Pro20 Cup

Pro20 Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
AdministratorCricket South Africa
FormatTwenty20
First edition2026–27
Next edition2027–28
Tournament formatGroup stage and knockout
Number of teams16
Current champion–
Most successful–
TVSuperSport
YouTube (worldwide)
2026–27 Pro20 Cup

The Pro20 Cup is a professional Twenty20 Cricket competition in South Africa, organized by Cricket South Africa (CSA). Launched in 2026, it serves as the successor to the CSA T20 Challenge and CSA T20 Knock-Out competitions were merged and rebranded as the Pro20 Cup.

The competition forms part of Cricket South Africa's revamped domestic cricket structure for the 2026–27 season.

History

The Pro20 Cup was introduced for the 2026–27 season as part of Cricket South Africa's restructuring of domestic cricket. The competition was created through the merger of the T20 Challenge and T20 Knockout competitions, replacing the CSA T20 Challenge as South Africa's premier men's domestic Twenty20 competition.

The new competition brought teams from the previous domestic T20 structure together under a single tournament. The Tournament sponsored by YesPlay.

Format

In August 2026, the CSA announced a new format for the tournament. The 16 teams will be divided into two groups of eight each. In the group stage, each team will play each of the other teams in the group once in a round-robin format. The top four teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 stage.

The Super 8 stage consists of eight qualified teams, divided into two groups of four teams each. Each team carries forward its results, points and net run rate from the group-stage matches played against the other three teams that qualified from the same group. These matches count towards each team's Super 8 standings, even though they are not played again during this stage.

Teams then play four matches against the four qualifying teams from the opposite group. The points and net run rate earned in these matches are added to the carried-forward figures to determine the final Super 8 standings. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.

Pool A Pool B
Source:

Team

Division One

Team Province Home Ground(s) Coach Captain
Boland Western Cape Boland Park, Paarl
Dolphins KwaZulu-Natal Kingsmead, Durban
DP World Lions Gauteng Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Knights Free State Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
North West Dragons North West JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom
Titans Gauteng SuperSport Park, Centurion
Warriors Eastern Cape St George's Park, Gqeberha
Western Province Western Cape Newlands, Cape Town

Division Two

Team Province Home Ground(s) Coach Captain
Border Eastern Cape Buffalo Park, East London
Easterns Gauteng Willowmoore Park, Benoni
KwaZulu-Natal Inland KwaZulu-Natal City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
Limpopo Limpopo Polokwane Cricket Club, Polokwane
Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Uplands College, White River
Northern Cape Northern Cape De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
South Western Districts Western Cape Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn

Tournament results

Year Final Player of the series Ref.
Date & Venue Winner Result Runner-up
2026–27 14 November 2026
TBA, TBA

Team performances

Seasons

Teams
 2026–27
Boland
Dolphins
Knights
Lions
North West
Titans
Warriors
Western Province
Border
Easterns Storm
Tuskers
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
South Western Districts
South Africa Emerging Players

Records and statistics

Pro20 Cup records
Batting
Most runs
Highest score Lhuan-dre Pretorius 188*
Highest partnership
Most runs in a tournament
Bowling
Most wickets
Best bowling figures Chad Laycock 6/26 (4)
Most wickets in a tournament
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)
Most catches (fielder)
Team
Highest team total
Lowest team total
Source:Cricinfo
As of 3 October 2026

References

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