South African Players are a part of all the top T20 leagues of the world because of their great stroke play and good pace bowling. They also have some iconic spin bowlers who are always preferred in T20 Leagues. The CPL 2023 is no different and this year many South African Stars will be playing CPL.
Details of South African Players in CPL 2023
A total of 7 South African Players will feature in CPL 2023. They are spread out in 4 teams. St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots have the most number of South African Players in CPL 2023.
South African Players in St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots for CPL 2023
Tristan Stubbs, George Linde and Dewald Brevis are the South African Players in St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots. Tristan Stubbs has made great name for himself as a hard-hitting T20 batter. He has been a part of Mumbai Indians in the IPL, MI New York in the Major League Cricket and now he is all set to rock and roll in CPL 2023. He has a strike rate of 148 in T20 cricket and can also keep the wickets.
Dewald Brevis is also quite similar to Stubbs. Known as the Baby-AB, Brevis was recently seen in Major League Cricket scoring big runs. In 5 matches, Brevis smoked 165 runs averaging 41 with a healthy strike rate of 133. George Linde is also a decent all-rounder, his main strength remains his bowling. With over 140 wickets in his T20 Career, he is a wicket-taking option.
Guyana Amazon Warriors South African Players for CPL 2023
Guyana Amazon Warriors have Imran Tahir and Dwaine Pretorious in their squad. Both are T20 specialists. Tahir was retained in the squad after he took 13 wickets for Guyana Last year averaging 24 with the ball. Tahir’s immense experience still makes him a valuable player to have in your team.
Dwaine Pretorious played for the Nevis Patriots last year and had an average CPL 2022, however, he still remains a valuable striker of the ball and a wicket-taker.
South African Cricketers in St. Lucia Kings for CPL 2023
Veteran South African batter, Faf du Plessis is a part of St. Lucia Kings for CPL 2023. Du Plessis has over 9000 T20 runs to his name. He had a serious of failures in the recently concluded Major League Cricket 2023. St. Lucia Kings will hope that he finds some rhythm in CPL 2023.
South African Stars in Trinbago Knight Riders for CPL 2023
Rilee Rossouw will be the South African star to be a part of Trinbago Knight Riders for CPL 2023. In 5 innings of MLC 2023, he scored 133 runs averaging 33 with a strike rate of 152. Rossouw is a renowned star throughout the world and has featured in every top T20 league of the world, from IPL to PSL he has been everywhere.
List of South African Players of CPL 2023
| Player | Team |
| Imran Tahir | Guyana Amazon Warriors |
| Dwaine Pretorious | Guyana Amazon Warriors |
| Tristan Stubbs | St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots |
| George Linde | St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots |
| Dewald Brevis | St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots |
| Faf du Plessis | St. Lucia Kings |
| Rilee Rossouw | Trinbago Knight Riders |
