SA20 2025: Azmatullah Omarzai and Ben Stokes join MI Cape Town

Ben Stokes, the captain of the England Test team, and Azmatullah Omarzai, the all-rounder from Afghanistan, have signed on with MI Cape Town for the SA20 2025 season. With a star-studded lineup, the team hopes to reverse the franchise’s two prior edition finishes at the bottom.

Since its launch in 2023, the main T20 competition in South Africa has drawn elite international talent. The dates for the 2025 edition are set for January 9–February 8. Michigan The pre-signed overseas players Trent Boult and Rashid Khan, as well as the retained internationals Chris Benjamin and Nuwan Thushara, respectively, round up Cape Town’s already strong roster.

Along with Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, and George Linde, the home team also includes newcomers Delano Potgieter, Thomas Kaber, and Connor Esterhuizen.

Ben Stokes is recuperating from a hamstring injury he suffered at the 2024 Hundred

Of special interest is the acquisition of Ben Stokes. The all-rounder has not competed for England in white-ball cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup and is presently recovering from a hamstring injury. He last appeared in a Twenty20 international match in November 2022, when he was a key player in England’s success at the T20 World Cup. Despite his current injury, England captain Ben Stokes intends to play in October’s Test series against Pakistan, according to the ECB. Conversely.

Azmatullah Omarzai is yet another notable foreign acquisition that strengthens MI Cape Town’s overall playmaking capacity.

Many English Test players, including Joe Root (Paarl Royals), Ollie Pope (Pretoria Capitals), Jonny Bairstow (Joburg Super Kings), Chris Woakes (Durban’s Super Giants), and Zak Crawley (Sunrisers Eastern Cape), will compete in the SA20 2025 edition.

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Stokes and Omarzai’s addition to MI Cape Town’s already formidable roster may provide the spark they need to improve on previous results. The squad looks ready to contend for the championship in the next season thanks to a combination of local talent and global superstars. When SA20 2025 kicks off, cricket fans everywhere will be excited to watch these elite teams compete for supremacy in South Africa’s cricket spectacle.