Former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s debut season as coach is going to be more memorable, as Pretoria Capitals, under his coaching and guidance, has reached the final of the ongoing SA20 tournament. The Capitals reached the finale by defeating the Sunrisers Eastern Caves yesterday. The second team for the summit clash is yet to be decided. The final match of the ongoing SA20 season will be played on Sunday, January 25.
Sourav Ganguly has long been associated with the Capitals franchise, but it is his first stint as a full-time head coach. It will be historic for him and Indian cricket as well if Pretoria Capitals manages to win the league and hoist the cup as well on the coming Sunday. Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin marks the impressive run on Pretoria Capitals special with his latest ‘X’ post.
How do the Pretoria Capitals reach the final of SA20
Earlier, the Capitals finished second in the points table in the fourth season of the SA20, with 24 points after winning five games and losing four. This season, they emerge as one of the most exciting teams of the league under the captaincy of the seasoned veteran Keshav Maharaj.
On Wednesday, they defeated Sunrisers Eastern Cape by seven wickets in Qualifier 1 at Kingsmead. Young South Africa batter Dewald Brevis played a big hand in the result of the match. Brevis scored an unbeaten 75 runs off 38 balls with four 4s and seven 6s to take the team to the final.
For Ashwin, it was another landmark achievement by the former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who was the former BCCI president as well. Ashwin stated that Ganguly is now showing his excellence as a coach in the nation of rainbows.
Pretoria Capitals’ journey so far in the ongoing SA20 tournament
As it is mentioned before, they are currently one of the most impactful teams in the league. They concluded the group stage as the second-best team with 5 wins and 4 defeats in 10 matches. With 24 points, they were in the second spot, right behind Sunrisers, who were the table toppers with 28 points in the bag.
Proven T20 batters like Sherfane Rutherford and Shai Hope scored most of the runs for Capitals so far. Rutherford is strongly in the race to become the top run scorer in the league. Hope’s unbeaten 118-run knock has become the highlight of this edition’s SA20. Bryce Parsons is one of the best findings in the tournament so far.
Pretoria Capitals under Sourav Ganguly’s coaching impressed Ashwin
“He once said, ‘When I write my autobiography, it will create tremors.'” For now he is creating tremors in South Africa with his @PretoriaCapsSA team. “His leadership has always been inspirational, and this one as a coach is no different,” Ashwin wrote on X.
He once said “ When I write my autobiography, it will create tremors”
For now he is creating tremors in South Africa with his @PretoriaCapsSA team.
His leadership as always been inspirational and this one as a coach is no different.👏👏
Taking Indian coaching to the world… pic.twitter.com/YKGcRShoAz
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) January 22, 2026
It is worth noting that Sourav Ganguly was roped in as the head coach of the Pretoria Capitals before the start of the fourth edition of the SA20. South African cricket legend Shaun Pollock is also part of the coaching team of the Pretoria Capitals. Pollock is the deputy of head coach Sourav Ganguly.
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