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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 SA20 in the future. While talking to the media before the third season of SA20, league ambassador De Villiers said, if BCCI does this then it will increase the popularity. I want to see Indian players playing in this league.
Former Indian cricket team wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has signed with Pearls Royals to play SA20 league. He became the first Indian player to be a part of the SA20 league. The third season of the SA20 League will start on 9 January.
BCCI does not allow its active players to participate in foreign leagues. De Villiers said, apart from Karthik, I would like to see more Indian players participating in it. We know Dinesh Karthik will be here this year which is fantastic 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 start from January 9 next year. The first match will be played between 2-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town at St George’s Park in Kebara. While the league final will be held at Wanderers on 8 February.
The tournament playoffs will be held at three locations After the group stage, the top two teams will play Qualifier-1. The team that wins this match will reach the final. This match will be played at St. George Park. There will be an eliminator match between the third and fourth placed teams. The team that wins this eliminator match will face the team that loses in Qualifier-1 in Qualifier-2. Both these matches will be played in Centurion.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won both the inaugural SA20 seasons The first two seasons of this league have been won by the Sunrisers Eastern Cape team under the captaincy of Aiden Markram. In the first season, Eastern Cape won the title by defeating Pretoria Capitals. Whereas last season the team lifted the trophy for the second consecutive time by defeating Durban Super Giants in the final.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the 2024 title by defeating Durban Super Giants by 89 runs. The team also became champion 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 in 114 Test matches at an average of 50.66, which includes 22 centuries and 46 half-centuries. His best score in the test is 278. He has scored 9,577 runs in 228 ODIs. He has 25 centuries and 53 half-centuries to his name in ODIs. De Villiers has played 78 matches for his country in T-20 and scored 1672 runs.