The schedule for season 5 of the SA20 has been unveiled, with Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals set to launch the tournament by facing each other in a repeat of the season 4 finale on January 17, 2027, at St George's Park in Gqeberha.
The blockbuster tournament will run from 17 January to 21 February. The knockout phase will get underway on 16 February, with Qualifier 1 scheduled to be played at Boland Park. The Eliminator and Qualifier 2 will be played at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on 17 and 19 February, respectively. The final will be staged at Newlands, Cape Town, on February 21.
SA20 2027 Schedule:
Match 1 - 17 Jan 2027 - Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals - St George's Park, Gqeberha
Match 2 - 18 Jan 2027 - Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings - Boland Park, Paarl
Match 3 - 19 Jan 2027 - Pretoria Capitals vs Durban's Super Giants - Kingsmead, Durban
Match 4 - 20 Jan 2027 - MI Cape Town vs Joburg Super Kings - Newlands, Cape Town
Match 5 - 21 Jan 2027 - Durban's Super Giants vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Match 6 - 22 Jan 2027 - MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals - Newlands, Cape Town
Match 7 - 23 Jan 2027 - Durban's Super Giants vs Pretoria Capitals - Kingsmead, Durban
Match 8 - 23 Jan 2027 - Joburg Super Kings vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape - The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Match 9 - 24 Jan 2027 - Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town - Boland Park, Paarl
Match 10 - 26 Jan 2027 - Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape - Centurion Park, Centurion
Match 11 - 27 Jan 2027 - Durban's Super Giants vs Paarl Royals - Kingsmead, Durban
Match 12 - 28 Jan 2027 Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Joburg Super Kings - St George's Park, Gqeberha
Match 13 - 29 Jan 2027 - Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals - Boland Park, Paarl
Match 14 - 30 Jan 2027 - Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town St George's Park, Gqeberha
Match 15 - 30 Jan 2027 - Joburg Super Kings vs Durban's Super Giants - The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Match 16 - 31 Jan 2027 - Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals - Centurion Park, Centurion
Match 17 - 02 Feb 2027 - MI Cape Town vs Durban's Super Giants - Newlands, Cape Town
Match 18 - 03 Feb 2027 - Joburg Super Kings vs Paarl Royals - The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Match 19 - 04 Feb 2027 - MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape - Newlands, Cape Town
Match 20 - 05 Feb 2027 - Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings - Centurion Park, Centurion
Match 21 - 06 Feb 2027 - Durban's Super Giants vs MI Cape Town - Kingsmead, Durban
Match 22 - 06 Feb 2027 - Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape - Boland Park, Paarl
Match 23 - 07 Feb 2027 - Joburg Super Kings vs Pretoria Capitals - The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Match 24 - 09 Feb 2027 - Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban's Super Giants - St George's Park, Gqeberha
Match 25 - 10 Feb 2027 - Joburg Super Kings vs MI Cape Town - The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Match 26 - 11 Feb 2027 - Paarl Royals vs Durban's Super Giants - Boland Park, Paarl
Match 27 - 12 Feb 2027 - Pretoria Capitals vs MI Cape Town - Centurion Park, Centurion
Match 28 - 13 Feb 2027 - Durban's Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings - Kingsmead, Durban
Match 29 - 13 Feb 2027 - Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals - St George's Park, Gqeberha
Match 30 - 14 Feb 2027 - MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals - Newlands, Cape Town
Qualifier 1 - 16 Feb 2027 - TBC vs TBC (Team 1 vs Team 2) - Boland Park, Paarl
Eliminator - 17 Feb 2027 - TBC vs TBC (Team 3 vs Team 4) - The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Qualifier 2 - 19 Feb 2027 - TBC vs TBC (Loser Q1 vs Winner Elim) - The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Final - 21 Feb 2027 - TBC vs TBC (Winner Q1 vs Winner Q2) - Newlands, Cape Town