The third season of the SA20 commenced with defending champions SunRisers Eastern Cape suffering a 97-run thrashing against MI Cape Town on Thursday.
A total of 34 matches will be played across six venues as the six teams will aim to bring their best on the pitch.
Schedule of SA20:
| Match | Date | Teams | Time (IST) | Venue | |
| 1 | Thursday, 9 January 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town | 21:00 | Gqeberha | |
| 2 | Friday, 10 January 2025 | Durban’s Super Giants vs Pretoria Capitals | 21:00 | Durban | |
| 3 | Saturday, 11 January 2025 | Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 16:30 | Paarl | |
| 4 | Saturday, 11 January 2025 | Joburg Super Kings vs MI Cape Town | 21:00 | Johannesburg | |
| 5 | Sunday, 12 January 2025 | Pretoria Capitals vs Durban’s Super Giants | 19:00 | Centurion | |
| 6 | Monday, 13 January 2025 | MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals | 21:00 | Cape Town | |
| 7 | Tuesday, 14 January 2025 | Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 16:30 | Centurion | |
| 8 | Tuesday, 14 January 2025 | Durban’s Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings | 21:00 | Durban | |
| 9 | Wednesday, 15 January 2025 | Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town | 21:00 | Paarl | |
| 10 | Thursday, 16 January 2025 | Joburg Super Kings vs Pretoria Capitals | 21:00 | Johannesburg | |
| 11 | Friday, 17 January 2025 | Durban’s Super Giants vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 21:00 | Durban | |
| 12 | Saturday, 18 January 2025 | Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals | 16:30 | Centurion | |
| 13 | Saturday, 18 January 2025 | MI Cape Town vs Joburg Super Kings | 21:00 | Cape Town | |
| 14 | Sunday, 19 January 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban’s Super Giants | 19:00 | Gqeberha | |
| 15 | Monday, 20 January 2025 | Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings | 21:00 | Paarl | |
| 16 | Tuesday, 21 January 2025 | Durban’s Super Giants vs MI Cape Town | 21:00 | Durban | |
| 17 | Wednesday, 22 January 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals | 21:00 | Gqeberha | |
| 18 | Thursday, 23 January 2025 | Durban’s Super Giants vs Paarl Royals | 21:00 | Durban | |
| 19 | Friday, 24 January 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Joburg Super Kings | 21:00 | Gqeberha | |
| 20 | Saturday, 25 January 2025 | MI Cape Town vs Durban’s Super Giants | 16:30 | Cape Town | |
| 21 | Saturday, 25 January 2025 | Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals | 21:00 | Paarl | |
| 22 | Sunday, 26 January 2025 | Joburg Super Kings vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 19:00 | Johannesburg | |
| 23 | Monday, 27 January 2025 | Paarl Royals vs Durban’s Super Giants | 21:00 | Paarl | |
| 24 | Tuesday, 28 January 2025 | Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings | 21:00 | Centurion | |
| 25 | Wednesday, 29 January 2025 | MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 21:00 | Cape Town | |
| 26 | Thursday, 30 January 2025 | Joburg Super Kings vs Paarl Royals | 21:00 | Johannesburg | |
| 27 | Friday, 31 January 2025 | Pretoria Capitals vs MI Cape Town | 21:00 | Centurion | |
| 28 | Saturday, 1 February 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals | 16:30 | Gqeberha | |
| 29 | Saturday, 1 February 2025 | Joburg Super Kings vs Durban’s Super Giants | 21:00 | Johannesburg | |
| 30 | Sunday, 2 February 2025 | MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals | 19:00 | Cape Town | |
| 31 | Tuesday, 4 February 2025 | Qualifier 1 | 21:00 | Gqeberha | |
| 32 | Wednesday, 5 February 2025 | Eliminator | 21:00 | Centurion | |
| 33 | Thursday, 6 February 2025 | Qualifier 2 | 21:00 | Centurion | |
| 34 | Saturday, 8 February 2025 | Final | 21:00 | Johannesburg |
