SA20 2027 Schedule: Full Fixtures, Dates and Match Times

The SA20 2027 schedule runs from 17 January to 21 February 2027, with six teams playing 34 matches in Betway SA20 Season 5. Sunrisers Eastern Cape face Pretoria Capitals in the opener at St George’s Park. The final takes place at Newlands, Cape Town, on 21 February at 15:30 SAST.

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All dates below are in 2027. Match times use the 24-hour clock and South African Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2).

Download the SA20 2027 schedule PDF to save or print the fixtures. The PDF lists South African start times.

Next SA20 match: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals

The first match of SA20 2027 is Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals on Sunday, 17 January, at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. Play starts at 15:30 SAST, which is 18:30 in Pakistan and 19:00 in India.

This is the opening fixture of Season 5!

SA20 2027 schedule

The league stage contains 30 matches from 17 January to 14 February. Each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away, for ten league matches per side. Four playoff matches follow from 16 to 21 February.

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Home teams are listed first in the league fixtures below. For player selections, see the SA20 2027 squads.

January 2027 fixtures

Match	Date	Fixture	Venue	Time (SAST)
1	Sun, 17 Jan	Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals	St George’s Park	15:30
2	Mon, 18 Jan	Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings	Boland Park	17:30
3	Tue, 19 Jan	Pretoria Capitals vs Durban’s Super Giants	Centurion	17:30
4	Wed, 20 Jan	MI Cape Town vs Joburg Super Kings	Newlands	17:30
5	Thu, 21 Jan	Durban’s Super Giants vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape	Kingsmead	17:30
6	Fri, 22 Jan	MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals	Newlands	17:30
7	Sat, 23 Jan	Durban’s Super Giants vs Pretoria Capitals	Kingsmead	13:00
8	Sat, 23 Jan	Joburg Super Kings vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape	Wanderers	17:30
9	Sun, 24 Jan	Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town	Boland Park	15:30
10	Tue, 26 Jan	Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape	Centurion	17:30
11	Wed, 27 Jan	Durban’s Super Giants vs Paarl Royals	Kingsmead	17:30
12	Thu, 28 Jan	Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Joburg Super Kings	St George’s Park	17:30
13	Fri, 29 Jan	Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals	Boland Park	17:30
14	Sat, 30 Jan	Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town	St George’s Park	13:00
15	Sat, 30 Jan	Joburg Super Kings vs Durban’s Super Giants	Wanderers	17:30
16	Sun, 31 Jan	Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals	Centurion	15:30

February 2027 league fixtures

Match	Date	Fixture	Venue	Time (SAST)
17	Tue, 2 Feb	MI Cape Town vs Durban’s Super Giants	Newlands	17:30
18	Wed, 3 Feb	Joburg Super Kings vs Paarl Royals	Wanderers	17:30
19	Thu, 4 Feb	MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape	Newlands	17:30
20	Fri, 5 Feb	Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings	Centurion	17:30
21	Sat, 6 Feb	Durban’s Super Giants vs MI Cape Town	Kingsmead	13:00
22	Sat, 6 Feb	Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape	Boland Park	17:30
23	Sun, 7 Feb	Joburg Super Kings vs Pretoria Capitals	Wanderers	15:30
24	Tue, 9 Feb	Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban’s Super Giants	St George’s Park	17:30
25	Wed, 10 Feb	Joburg Super Kings vs MI Cape Town	Wanderers	17:30
26	Thu, 11 Feb	Paarl Royals vs Durban’s Super Giants	Boland Park	17:30
27	Fri, 12 Feb	Pretoria Capitals vs MI Cape Town	Centurion	17:30
28	Sat, 13 Feb	Durban’s Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings	Kingsmead	13:00
29	Sat, 13 Feb	Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals	St George’s Park	17:30
30	Sun, 14 Feb	MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals	Newlands	15:30

SA20 2027 playoffs and final schedule

Qualifier 1 takes place at Boland Park on 16 February. Wanderers hosts the Eliminator on 17 February and Qualifier 2 on 19 February. The final is at Newlands on Sunday, 21 February.

Match	Date	Stage	Venue	Time (SAST)
31	Tue, 16 Feb	Qualifier 1	Boland Park, Paarl	17:30
32	Wed, 17 Feb	Eliminator	Wanderers, Johannesburg	17:30
33	Fri, 19 Feb	Qualifier 2	Wanderers, Johannesburg	17:30
34	Sun, 21 Feb	Final	Newlands, Cape Town	15:30

The playoff dates, venues and start times are confirmed. The participating teams are still to be determined. Follow the SA20 points table for standings once the league begins.

SA20 match timings in India, Pakistan and the UK

SA20 2027 has three scheduled start times: 13:00, 15:30 and 5:30 SAST. Pakistan is three hours ahead of South Africa, while India is three hours and 30 minutes ahead. The UK uses GMT during January and February, two hours behind South Africa.

South Africa (SAST)	Pakistan (PKT)	India (IST)	UK (GMT)
13:00	16:00	16:30	11:00
15:30	18:30	19:00	13:30
17:30	20:30	21:00	15:30

All converted times fall on the same calendar date as the South African fixture. For example, a 17:30 SAST match starts at 8:30 pm in Pakistan and 9:00 pm in India. Both the opening match and the final start at 6:30 pm in Pakistan and 7:00 pm in India.

Which venues host SA20 2027 matches?

Six grounds host Season 5. Each stages five league matches; Boland Park, Wanderers and Newlands also host playoff fixtures.

Ground	City	Home team	Season 5 matches
St George’s Park	Gqeberha	Sunrisers Eastern Cape	5 league matches
Centurion	Centurion	Pretoria Capitals	5 league matches
Boland Park	Paarl	Paarl Royals	5 league matches + Qualifier 1
Wanderers	Johannesburg	Joburg Super Kings	5 league matches + Eliminator and Qualifier 2
Newlands	Cape Town	MI Cape Town	5 league matches + final
Kingsmead	Durban	Durban’s Super Giants	5 league matches

Find ground details in the SA20 venue guide, or check the ticket guide before planning a stadium visit.

SA20 schedule FAQs

Yes. SA20 announced the Season 5 fixtures on 23 July 2026. All 34 match dates, venues and scheduled start times are available, including the four playoff fixtures.

The SA20 2027 final is on Sunday, 21 February, at Newlands in Cape Town. It starts at 15:30 SAST, 18:30 PKT and 19:00 IST. The finalists have not yet been decided.

Each of the six teams plays ten league matches: five at home and five away. Teams that qualify for the playoffs play additional matches after the league stage ends on 14 February.

There are four Saturday doubleheaders: 23 January, 30 January, 6 February and 13 February 2027. The first match on each date starts at 13:00 SAST and the second at 17:30 SAST.