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HOW THE BETWAY SA20 PLAYER POOL STACKS UP FOR T20 WORLD CUP
With the final deadline having passed for teams to make changes to their ICC T20 World Cup squads, a total of 37 Betway SA20-signed players are confirmed for the showpiece tournament to be hosted by West Indies and the USA.
The most recent addition to the ranks is Paarl Royals’ Obed McCoy, picked by West Indies as an injury replacement for Jason Holder in their final 15 - three of which play in SA20.
The entire South African squad, as a can be expected, are made up of players signed to the country’s premier T20 cricket league, while England with nine and Afghanistan with four are the next highest.
All told, there is a relatively even spread of T20 World Cup-bound players across the six SA20 franchises, but Season 2 runners-up Durban’s Super Giants supply the most. Nine of their players are set to play in the tournament, in five different teams. South Africa will have Betway Player of the Season and Batter of the Season Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj and Quinton de Kock in their ranks. Afghanistan has named Season 2 revelation Noor Ahmad and Naveen-ul-Haq, Australia have picked Marcus Stoinis and Ashton Agar while Nicholas Pooran will turn out for co-hosts West Indies and Reece Topley will try help England defend their title.
The franchise with the next most players is MI Cape Town with seven and Pretoria Capitals fans can look out for six of their players. The remaining 15 players are evenly spread between Joburg Super Kings, Paarl Royals and back-to-back champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
Intriguingly, the League plays host to four captains: Jos Buttler (England), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Aiden Markram (South Africa) and Paul Stirling (Ireland). The Irish captain is the most experienced T20 World Cup player among the cohort of players, he will be headed to his eighth edition but this is his first as full-time captain.
SA20 PLAYERS AT T20 WORLD CUP BY FRANCHISE
Durban’s Super Giants (9): Ashton Agar (Australia), Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan), Quinton de Kock (South Africa), Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa), Keshav Maharaj (South Africa), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Marcus Stoinis (Australia), Reece Topley (England).
Joburg Super Kings (5): Moeen Ali (England), Gerald Coetzee (South Africa), Reeza Hendricks (South Africa), Romario Shepherd (West Indies), David Wiese (Namibia).
MI Cape Town (7): Jofra Archer (England), Sam Curran (England), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan – captain), Liam Livingstone (England), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa), Ryan Rickelton (South Africa), Nuwan Thushara (Sri Lanka).
Paarl Royals (5): Jos Buttler (England – captain), Bjorn Fortuin (South Africa), David Miller (South Africa), Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa), Lorcan Tucker (Ireland).
Pretoria Capitals (6): Will Jacks (England), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand), Anrich Nortje (South Africa), Adil Rashid (England), Phil Salt (England), Paul Stirling (Ireland – captain).
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (5): Ottniel Baartman (South Africa), Marco Jansen (South Africa), Farid Ahmad Malik (Afghanistan), Aiden Markram (South Africa – captain), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa).
SA20 PLAYERS AT T20 WORLD CUP BY COUNTRY
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (MI Cape Town - captain), Noor Ahmad (Durban’s Super Giants), Naveen-ul-Haq (Durban’s Super Giants), Farid Ahmad Malik (Sunrisers Eastern Cape).
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Australia: Ashton Agar (Durban’s Super Giants), Marcus Stoinis (Durban’s Super Giants).
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England: Jos Buttler (captain – Paarl Royals), Moeen Ali (Joburg Super Kings), Jofra Archer (MI Cape Town), Sam Curran (MI Cape Town), Will Jacks (Pretoria Capitals), Liam Livingstone (MI Cape Town), Adil Rashid (Pretoria Capitals), Phil Salt (Pretoria Capitals), Reece Topley (Durban’s Super Giants).
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Ireland: Paul Stirling (captain - Pretoria Capitals), Lorcan Tucker (Paarl Royals).
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Namibia: David Wiese (Joburg Super Kings)
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New Zealand: Jimmy Neesham (Pretoria Capitals).
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South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain - Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Ottniel Baartman (Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Gerald Coetzee (Joburg Super Kings), Quinton de Kock (Durban's Super Giants), Bjorn Fortuin (Paarl Royals), Reeza Hendricks (Joburg Super Kings), Marco Jansen (Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Heinrich Klaasen (Durban's Super Giants), Keshav Maharaj (Durban's Super Giants), David Miller (Paarl Royals), Anrich Nortje (Pretoria Capitals), Kagiso Rabada (MI Cape Town), Ryan Rickelton (MI Cape Town), Tabraiz Shamsi (Paarl Royals), Tristan Stubbs (Sunrisers Eastern Cape). Travelling reserves: Nandre Burger (Joburg Super Kings), Lungi Ngidi (Paarl Royals).
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Sri Lanka: Nuwan Thushara (MI Cape Town). Travelling reserve: Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Durban's Super Giants).
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West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (Durban's Super Giants), Romario Shepherd (Joburg Super Kings), Obed McCoy (Paarl Royals). Reserves: Fabian Allen (Paarl Royals), Kyle Mayers (Durban's Super Giants).
