Pretoria Capitals

Pretoria Capitals
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainWayne Parnell
CoachJonathan Trott
OwnerJSW Sports
Team information
CityPretoria
ColorsBlue and Red
   
Founded2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Home groundCenturion Park, Centurion
Capacity22,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha; 12 January 2023
Official websitehttps://www.pretoria-capitals.com/

T20 kit

Current Session
Capitals Group
Current teams
Delhi Capitals (2008–present)
Delhi Capitals (WPL) (2023–present)
Dubai Capitals (2023–present)
India Capitals
Defunct teams
Joburg Giants (2017)

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]

History

In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Pretoria, were put up on auction in South Africa in September 2022. The Pretoria franchise was purchased was revealed that Delhi Capitals, led by JSW Group will be owning a team in the league.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles.[5]

2023 season

They were the Runner-up of the first season of the tournament after they lose Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 4 wickets in the final at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Runner up the inaugural Session under Wayne Parnell's captaincy.

Current squad

The side's squad for the first season of the competition was:[6]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain
7 Wayne Parnell  South Africa (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Captain
Batsmen
Steve Stolk  South Africa (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 18) Right-handed
9 Rilee Rossouw  South Africa (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off-break
22 Will Jacks  England (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Will Smeed  England (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
All-rounders
50 James Neesham  New Zealand (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
67 Senuran Muthusamy  South Africa (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Tiaan Van Vuuren  South Africa (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Left-arm medum-fast
Wicket-keepers
97 Kyle Verreynne  South Africa (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Rahmanullah Gurbaz  Afghanistan (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Overseas
Spin bowlers
Fast bowlers
02 Anrich Nortje  South Africa (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast
22 Daryn Dupavillon  South Africa (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast
14 Eathan Bosch  South Africa (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast
27 Migael Pretorius  South Africa (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium

Seasons

Seasons

Year League standing Final standing
2022-23 1st out of 6 Runners up
2023-24 5th out of 6 League Stage
  •   C: champions
  •   RU: runner-up
  •   SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

Season summary

Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 12 9 3 0
2023-24 10 3 6 1
Source: ESPNCricinfo[7]

Note:

  • NR indicates No result.
  • Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

Statistics

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 Jonathan Trott[8]
Assistant coach Jacques Kallis
Assistant coach Dale Benkenstein

Coaching History

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2023
2024 Mega Casino World Renault

Year by year history

Season SA20
P W L NR Position Finals
2023 12 9 3 0 1st Runner up
2024 10 TBC

Captains

Name Period Matches Won Lost Tied[*] NR %[**]
1 Wayne Parnell 2023–Present 10 8 2 0 0 80.00
2 Theunis de Bruyn (2023) 3 1 2 0
3 James Neesham 2024 3 1 2 0 0 0.00
  • Last Updated on 21 January 2024

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 announce Mega Casino World as Principal Partner for Season Two of SA20". sa20.co.za. 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Pretoria Capitals squad - Capitals Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "SA20 Records - Pretoria Capitals". ESPNCricinfo.
  8. ^ "Jonathan Trott to take over as head coach of Pretoria Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2024.


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