The newest providing on this planet of home T20 leagues – SA20 – can have a complete prize cash of 70 million rand (about Rs 33.5 crore), the most important purse within the historical past of South African franchise cricket.
The franchise-based match, which is scheduled to be held from January 10 to February 11 subsequent yr, is a six-team affair with all sides backed by Indian Premier League franchises.
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“We have labored onerous to ship a rewarding and unprecedented promotion within the first season of the SA20. This is a primary for South African cricket, our home cricket has by no means had such a aggressive promotion and it’s optimistic for South African cricket. Another signal of the SA20’s ambitions to impress,” SA20 league commissioner Graeme Smith mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.
Six groups – Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, Durban Supergiants and Sunrisers Eastern Cape – will probably be represented by “world-class players and eminent coaches” within the match and are set to conflict with one another on January 10 in Cape Town till the inaugural closing at Newlands in Johannesburg on 11 February.
The opening match between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals will characteristic Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan, England’s T20 World Cup profitable captain Jos Buttler, South African pacers Kagiso Rabada and David Miller amongst others.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
