Paarl Royals celebrate with Ottneil Baartman. Ottneil Baartman delivered a seam-bowling masterclass to claim a marvellous hat-trick that formed part of a brilliant five-wicket haul to drive Paarl Royals into the SA20 playoffs at a sold-out Centurion on Thursday (Jan 16) evening.&nbsp;Baartman became just the second bowler in SA20 history to grab a hat-trick after Pretoria Capitals seamer Lungi Ngidi achieved the feat just last week against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead. His victims were Andre Russell, Lizaad Williams and Ngidi.&nbsp;He had earlier claimed two wickets also with successive deliveries when he clean-bowled Connor Esterhuizen and trapped Jordan Cox plumb in front. It allowed the 32-year-old to move past his former Sunrisers Eastern Cape teammate Marco Jansen as the leading bowler in the League’s history with 57 wickets.&nbsp;Baartman’s 5/16 helped rout the Capitals for just 127 which enabled the batters to comfortably chase down the target with six wickets and 4.1 overs remaining. It was sufficient to earn the invaluable bonus point that propelled the Royals to top of the Betway SA20 standings with 21 points.&nbsp;Royals now join Sunrisers Eastern Cape as the two teams to have already secured their playoff berths.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-steve-smith-to-joe-root-5-active-batters-with-most-runs-in-ashes-ben-stokes-jonny-bairstow-usman-khawaja-1762275784636">From Steve Smith to Joe Root, 5 active batters with most runs in Ashes</a>&nbsp;It was no coincidence that the first Royals teammate to congratulate Baartman on his hat-trick was Sikandar Raza. The Zimbabwean international was again in the heat of the action, following up his batting heroics a couple of nights ago, with another brilliant spell of spin bowling.&nbsp;The veteran picked up the crucial wickets of Dewald Brevis and Shai Hope to finish with figures of 2/29. Raza now sits just below Baartman on the competition’s top wicket-takers list with 13 dismissals.&nbsp;The four Player of the Match candidates were Ottneil Baartman, Rubin Hermann, Sikandar Raza, Sherfane Rutherford with the hat-trick hero winning 89.5% of the fan vote.&nbsp;Royals’ run-chase suffered a couple of early stutters with openers Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Asa Tribe being dismissed cheaply by an inspired Lizaad Williams (2/28), but Rubin Hermann (46 off 28 balls, 5x4, 3x6) and Dan Lawrence (41 off 32 balls, 3x4, 2x6) put together a 52-run partnership for the third wicket to steady the ship before captain David Miller guided his team home with an unbeaten 28.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-leonard-hutton-to-don-bradman-5-batters-with-highest-individual-score-in-ashes-bob-simpson-bob-cowper-ashes-2025-26-1762276944046">From Leonard Hutton to Don Bradman, 5 batters with highest individual score in Ashes</a>&nbsp;Royals are now primed to finish in the top two positions that will earn them a spot in Qualifier 1 as they still have two round-robin matches remaining against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead on Saturday and Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park on Monday.&nbsp;The Capitals, meanwhile, have just one more match remaining against Joburg Super Kings at the Wanderers on Saturday and will be hoping for maximum points to ensure their progression to the playoffs for the first time since Season 1.&nbsp;Centurion will next host the Eliminator on Thursday, 22 January after successfully selling out all five matches hosted this season at the Capitals' home ground. &nbsp;

Ottneil Baartman became just the second bowler in SA20 history to grab a hat-trick after Pretoria Capitals seamer Lungi Ngidi achieved the feat just last week against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead. His

