8 franchise based South African teams are scheduled to play against each other in the newly launched “T20 Global League“. Benoni Zalmi, Bloem City Blazers, Cape Town Knight Riders, Durban Qalandars, Jo’Burg Giants, Nelson Mandela Bay Stars, Pretoria Mavericks and Stellenbosch Kings are the eight participating teams in T20GL.
Each team will have two marquee players (one South African and an overseas player). Teams pick their squad through players draft process that took place on 26 and 27 August 2017. In 16 rounds of the players draft, all eight teams owners and managers picked a total of 16 cricketers excluding marquee players.
Let’s have a look at the squads and captains of all 8 teams in T20 Global League 2017.
Teams Squad for T20GL 2017
Team | Captain | Players |
Benoni Zalmi | TBC | Quinton De Kock, Jason Roy, Albie Morkel, Wahab Riaz, Umar Akmal, Lungi Ngidi, David Wiese, Eddie Leie, Pite Van Biljon, Leus du Plooy, Dillon du Preez, Dean Elgar, Mohammad Nawaz, George Linde, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Calvin Savage, Carmi Le Roux, Tshepo Moreki. |
Bloem City Blazers | TBC | David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Dane Paterson, Chris Jordan, Dwayne Smith, Shaun Ven Berg, Aaron Phangiso, Morne Van Wyk, Beuran Hendricks, Theunis de Bruyn, Janneman Malan, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Clyde Fortuin, Rayad Emrit, Werner Coetsee, Yaseen Vallie, Akhona Mnyaka, Keegan Petersen. |
Cape Town Knight Riders | TBC | JP Duminy, Chris Gayle, Dale Steyn, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Rassie vander Dussen, James Vince, Dwaine Pretorius, Jason Smith, Rudi Second, Rory Kleinveldt, Malusi Siboto, Denesh Ramdin, Thomas Kaber, Senuran Muthusamy, Dayyaan Galiem, Pieter Malan Jr, Aviwe Mgijima. |
Durban Qalandars | TBC | Hashim Amla, Eoin Morgan, Chris Morris, Sam Billings, Mitchell McClenaghan, Bjorn Fortuin, Mohammed Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Junior Dala, Qaasim Adams, Migael Pretorius, Nicky Van Den Bergh, Prenelan Subrayen, Kelly Smuts, Marques Ackerman, Daryn Dupavillon, Mthokozisi Shezi, Cody Chetty. |
Jo’Burg Giants | TBC | Kagiso Rabada, Brendon McCullum, Colin Ingram, Vernon Phillander, Andile Phehlukwayo, Christiaan Jonker, Temba Bavuma, Patrick Kruger, Yasir Shah, Nicholas Pooran, Duanne Olivier, Jonathan Vandiar, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Andries Gous, Rabian Engelbrecht, Dane Piedt, Andre Malan, Zubayr Hamza. |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stars | TBC | Imran Tahir, Kevin Pietersen, Jon-Jon Smuts, Aidan Markram, Anwar Ali, Heinrich Klassen, Junaid Khan, Dawid Malan, Sisanda Malaga, Heino Kuhn, Andrew Birch, Colin Ackermann, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sibonelo Makhanya, Wihan Lubbe, Grant Thomson, Lesiba Ngoepe, Ryan Rickelton. |
Pretoria Mavericks | TBC | AB De Villiers, Dwayne Bravo, Morne Morkel, Farhaan Behardien, Dane Vilas, Robbie Frylinck, Keshav Maharaj, Johan Botha, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Steven Finn, Reeza Hendricks, Diego Rosier, Khaya Zondo, Eldred Hawken, Basheeru Walters, Stephan Myburgh, Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Nipper. |
Stellenbosch Kings | TBC | Faf Du Plessis, Lasith Malinga, Alex Hales, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wayne Parnell, Imad Wasim, Henry Davids, Mangaliso Mosehle, Willem Mulder, Justin Ontong, Ryan McLaren, Brendon Taylor, Lizaad Williams, Jeevan Mendis, Rowan Richards, Craig Alexander, Grant Mokoena, Kyle Simmonds. |
What do you think about all 8 teams of T20 Global League. Who looks strong and can win 2017 T20 Global League trophy? Share your thoughts in comment section.