Boland Park in Paarl will once again be in the midst of world class fast paced cricket this summer when the highly anticipated Betway SA20 Season 3 kicks off, offering entertainment to fans all around the country.
The action-packed tournament, featuring the best local and international talent, is set to thrill from 9 January 2025, with the Final locked in for 8 February at the iconic Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
The season kicks off with an almighty bang as back-to-back champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) start their unprecedented bid for a hat-trick of titles by hosting MI Cape Town (MICT) in the competition opener at St George’s Park.
The action gets ramped up even further on the opening weekend when Paarl Royals (PR) begin their campaign against SEC at the picturesque Boland Park before Joburg Super Kings (JSK) take on MICT under lights at what is expected to be a heaving Bullring on Saturday 11 January.
The Royals have invested heavily in their young players with teenage fast-bowling sensation Kwena Maphaka out to continue his upward career trajectory. He won’t need to look too far to find some calm, experienced heads around him, though as he will be able to call on legends Dinesh Karthik and Joe Root for advice while, for JSK, it will be an emotional homecoming for Devon Conway as he makes his return to the Wanderers to lead the charge with Faf du Plessis.
Season 3 has retained the same play-off structure of Season 2, but this time around they will be played at three venues, spreading the business end of the tournament to more fans than Season 1 and 2, with a Qualifier 1, Eliminator and a Qualifier 2 setting up the road to the Final.
St George’s Park in Gqeberha will host Qualifier 1, while Centurion will stage the Eliminator and Qualifier 2.
The grand finale will once again return to the Wanderers in Season 3 on 8 February 2025.
“Season 3 is set to be bigger and better, with a fantastic lineup of matches that will captivate our fans,” Graeme Smith said.
“We’re thrilled to start the season in Gqeberha with our defending champions and look forward to an action-packed summer of cricket.”
