Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
franchise
cricket team
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that first competed in the inaugural season of
SA20
SA20 is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in South Africa, organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and first contested in 2023. It is contested by six teams based in cities around the country. The first winners of the tournament were Su ...
tournament. The team is based in
Pretoria
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Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...
,
South Africa
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, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the
Centurion Park Cricket ground. The team is coached by
Graham Ford.
The franchise is owned by
JSW Group
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.
Current squad
The side's squad for the first season of the competition was:
* Players with international caps are listed in bold
Statistics
Most runs
Most wickets
Administration and support staff
References
External links
Pretoria Capitals team websiteSA20 Official Team Website
Cricket in South Africa
2022 establishments in South Africa
Sport in Pretoria
Cricket clubs established in 2022
Sports clubs and teams in South Africa
SA20
JSW Group
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