Paarl Royals will begin their quest for the SA20 2025 title with a home game against the defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Boland Park on January 11.

Fans of the Rajasthan Royals IPL team will be thrilled to see their rising star Kwena Maphaka in action for the Paarl Royals.

The talented left-arm pacer, who is part of the Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 squad, will play a key role in Paarl Royals’ quest to go the distance after reaching the knockouts in two previous seasons.

The team will play two games against each of the other five teams - Pretoria Capitals, Durban's Super Giants, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Joburg Super Kings and MI Cape Town - in a home-and-away format.

Similar to the Indian Premier League, the top two teams on the SA20 points table will meet in the qualifier 1 on February 4 and the winner will qualify for the summit clash. The third and fourth-placed teams will play the eliminator on February 5. The winner of that match will play the loser of the qualifier 1 on February 6 for a right to play in the summit clash on February 8.

“SA20 is going to be big…It’s going to be a really enjoyable time,” Kwena Maphaka told the SA20 website.

“Hopefully I can improve even more by focusing on the small things in terms of mental preparation and how people go about their business, which is hopefully going to push me forward to have a really good SA20,” the 18-year-old left-arm fast bowler, who became the youngest debutant for South Africa across all formats, added.

Kwena Maphaka will have an opportunity to learn from some big names in the squad which has the likes of Indian T20 World Cup-winner Dinesh Karthik, experienced pacer Lungi Ngidi, England great Joe Root and Afghan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

How to watch SA20 2025 live in India

SA20 2025 will be available on live streaming in India on Disney+Hotstar. Live telecast of the SA20 will be on Star Sports 2 and Sports18 2 TV channels in India.

Paarl Royals’ SA20 2025 schedule

As per Indian Standard Time (IST)

Date Match Time Venue
January 11, Saturday Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape 4:30 PM Boland Park, Paarl
January 13, Monday MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals 9:00 PM Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
January 15, Wednesday Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town 9:00 PM Boland Park, Paarl
January 18, Saturday Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals 4:30 PM Centurion Park, Centurion
January 20, Monday Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings 9:00 PM Boland Park, Paarl
January 23, Thursday Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals 9:00 PM Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
January 25, Saturday Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals 4:30 PM Boland Park, Paarl
January 27, Monday Paarl Royals vs Durban Super Giants 9:00 PM Boland Park, Paarl
January 30, Thursday Joburg Super Kings vs Paarl Royals 9:00 PM Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
February 1, Saturday Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals 4:30 PM St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha