NEW DELHI: The inaugural version of the SA20 league, scheduled to be held from January 10 until February 11 is about to have a a complete prize purse of 70 million rand (Rs 33.5 crore approx).
The newest addition to the home T20 leagues, the South African franchise cricket might be a six-team affair and the edges are backed by Indian Premier League franchises.
“We have worked hard to offer a rewarding and unprecedented incentive in the first season of SA20. This is a first for South African cricket, we have never had this type of competitive incentive in our domestic cricket and it is a further indication of SA20’s ambitions to positively impact South African cricket,” mentioned SA20 league commissioner, Graeme Smith, in a press release on Tuesday.
Six groups — Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, Durban’s Supergiants and Sunrisers Eastern Cape — might be represented within the match by “world-class players and distinguished coaches and are set to go head-to-head from January 10 at Newlands in Cape Town until the inaugural final on February 11 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg”, mentioned the assertion.
The inaugural match between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals will function Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan, England’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Jos Buttler, South African tempo spearhead Kagiso Rabada and David Miller, amongst others.
(With PTI inputs)
The newest addition to the home T20 leagues, the South African franchise cricket might be a six-team affair and the edges are backed by Indian Premier League franchises.
“We have worked hard to offer a rewarding and unprecedented incentive in the first season of SA20. This is a first for South African cricket, we have never had this type of competitive incentive in our domestic cricket and it is a further indication of SA20’s ambitions to positively impact South African cricket,” mentioned SA20 league commissioner, Graeme Smith, in a press release on Tuesday.
Six groups — Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, Durban’s Supergiants and Sunrisers Eastern Cape — might be represented within the match by “world-class players and distinguished coaches and are set to go head-to-head from January 10 at Newlands in Cape Town until the inaugural final on February 11 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg”, mentioned the assertion.
The inaugural match between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals will function Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan, England’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Jos Buttler, South African tempo spearhead Kagiso Rabada and David Miller, amongst others.
(With PTI inputs)