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Former South African fast bowler Allan Donald would love to see Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah play in the South African T20 league SA20. League ambassador Donald spoke to the media ahead of the third season of the SA20.
During this, while answering the question about which Indian players he would like to include in the league, he said, if it is a batsman, it will be Virat Kohli and if it is a bowler, then 100 percent it will be Jasprit Bumrah. He further said, can you really imagine some Indian players playing in the league, and I get to select one of them, if that happens then it will be the most special thing.
Dinesh Karthik will play for Paarl Royals Indian wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik will play for the league team Paarl Royals. He retired from international cricket and IPL this year. Apart from Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dinesh Karthik has been a part of Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Lions in IPL.
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.
Donald played 72 tests and 164 ODIs for South Africa. Donald has taken 330 wickets in 72 Test matches and 272 wickets in 164 ODI matches for South Africa. Donald was the bowling coach of IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011 and the head coach of Pune Warriors in 2012 and 2013.