Pretoria Capitals have won only 1 out of 6 matches, with two matches abandoned, and they currently hold 9 points. The Durban Supergiants are in last place, having won only 1 out of 7 matches and currently holding 8 points.

Top Run scorer

Luhan-dre Pretorious is currently the highest run scorer in the SA20 2025 season, with 258 runs in six matches. Not far behind, Aiden Markaram holds the second position with 243 runs in seven games.

Position	Player	Runs	Balls	Strike Rate	4s	6s
1	Lhuan-dre Pretorius	97	51	190.20	10	6
2	Joe Root	92	60	153.33	11	2
3	Rassie van der Dussen	91	64	142.19	5	5
4	Ryan Rickelton	89	39	228.21	8	6
5	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	89	43	206.98	3	7

Top Wicket Taker

Marco Jansen is currently the highest wicket-taker in the SA20 league, with 12 wickets in 7 matches this season. His teammate Richard Gleeson is second, with 11 wickets in 7 matches.