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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49/10 | Paarl Royals | 2 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Paarl | 27 Dec 2025 |
| 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 |
| 86/10 | Durban’s Super Giants | 1 | Joburg Super Kings | Durban | 30 Dec 2025 |
| 88/10 | MI Cape Town | 1 | Paarl Royals | Cape Town | 4 Jan 2026 |
Complete SA20 Stats
Key Insights on Lowest Team Totals in SA20 History
Worst Batting Collapses and Sub-100 Innings
Paarl Royals hold the unwanted record for scoring the lowest team total in the SA20. The Sunrisers Eastern Cape bowled them out for a mere 49 runs in the second innings of a 2025/26 match.
As a result, the Sunrisers secured a 137-run victory, the second-largest by a team in terms of runs in the SA20.
Joburg Super Kings were the first team to record a below-100 total in the SA20, getting all out for 81 against the Royals in a 2023 match.
Paarl, Joburg, and Durban’s Super Giants have scored 100 or fewer runs three or more times in the SA20.
Dominant Bowling and Lowest Match Aggregates
The Sunrisers are the only team to restrict their opponents to 100 or fewer runs in more than five innings in the SA20.
The 2024 match between Pretoria Capitals and the Sunrisers accounted for the lowest match aggregate in the SA20. Both teams (52/10 and 54/1) combined to score 106 runs in the match.
The Capitals recorded a run rate of 3.85 during their 52 all out, the lowest by a team in an innings in the SA20.
Record-Breaking Low Totals Defended
The Capitals have defended the lowest team total in the SA20, successfully safeguarding their 125 all out against the Sunrisers by three runs in a 2024 match.
The Capitals’ three-run win against the Sunrisers is the third-smallest by a team in the league’s history.
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