Finally, South Africa’s own franchise T20 league is set to begin as the Mzansi Super League (MSL) is going to kick off on this Friday (November 16). The first edition of the tournament will be played from November 16 to December 16, 2018.
Apart from the most of South African cricketers, few famous overseas cricketers will also feature in this tournament like Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Chris Gayle (Windies), Dwayne Bravo (Windies), Eoin Morgan (England), Samuel Badree (Windies), Jason Roy (England), Dawid Malan (England), Daniel Christian (Australia), Jeevan Mendis (Sri Lanka), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Paul Starling (Ireland) etc.
With this T20 league, South Africa is ready to go one step ahead in the global cricket position. Prior to the beginning of this tournament, we are going through some important details of this tournament.
Tournament details
Mzansi Super League date: November 16 to December 16, 2018
Teams: Cape Town Blitz, Durban Heat, Jozi Stars, Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, Paarl Rocks and Tshwane Spartans
Venues: Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Paarl and Centurion
Total no.of Matches: 32
Mzansi Super League format: Double round-robin and knockout. Each team will play twice against every other team in the home and away basis. At the end of the league stage, the top of the points table will directly reach to the final, while the second and the third-placed teams will meet in the eliminator and the winner of that game will reach to the final as the second team.
Prize Money details
Winner: R 7 million
Runner-up: R 2.5 million
Player of the Tournament: R 100,000
Player of the Match: R 15,000
Squads details
Cape Town Blitz (Head coach – Ashwell Prince): Quinton de Kock, Dawid Malan, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dale Steyn, Samuel Badree, Asif Ali, Farhaan Behardien (captain), Anrich Nortje, Janneman Malan, Malusi Siboto, George Linde, Ferisco Adams, Jason Smith, Sibonelo Makhanya, Kyle Verreynne, Dane Piedt
Durban Heat (Head coach – Grant Morgan): Hashim Amla, Rashid Khan, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Kyle Abbott, Keshav Maharaj, Khaya Zondo, Albie Morkel (captain), Marchant de Lange, Vernon Philander, Brandon Mavuta, Temba Bavuma, Morne van Wyk, Okuhle Cele, Sarel Erwee, Tladi Bokako
Jozi Stars (Head coach – Enoch Nkwe): Kagiso Rabada, Chris Gayle, Dane Vilas (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, Daniel Christian, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Dwaine Pretorius, Eddie Leie, Petrus van Biljon, Duanne Olivier, Ryan Rickelton, Sinethemba Qeshile, Simon Harmer, Calvin Savage, Shimane Alfred Mothoa
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (Head coach – Eric Simons): Imran Tahir, Jason Roy, Chris Morris, JJ Smuts (captain), Junior Dala, Christiaan Jonker, Aaron Phangiso, Ben Duckett, Sisanda Magala, Ryan McLaren, Heino Kuhn, Marco Marais, Dyllan Matthews, Lizaad Williams, Rudi Second, Carmi le Roux
Paarl Rocks (Head coach – Adrian Birrell): Faf du Plessis (captain), Dwayne Bravo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dane Paterson, Aiden Markram, Mangaliso Mosehle, Bjorn Fortuin, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Grant Thomson, Tshepo Moreki, Henry Davids, Eathan Bosch, Patrick Kruger, Kerwin Mungroo, David Wiese, Michael Klinger
Tshwane Spartans (Head coach – Mark Boucher): AB de Villiers (captain), Eoin Morgan, Lungi Ngidi, Robbie Frylinck, Jeevan Mendis, Theunis de Bruyn, Rory Kleinveldt, Sean Williams, Gihahn Cloete, Lutho Sipamla, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Andrew Birch, Sikandar Raza, Shaun von Berg, Eldred Hawken
Also read: Rashid Khan is very excited to play the Mzansi Super League
Fixtures details
November 16: Cape Town Blitz vs Tshwane Spartans at Newlands (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
November 17: Jozi Stars vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at Wanderers Stadium (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
November 18: Durban Heat vs Cape Town Blitz at Kingsmead (11:00 AM Local/02:30 PM IST)
November 18: Paarl Rocks vs Tshwane Spartans at Boland Park (03:30 PM Local/07:00 PM IST)
November 20: Paarl Rocks vs Jozi Stars at Boland Park (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
November 21: Durban Heat vs Tshwane Spartans at Kingsmead (02:00 PM Local/05:30 PM IST)
November 21: Cape Town Blitz vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at Newlands (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
November 23: Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Durban Heat at St George’s Park (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
November 24: Jozi Stars vs Cape Town Blitz at Wanderers Stadium (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
November 25: Tshwane Spartans vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at SuperSport Park (11:00 AM Local/02:30 PM IST)
November 25: Paarl Rocks vs Cape Town Blitz at Boland Park (03:30 PM Local/7:00 PM IST)
November 27: Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Cape Town Blitz at St George’s Park (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
November 28: Tshwane Spartans vs Jozi Stars at SuperSport Park (02:00 PM Local/05:30 PM IST)
November 28: Durban Heat vs Paarl Rocks at Kingsmead (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
November 30: Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Paarl Rocks at St George’s Park (02:00 PM Local/05:30 PM IST)
November 30: Jozi Stars vs Durban Heat at Wanderers Stadium (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
December 1: Tshwane Spartans vs Cape Town Blitz at SuperSport Park (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
December 2: Paarl Rocks vs Durban Heat at Boland Park (11:00 AM Local/02:30 PM IST)
December 2: Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Jozi Stars at St George’s Park (03:30 PM Local/7:00 PM IST)
December 4: Cape Town Blitz vs Jozi Stars at Newlands (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
December 5: Tshwane Spartans vs Paarl Rocks at SuperSport Park (02:00 PM Local/05:30 PM IST)
December 5: Durban Heat vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at Kingsmead (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
December 7: Durban Heat vs Jozi Stars at Kingsmead (02:00 PM Local/05:30 PM IST)
December 7: Cape Town Blitz vs Paarl Rocks at Newlands (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
December 8: Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Tshwane Spartans at St George’s Park (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
December 9: Jozi Stars vs Paarl Rocks at Wanderers Stadium (11:00 AM Local/02:30 PM IST)
December 9: Cape Town Blitz vs Durban Heat at Newlands (03:30 PM Local/7:00 PM IST)
December 11: Jozi Stars vs Tshwane Spartans at Wanderers Stadium (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
December 12: Paarl Rocks vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at Boland Park (02:00 PM Local/05:30 PM IST)
December 12: Tshwane Spartans vs Durban Heat at SuperSport Park (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST)
December 14: Eliminator – 2nd vs 3rd placed teams (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST) – Venue to be announced
December 16: Final – 1st vs winner of Eliminator (07:00 PM Local/10:30 PM IST) – Venue to be announced
Also read: Dale Steyn All Geared Up To Feature In Mzansi Super League
Broadcast details
South Africa & Sub Saharan Africa: South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
India & rest of subcontinent: Sony Six and Sony Six HD
United Kingdom: Sky Sports Cricket
United States of America: Willow TV
The Middle East & North Africa (MENA): OSN Sports Cricket HD
Caribbean: Flow TV (Flow Sports 2)
New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ
Afghanistan: Ariana Television Network
Pakistan: Ten Sports and Geo Super
Bangladesh: Channel 9, Gazi TV
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye
