David Bedingham — the middle-order batter the Super Giants kept

A domestic anchor among overseas stars

Bedingham did not need an auction bid to stay — Durban’s retained him, which says plenty about how the club rates him. In a batting order full of big names, a reliable domestic batter is the glue.

He bats right-handed in the middle order, where the job is rarely glamorous: rebuild after an early wicket, rotate the strike against spin, and be there at the end when the finishers need a partner. Bedingham plays that role with a calm head and a straight bat, and he has done it for South Africa in Test cricket too.

His value shows up in the games that go wrong. When the top order falls early, the side needs someone who can stop the slide without stopping the scoring — and Bedingham is that player. Retention, in his case, was the club choosing reliability over a gamble at the auction.

Steady runs when the innings needs them

The Super Giants have power at the top and power at the bottom. Bedingham is the batter who connects the two.

With Buttler, Williamson and Markram ahead of him and Klaasen and Livingstone behind, Bedingham’s job is to keep the innings moving between the big moments. He reads spin well, runs hard between the wickets, and rarely gives his wicket away — the kind of innings that wins tight games without making the highlights.

A settled squad, still chasing the first title

Durban’s Super Giants are still chasing a first SA20 title after four seasons, and they kept the core together to do it — 18 retained players, plus Sam Curran as a pre-signing, and nobody bought at the auction. Aiden Markram captains and Lance Klusener coaches.

The SA20 Season 5 starts on Sunday 17 January 2027, and the Super Giants play their home games at Kingsmead in Durban, five of them in the league stage. See the full SA20 Schedule for the fixtures, and the SA20 Players index for every squad. Bedingham’s runs may not make headlines, but the title chase may depend on them.