Watch: Rashid Khan recreates Sarfaraz Ahmed’s ‘same answer’ response ahead of SA20 2023

In the next few hours, the inaugural season of South Africa’s very own SA20 league will start. The inaugural season of the new league will see Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town locking horns at Newlands, Cape Town. Ahead of the opening game, the Royals and Cape Town skippers, David Miller and Rashid Khan respectively, interacted with the media.

Meanwhile, during the interaction, the South African player was talking about his friendship with Khan off the field. “We always have that friendship off the field. But you know, everyone is a professional sportsman here and competitive, and is here to win, so just kind of separated for a bit,” the Paarl Royals skipper, Miller was heard saying. In reply, MI skipper, Khan said ‘Same Same’. The latter’s reply made the journalists burst into laughter.

Watch the video here

https://twitter.com/paarlroyals/status/1612419680937078784?s=20

Indian T20 League franchises have acquired SA20 league teams

Meanwhile, talking about the tournament, six teams will participate in the tournament. They are Paarl Royals, MI Cape Town, Joburg Super Kings, Durban Super Giants, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, and Pretoria Capitals. Notably, the owners of these teams are also the owners of various teams in the Indian T20 League. This is the reason it is called mini-Indian T20 League.

Squads

Durban Super Giants

Kyle Abbott, Matthew Breetzke, Johnson Charles, Quinton de Kock, Akila Dhananjaya, Simon Harmer, Jason Holder, Christian Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Mayers, Wiaan Mulder, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Reece Topley, Prenelan Subrayen, Dilshan Madushanka, Junior Dala

Johannesburg Super Kings

Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Faf du Plessis (c), Leus du Plooy, Donovan Ferreira, George Garton, Lewis Gregory, Reeza Hendricks, Alzarri Joseph, Janneman Malan, Aaron Phangiso, Neil Brand, Romario Shepherd, Malusi Siboto, Maheesh Theekshana, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams

MI Cape Town

Ziyaad Abrahams, Jofra Archer, Dewald Brevis, Sam Curran, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Rashid Khan, George Linde, Liam Livingstone, Wesley Marshall, Delano Potgieter, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Grant Roelofsen, Waqar Salamkheil, Odean Smith, Olly Stone, Rassie van der Dussen

Paarl Royals

Ferisco Adams, Corbin Bosch, Jos Buttler, Bjorn Fortuin, Evan Jones, Wihan Lubbe, Imraan Manack, David Miller, Eoin Morgan, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo,  Jason Roy, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ramon Simmonds, Mitchell van Buuren, Dane Vilas, Codi Yusuf

Pretoria Capitals

Eathan Bosch, Theunis de Bruyn, Shane Dadswell, Cameron Delport, Daryn Dupavillon, Will Jacks, Josh Little, Marco Marais, Kusal Mendis, Senuran Muthusamy, Jimmy Neesham, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Migael Pretorius, Adil Rashid, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Shaun von Berg

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Tom Abell, Marques Ackerman, Ottniel Baartman, Brydon Carse, Mason Crane, Jordan Cox, Junaid Dawood, Sarel Erwee, James Fuller, Aya Gqamane, Marco Jansen, Jordan Hermann, Sisanda Magala, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Adam Rossington, Jon-Jon Smuts, Roelof van der Merwe