This article explores the record-breaking batting performances and most runs in a single SA20 season, highlighting the elite players who have dominated the tournament’s run-scoring charts.
| Player | Season | Team | Innings | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rickelton | 2024 | MI Cape Town | 10 | 530 | 98 | 58.88 | 173.77 | 0/5 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 2024 | Durban’s Super Giants | 13 | 447 | 85 | 40.63 | 207.90 | 0/4 |
| Matthew Breetzke | 2024 | Durban’s Super Giants | 13 | 416 | 78 | 32.00 | 135.50 | 0/2 |
| Jos Buttler | 2024 | Paarl Royals | 11 | 408 | 70* | 40.80 | 143.66 | 0/3 |
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | 2025 | Paarl Royals | 12 | 397 | 97 | 33.08 | 166.80 | 0/3 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 2025 | MI Cape Town | 11 | 393 | 91* | 49.12 | 129.70 | 0/1 |
| Jos Buttler | 2023 | Paarl Royals | 11 | 391 | 70 | 39.10 | 132.54 | 0/4 |
| Quinton de Kock | 2025/26 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 11 | 390 | 79* | 39.00 | 148.85 | 0/4 |
| Leus du Plooy | 2024 | Joburg Super Kings | 11 | 377 | 71 | 37.70 | 159.07 | 0/3 |
| Dewald Brevis | 2025/26 | Pretoria Capitals | 11 | 370 | 101 | 41.11 | 156.11 | 1/2 |
Most Wickets in a Single Season
Most Dismissals by Wicketkeeper
Ryan Rickelton is the first player to hit 500+ aggregate total in a single SA20 edition in 2023/24.
His average of 58.88 also tops the list among the top batting campaigns in the tournament. It is to be noted that Rickelton has played the least number of matches in that respective season in the top ten list above.
Rickelton, the SA20’s overall runs-chart leader, also tops the most 50+ scores in a season, scoring 5 fifties in the record 2023/24 season.
Both Ryan Rickelton and Rassie van der Dussen have put up massive numbers for the Cape Town franchise, though in different seasons.
Heinrich Klaasen (207.90) is the only player on this list to strike at over 2 runs per ball across an entire campaign.
Faf du Plessis holds the highest individual score on this list with a brilliant 113*, whereas the overall highest knock belongs to Kyle Verreynne.
Klaasen smashed a record 37 sixes in the 2023/24 season, whereas Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit 47 fours during the 2024/25 season for the Paarl Royals, which is the highest number of boundaries scored within a campaign.
Jos Buttler is the standout international performer, appearing in two different seasons for the Paarl Royals.
Durban’s Super Giants had two players scoring 400+ runs (Heinrich Klaasen and Matthew Breetzke) in the same season (2023/24). Interesting in the previous edition, the Durban duo helped the team scored the highest ever team total in the tournament.
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