He played a crucial role for the franchise in their title defence last SA20 season.
The SA20 has been a springboard for Proteas talents and one such player to make a name for himself is Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s (SEC) Beyers Swanepoel.
Although Swanepoel made a limited appearance in the SA20 2025 season, he played a crucial role for the franchise in their title defence last season. Notably, SEC are the only two-time SA20 winners and had qualified for a record third time as well.
Let’s take a look at how this young talent can make a step up to the South Africa national squad in the near future.
During the 2023-24 SA20 season, the all-rounder played five matches, picking up five wickets with a best figure of 2/21. In the latest SA20 season, however, he could feature in just two games and picked up as many scalps.
The 26-year-old also played for Kent last season in the Vitality Blast. In six games, he got five wickets and scored 17 runs.
The 25-year-old has over 1377 runs & 160 wickets in his 42-match first-class career to date, including nine five-wicket hauls. Swanepoel also has a first-class hundred and eight fifties to his name. He averages 27.54 with the bat in red-ball cricket.
Beyers Swanepoel also won the Best Men’s Bowler Awards at Cricket Eastern Cape in 2023 across all three formats of the game. Combining his stats in white-ball cricket, he has 79 career wickets in 73 appearances.
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Given his all-round abilities, Beyers Swanepoel can be looked at as an all-format player. Furthermore, he plays both white-ball and red-ball cricket for his domestic team Warriors. He offers tremendous utility with his right-arm fast bowling and powerful lower-order batting.
With aged players like Markram (30-year-old) and Rassie van der Dussen (35-year-old), there is a chance for a young player to capitalise when there’s an opportunity. Beyers Swanepoel definitely has the talent to back himself when that chance arrives.
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