Paarl Royals celebrate with Ottneil Baartman. Ottneil Baartman delivered a seam-bowling masterclass to claim a marvellous hat-trick that formed part of a brilliant five-wicket haul to drive Paarl Royals into the SA20 playoffs at a sold-out Centurion on Thursday (Jan 16) evening. Baartman became just the second bowler in SA20 history to grab a hat-trick after Pretoria Capitals seamer Lungi Ngidi achieved the feat just last week against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead. His victims were Andre Russell, Lizaad Williams and Ngidi. He had earlier claimed two wickets also with successive deliveries when he clean-bowled Connor Esterhuizen and trapped Jordan Cox plumb in front. It allowed the 32-year-old to move past his former Sunrisers Eastern Cape teammate Marco Jansen as the leading bowler in the League’s history with 57 wickets. Baartman’s 5/16 helped rout the Capitals for just 127 which enabled the batters to comfortably chase down the target with six wickets and 4.1 overs remaining. It was sufficient to earn the invaluable bonus point that propelled the Royals to top of the Betway SA20 standings with 21 points. Royals now join Sunrisers Eastern Cape as the two teams to have already secured their playoff berths. ALSO READ | From Steve Smith to Joe Root, 5 active batters with most runs in Ashes It was no coincidence that the first Royals teammate to congratulate Baartman on his hat-trick was Sikandar Raza. The Zimbabwean international was again in the heat of the action, following up his batting heroics a couple of nights ago, with another brilliant spell of spin bowling. The veteran picked up the crucial wickets of Dewald Brevis and Shai Hope to finish with figures of 2/29. Raza now sits just below Baartman on the competition’s top wicket-takers list with 13 dismissals. The four Player of the Match candidates were Ottneil Baartman, Rubin Hermann, Sikandar Raza, Sherfane Rutherford with the hat-trick hero winning 89.5% of the fan vote. Royals’ run-chase suffered a couple of early stutters with openers Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Asa Tribe being dismissed cheaply by an inspired Lizaad Williams (2/28), but Rubin Hermann (46 off 28 balls, 5x4, 3x6) and Dan Lawrence (41 off 32 balls, 3x4, 2x6) put together a 52-run partnership for the third wicket to steady the ship before captain David Miller guided his team home with an unbeaten 28. ALSO READ | From Leonard Hutton to Don Bradman, 5 batters with highest individual score in Ashes Royals are now primed to finish in the top two positions that will earn them a spot in Qualifier 1 as they still have two round-robin matches remaining against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead on Saturday and Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park on Monday. The Capitals, meanwhile, have just one more match remaining against Joburg Super Kings at the Wanderers on Saturday and will be hoping for maximum points to ensure their progression to the playoffs for the first time since Season 1. Centurion will next host the Eliminator on Thursday, 22 January after successfully selling out all five matches hosted this season at the Capitals' home ground.

Ottneil Baartman became just the second bowler in SA20 history to grab a hat-trick after Pretoria Capitals seamer Lungi Ngidi achieved the feat just last week against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead. His

SA20: Baartman hat-trick steals the show as Paarl Royals seal Playoffs spot

The latest season of the SA20 is all set for a grand kick-off as six teams compete for the title starting from Friday (Dec 26). The opening fixture of the SA20 season will see MI Cape Town take on Durban’s Super Giants at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Boxing Day. However, five other teams will look to stamp their authority during the season, so ahead of the latest campaign, here are all the details of all squads, including MI Cape Town, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Joburg Super Kings, Pretoria Capitals, Paarl Royals and Durban's Super Giants.<h2>SA20 2026 Full Squads</h2>MI Cape Town: Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Ryan Rickleton, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Dwaine Pretorius, Tristan Luus, Jason Smith, Tom Moores, Dane Piedt, Tian van Vuuren, Dan Lategan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Karim Janat, Jacques Snyman.&nbsp;Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Jonny Bairstow, AM Ghazanfar, Adam Milne, Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Anrich Nortje, Senuran Muthusamy, Patrick Kruger, Lutho Sipamla, Mitchell van Buuren, Jordan Hermann, Beyers Swanepoel, James Coles, Chris Wood, Lewis Gregory, CJ King, JP King.&nbsp;Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira, James Vince, Akeal Hosein, Richard Gleeson, Wiaan Mulder, Nandre Burger, Prenalen Subrayen, Dian Forrester, Steve Stolk, Janco Smit, Neil Timmers, Shubham Ranjane, Brandon King, Rilee Rossouw, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Imran Tahir, Reece Topley.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-leonard-hutton-to-don-bradman-5-batters-with-highest-individual-score-in-ashes-bob-simpson-bob-cowper-ashes-2025-26-1762276944046">From Leonard Hutton to Don Bradman, 5 batters with highest individual score in Ashes</a>&nbsp;Pretoria Capitals: Andre Russell, Will Jacks, Sherfane Rutherford, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Dewald Brevis, Lizaad Williams, Craig Overton, Saqib Mahmood, Codi Yusuf, Connor Esterhuizen, Bryce Parsons, Gideon Peters, Junaid Dawood, Will Smeed, Meeka-eel Prince, Bayanda Majola, Wihan Lubbe, Sibonelo Makhanya.&nbsp;Paarl Royals: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, David Miller, Bjorn Fortuin, Rubin Hermann, Sikandar Raza, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Ottneil Baartman, Gudakesh Motie, Delano Potgieter, Kyle Verreynne, Keagan Lion-Cachet, Asa Tribe, Hardus Viljoen, Jacon Johannes Basson, Dan Lawrence, Eshan Malinga, Nqobani Mokoena, Vishen Halambage, Nqaba Peter.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-steve-smith-to-joe-root-5-active-batters-with-most-runs-in-ashes-ben-stokes-jonny-bairstow-usman-khawaja-1762275784636">From Steve Smith to Joe Root, 5 active batters with most runs in Ashes</a>&nbsp;Durban’s Super Giants: Noor Ahmad, Heinrich Klaasen, Sunil Narine, Jos Buttler, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Devon Conway, Gerald Coetzee, David Bedingham, Marques Ackermann, Eathan Bosch, Andile Simelane, Tony de Zorzi, Dayyaan Galiem, Taijul Islam, Evan Jones, Gysbert Wege, David Wiese, Daryn Dupavillon.

