Pretoria Capitals Squad: The owners of Delhi Capitals have named their SA20 T20 league franchise as Pretoria Capitals.
The inaugural edition of the T20 league in South Africa will comprise six franchises and will be played in January-February next year.
As per the league’s rules, each of the six franchises will get to pre-sign five players – three overseas, one South African international player, and one uncapped South African player – prior to the auction. Also, the maximum permissible limit of players in each of the team squads is 17 players each.
Pretoria Capitals Squad
Ahead of the inaugural edition, Pretoria Capitals have signed the South African pace duo of Anrich Nortje and Migael Pretorius. Following are the details of the Pretoria Capitals Squad:
| S. No. | Player Name | Nationality |
| 1 | Anrich Nortje | South Africa |
| 2 | Migael Pretorius | South Africa |
| 3 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa |
| 4 | Phil Salt | England |
| 5 | Wayne Parnell | South Africa |
| 6 | Josh Little | Ireland |
| 7 | Shaun von Berg | South Africa |
| 8 | Adil Rashid | England |
| 9 | Cameron Delport | South Africa |
| 10 | Will Jacks | England |
| 11 | Theunis de Bruyn | South Africa |
| 12 | Marco Marais | South Africa |
| 13 | Jimmy Neesham | New Zealand |
| 14 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka |
| 15 | Daryn Dupavillon | South Africa |
| 16 | Eathan Bosch | South Africa |
| 17 | Shane Dadswell | South Africa |
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Speaking on the development, Parth Jindal, Owner of Pretoria Capitals said, “Anrich Nortje has been an integral part of the growth and success of Delhi Capitals. So when we decided to expand our cricketing footprint to his country, he was always going to be an automatic choice for us.
I believe Anrich will bring to Pretoria Capitals the same kind of fiery performances and off-field calmness we’ve seen him display at DC. I’d also like to welcome Migael Pretorius, who boasts of an impressive domestic track record, to our Capitals family.”
“It is indeed a proud moment for us, as Delhi Capitals is now beyond Delhi. South Africa is no doubt one of the world’s biggest sports loving nations and we can’t wait to enthral the fans there with our passionate brand of cricket,” he added.
Pretoria Capitals Auction Purchased Players List
The players Pretoria Capitals purchased through SA20 League Auction 2023.
| S. No. | Player Name | Nationality |
Price (South African Rand)
|
| 1 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | R6.90 Million |
| 2 | Phil Salt | England | R2.00 Million |
| 3 | Wayne Parnell | South Africa | R5.60 Million |
| 4 | Josh Little | Ireland | R1.50 Million |
| 5 | Shaun von Berg | South Africa | R325,000 |
| 6 | Adil Rashid | England | R2.40 Million |
| 7 | Cameron Delport | South Africa | R800,000 |
| 8 | Will Jacks | England | R1.10 Million |
| 9 | Theunis de Bruyn | South Africa | R1.00 Million |
| 10 | Marco Marais | South Africa | R175,000 |
| 11 | Jimmy Neesham | New Zealand | R3.60 Million |
| 12 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | R425,000 |
| 13 | Daryn Dupavillon | South Africa | R1.70 Million |
| 14 | Eathan Bosch | South Africa | R175,000 |
| 15 | Shane Dadswell | South Africa | R175,000 |
Pretoria Capitals Coach/Supporting Staffs:
Pretoria Capitals is owned by Delhi Capitals had appointed Graham Ford as their head coach, Dale Benkenstein and the most experienced south african all rounder Jacques Kallis as their Assistant coach.
| Role | Player |
| Head Coach | Graham Ford |
| Assistant Coach | Dale Benkenstein |
| Assistant Coach |
Jacques Kallis
|
