T20 is a batsman’s game more often than not, but there have been many games where the bowlers ruled the roost in this format as well. These fixtures bring in a much-needed reprieve for the bowlers who otherwise face the wrath of batters on flat and placid tracks in T20 cricket.
Even in this format, bowlers can run through the sides. More than Tests or ODIs, coming back from a poor start as a batting unit is difficult in T20s, as we have seen many times in the past.
Here we will see the top 10 lowest team totals in the SA20 league, which has already thrown up a fair share of low-scoring games.
Lowest Team Totals in SA20
| Team Total | Team | Innings | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52/10 | Pretoria Capitals | 1 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Gqeberha | 22 Jan 2024 |
| 77/10 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 2 | MI Cape Town | Gqeberha | 9 Jan 2025 |
| 78/10 | Joburg Super Kings | 1 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Johannesburg | 31 Jan 2024 |
| 80/10 | Durban’s Super Giants | 1 | Pretoria Capitals | Durban | 20 Jan 2023 |
| 81/10 | Joburg Super Kings | 1 | Paarl Royals | Paarl | 13 Jan 2023 |
| 83/10 | Paarl Royals | 2 | Durban’s Super Giants | Durban | 28 Jan 2024 |
| 86/10 | Durban’s Super Giants | 2 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Gqaberha | 22 Jan 2023 |
| 97/10 | Pretoria Capitals | 2 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Gqaberha | 22 Jan 2025 |
| 99/9 | Joburg Super Kings | 1 | Pretoria Capitals | Centurion | 28 Jan 2025 |
| 100/10 | Paarl Royals | 2 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Gqaberha | 1 Feb 2025 |
(You can check out other stats related to SA20 here.)
Key Stats
52: Pretoria Capitals hold the unwanted record for scoring the lowest team total in SA20. The Capitals batters were rattled for a paltry 52 runs by the Sunrisers Eastern Cape bowlers.
4: There have been 4 occasions where the team has registered a sub-100 total in the SA20 league. The Super Giants of Durban find themselves among the top 3 twice, with scores of 81 and 86, respectively.
3: The Joburg Super Kings feature on the list three times, which is the most by any side, and next up are the Paarl Royals and Durban’s Super Giants, who feature twice each.
80: This was DSG’s total against the Pretoria Capitals at Durban in a game held in the inaugural edition. Interstingly, Durban’s Super Giants also accounted for SA20’s biggest total (254), which also came against the Capitals in the reverse fixture.
19: The SA20 league seems to have found a great balance between bat and ball, as there have been 19 occasions where the team has finished with a score of less than 150.