The opening fixture of the SA20 season will see MI Cape Town take on Durban’s Super Giants at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Boxing Day. 

The latest season of the SA20 is all set for a grand kick-off as six teams compete for the title starting from Friday (Dec 26). The opening fixture of the SA20 season will see MI Cape Town take on Durban’s Super Giants at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Boxing Day. However, five other teams will look to stamp their authority during the season, so ahead of the latest campaign, here are all the details of all squads, including MI Cape Town, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Joburg Super Kings, Pretoria Capitals, Paarl Royals and Durban's Super Giants. SA20 2026 Full Squads MI Cape Town: Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Ryan Rickleton, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Dwaine Pretorius, Tristan Luus, Jason Smith, Tom Moores, Dane Piedt, Tian van Vuuren, Dan Lategan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Karim Janat, Jacques Snyman. Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Jonny Bairstow, AM Ghazanfar, Adam Milne, Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Anrich Nortje, Senuran Muthusamy, Patrick Kruger, Lutho Sipamla, Mitchell van Buuren, Jordan Hermann, Beyers Swanepoel, James Coles, Chris Wood, Lewis Gregory, CJ King, JP King. Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira, James Vince, Akeal Hosein, Richard Gleeson, Wiaan Mulder, Nandre Burger, Prenalen Subrayen, Dian Forrester, Steve Stolk, Janco Smit, Neil Timmers, Shubham Ranjane, Brandon King, Rilee Rossouw, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Imran Tahir, Reece Topley. ALSO READ | From Leonard Hutton to Don Bradman, 5 batters with highest individual score in Ashes Pretoria Capitals: Andre Russell, Will Jacks, Sherfane Rutherford, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Dewald Brevis, Lizaad Williams, Craig Overton, Saqib Mahmood, Codi Yusuf, Connor Esterhuizen, Bryce Parsons, Gideon Peters, Junaid Dawood, Will Smeed, Meeka-eel Prince, Bayanda Majola, Wihan Lubbe, Sibonelo Makhanya. Paarl Royals: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, David Miller, Bjorn Fortuin, Rubin Hermann, Sikandar Raza, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Ottneil Baartman, Gudakesh Motie, Delano Potgieter, Kyle Verreynne, Keagan Lion-Cachet, Asa Tribe, Hardus Viljoen, Jacon Johannes Basson, Dan Lawrence, Eshan Malinga, Nqobani Mokoena, Vishen Halambage, Nqaba Peter. ALSO READ | From Steve Smith to Joe Root, 5 active batters with most runs in Ashes Durban’s Super Giants: Noor Ahmad, Heinrich Klaasen, Sunil Narine, Jos Buttler, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Devon Conway, Gerald Coetzee, David Bedingham, Marques Ackermann, Eathan Bosch, Andile Simelane, Tony de Zorzi, Dayyaan Galiem, Taijul Islam, Evan Jones, Gysbert Wege, David Wiese, Daryn Dupavillon.

