The first season of Cricket South Africa’s franchise T20 league ‘SA20’ is set to begin this Tuesday. Six teams, namely – Durban Super Giants, Pretoria Capitals, MI Cape Town, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Joburg Super Kings, and Paarl Royals will be competing against each other in the competition. A total of 33 games will be played in the tournament from Jan 10 to Feb 11. Find ahead where you can find the Live Telecast of SA20 2023 in India.
In the first match of SA20’s inaugural season, MI Cape Town will be taking on Paarl Royals at the Newlands stadium. A total of 6 venues across South Africa will further be hosting the entire season. The competition will be played in a round-robin format where each team will be facing the remaining sides twice in the league stage. On completion of the league stage, the top 4 sides on the points table will be progressing to the semifinals.
The South African side is currently in Australia for a 3-match Test series. An ODI series, which was scheduled after the tests, have been canceled to make a window for the inaugural SA20. Hence, after the completion of the test series on the 8th of January the Proteas will be returning back to participate in the league. There will be a week’s gap midway through the tournament to accommodate the 3-match England vs South Africa ODI series. After the JSK vs DSG game on the 24th of January, the competition will resume on February 2.
SA20 2023 Live TV Telecast in India
Viacom18 has bagged the rights to telecast the SA20 2023 in India. Hence, you can tune into the Sports18 channel to watch South Africa T20 League’s broadcast in India.
SA20 League Channel Numbers on DTH Services in India:
Tata Sky: Sports 18 HD (487), Sports 18 SD (488)
Airtel Digital TV: Sports 18 HD (294), Sports 18 SD (293)
Dish TV: Sports 18 HD (643), Sports 18 SD (644)
Jio TV+: Sports 18 HD (261), Sports 18 SD (262)
Videocon D2h: Sports 18 HD (666)
Sun Direct: Sports 18 HD (983), Sports 18 SD (505)
South Africa T20 League Live Streaming Details
The Live Streaming of the SA20 will be available on the Jio Cinema application for Indian viewers. The commentary of the matches will be available in 4 different languages; English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. It’s worth mentioning that this Jio Cinema app is absolutely free, so, will be able to watch South Africa T20 League matches online without any subscription charges.
SA20 2023 Full Schedule
The one-month-long league will witness a total 33 matches, out of which 30 will be league games while rest 3 matches are semi-finals and the final. In India, the live telecast of SA20 matches will begin either 5:00 PM or 9:00 PM while the final will start at 8:00 PM. Six different venues in South Africa are going to host the tournament.
League Stage
| No. | Match | Date | Time (IST) |
| 1 | MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals | 10 January | 9:00 PM |
| 2 | Durban Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings | 11 January | 9:00 PM |
| 3 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals | 12 January | 9:00 PM |
| 4 | Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings | 13 January | 5:00 PM |
| 5 | MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants | 13 January | 9:00 PM |
| 6 | Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 14 January | 5:00 PM |
| 7 | MI Cape Town vs Joburg Super Kings | 14 January | 9:00 PM |
| 8 | Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals | 15 January | 5:00 PM |
| 9 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town | 16 January | 9:00 PM |
| 10 | Paarl Royals vs Durban Super Giants | 17 January | 10:00 PM |
| 11 | Joburg Super Kings vs Pretoria Capitals | 17 January | 9:00 PM |
| 12 | MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 18 January | 5:00 PM |
| 13 | Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings | 18 January | 9:00 PM |
| 14 | Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 19 January | 9:00 PM |
| 15 | Durban Super Giants vs Pretoria Capitals | 20 January | 9:00 PM |
| 16 | Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town | 21 January | 5:00 PM |
| 17 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Joburg Super Kings | 21 January | 9:00 PM |
| 18 | Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals | 22 January | 5:00 PM |
| 19 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban Super Giants | 22 January | 9:00 PM |
| 20 | MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals | 23 January | 9:00 PM |
| 21 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals | 24 January | 5:00 PM |
| 22 | Joburg Super Kings vs Durban Super Giants | 24 January | 9:00 PM |
| 23 | Durban Super Giants vs MI Cape Town | 2 February | 9:00 PM |
| 24 | Joburg Super Kings vs Paarl Royals | 3 February | 5:00 PM |
| 25 | Durban Super Giants vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 3 February | 9:00 PM |
| 26 | Pretoria Capitals vs MI Cape Town | 4 February | 9:00 PM |
| 27 | Joburg Super Kings vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 5 February | 5:00 PM |
| 28 | Pretoria Capitals vs Durban Super Giants | 5 February | 9:00 PM |
| 29 | Joburg Super Kings vs MI Cape Town | 6 February | 9:00 PM |
| 30 | Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals | 7 February | 9:00 PM |
Semi-Finals & Final
| Match | Date | Time (IST) |
| Sem-final 1 | 8 February | 9:00 PM |
| Semi-final 2 | 9 February | 9:00 PM |
| Final | 11 February | 8:00 PM |