The first SA20 2023 season was won by Sunrisers Eastern Cape, know about the 2023 prize money and winners list
Before the start of its inaugural season, only few people thought they would win the prize. However, in the conclusion of SA20 2023, let’s look at the prize recipients in each section.
South African T20 League made a strong debut.
South Africa was falling behind both in terms of talent and the commercial front. However, the board deliberately worked to set up a league, and they did a fantastic job running the first season of the same. One of the key decisions was to give IPL franchise owners ownership of SA20 League teams.
SA20 League 2023 winner and runner up prize money, awards winners list, final score
Although the IPL is the most well-known T20 league, there have been rivals for the top slot. SA20 has succeeded in securing this position in just its first season, at least temporarily. The event attracted a lot of spectators, but we could also tell that the local population was interested because there were so many people packing the stadiums to watch the matches. It would be interesting to observe how the league will be improved by the organisers in the upcoming years.
Pretoria Capitals vs by Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Only few predicted the SEC would even make the playoffs. However, now they have won the tournament by defeating Pretoria Capitals showing how the T20 format actually works. The team under Markram has been exceptional, especially in the second half of the season, consistently winning games.
Roelof van der Merwe took 4 wickets and Adam Rossington scored a superb 56 to help Sunrisers Eastern Cape win the inaugural SA20 Championship. Rossington set up the chase while chasing 136, and Marco Jansen finished it off with a six to give them the victory.
Standout players in the first edition
While Aiden Markram was in peak form, players like Jos Buttler and Anrich Nortje dominated in their respective fields. Despite his advanced age, Roelof van der Merwe was one of the league’s top players.
- Winners – Sunrisers Eastern Cape
- Runners-up – Pretoria Capitals
- Most Runs – Jos Buttler (391)
- Most Wickets – Roelof van der Merwe and Anrich Nortje (20)
- Player of the Tournament – Aiden Markram
- Player of the final – Roelof van der Merwe
The South Africa T20 total prize money is $4.21 million. The amount of prize pool is the greatest in SA20 cricket history and the prize money for the SA20 edition 2023 champion is R70 million, which is about equivalent to INR 33.5 crore.
| Position | Prize Money |
| Winner | $2 million |
| Runner-ups | $1 million |
| 3rd Place | $500k |
| 4th Place | $400k |
| Player of the Tournament | $100k |
| Total Prize Money | $4 million |