The opening fixture of the SA20 season will see MI Cape Town take on Durban’s Super Giants at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Boxing Day.&nbsp;

SA20: Complete team-by-team squad breakdown ft Pretoria Capitals, Joburg Super Kings and others

Dinesh Karthik is all set to become the first Indian player to feature in the SA20 2025 after an announcement was made on Tuesday (August 6). Karthik, who is one of the best of his generation won the 2007 T20 World Cup and is renowned for his slog-hitting ability for India. He will team up with Paarl Royals in the 2025 season where Karthik will fill the shoes of Jos Buttler who withdrew from the tournament.

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<h2>Karthik to feature in SA20</h2>

Having called time from his Indian Premier League (IPL) career after last season, Karthik worked with the International Cricket Council (ICC) as their world feed commentator during the T20 World Cup. He was unlikely to return to on-field competitive action, but with Buttler unavailable for the upcoming season, an approach was made for the former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) man. On Tuesday, he took to his social media platform to confirm the decision.

At 39, he still is one of the best slog hitters and was included in the Indian team for the 2022 T20 World Cup. There were in fact chances of Karthik being called up to the Indian team for the 2024 T20 World Cup where India emerged victorious.

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<h2>What happened to Buttler?</h2>

The England white-ball skipper has opted not to participate in the SA20 owing to workload issues. The SA20 is likely to take place in January which could collide with England’s warm-up fixtures before the 2025 Champions Trophy.

“Hi everyone, Jos Buttler here. This is a message from all Paarl Royals fans. Disappointed that I would not be coming back to the SA20 this year. There are some England games on that’s where all my focus will be there. So yeah, it’s a shame that I won’t be coming back to the tournament,” Buttler said in a statement.

Dinesh Karthik is all set to become the first Indian player to feature in the SA20 2025 after an announcement was made on Tuesday (August 6). Karthik, who is one of the best of his generation won the 2007 T20 World Cup and is renowned for his slog-hitting ability for India.

Dinesh Karthik is all set to become the first Indian player to feature in the SA20 2025 after an announcement was made on Tuesday (August 6). Karthik, who is one of the best of his generation won the 2007 T20 World Cup and is renowned for his slog-hitting ability for India. He will team up with Paarl Royals in the 2025 season where Karthik will fill the shoes of Jos Buttler who withdrew from the tournament. Batter. Keeper. Finisher. 🇮🇳 Welcome to the #RoyalsFamily, @DineshKarthik 🔥 pic.twitter.com/f7bdcVFCRP — Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) August 6, 2024 × Karthik to feature in SA20 Having called time from his Indian Premier League (IPL) career after last season, Karthik worked with the International Cricket Council (ICC) as their world feed commentator during the T20 World Cup. He was unlikely to return to on-field competitive action, but with Buttler unavailable for the upcoming season, an approach was made for the former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) man. On Tuesday, he took to his social media platform to confirm the decision. At 39, he still is one of the best slog hitters and was included in the Indian team for the 2022 T20 World Cup. There were in fact chances of Karthik being called up to the Indian team for the 2024 T20 World Cup where India emerged victorious. ALSO READ | Paris Olympics 2024: USA gymnast Simone Biles caps splendid campaign with three golds and a silver What happened to Buttler? The England white-ball skipper has opted not to participate in the SA20 owing to workload issues. The SA20 is likely to take place in January which could collide with England’s warm-up fixtures before the 2025 Champions Trophy. “Hi everyone, Jos Buttler here. This is a message from all Paarl Royals fans. Disappointed that I would not be coming back to the SA20 this year. There are some England games on that’s where all my focus will be there. So yeah, it’s a shame that I won’t be coming back to the tournament,” Buttler said in a statement.

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SA20: Baartman hat-trick steals the show as Paarl Royals seal Playoffs spot

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Dinesh Karthik becomes first Indian to join SA20, to play for Paarl Royals in 2025 season