Mzansi Super League
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| Countries |  South Africa |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket South Africa |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First Edition | 2018 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Website | MSLT20 |
 2018 Mzansi Super League | |
The Mzansi Super League (MSL) is a Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament currently being held in South Africa by teams representing various South African cities. The first edition of the tournament is taking place from 16 November to 16 December 2018.[1] Six franchise teams are taking part in the tournament.[2] The league was founded by Cricket South Africa (CSA) in 2018. CSA contracted the South African Broadcasting Corporation to broadcast all matches of MSL domestically,[3] and Global Sports Commerce (GSC) was announced as the official international commercial and broadcast partner.[4]
Contents
1 Organisation
1.1 Tournament format
1.2 Player acquisition
1.3 Prizes
2 Franchise teams
3 Broadcasters
4 T20 Global League
5 References
Organisation
Tournament format
Currently, with six teams, each team plays each other twice in a home-and-away round-robin format in the league phase. At the conclusion of the league stage, the top three teams will qualify for the playoffs. The team topping the table after the league phase will progress to the final as host. The two teams from the league phase finishing second and third will play against each other in the Play-off match, with the winner advancing to the final. The winner of the MSL Final match will be crowned the Mzansi Super League champions.
Player acquisition
A team can acquire players by means of a player auction. Players sign up for the auction and also set their base price. Protea marquee players were assigned to the six teams first. Thereafter, teams were able to pick an international marquee player. Following this, teams were allocated fourteen picks in the auction. Order of picks varied for each round of picks. Player salaries depends on the number of pick they were chosen in.
Prizes
On 30 October 2018 it was announced that the Mzansi Super League 2018 champions will receive prize money of R 7 million and the runners up will receive R 2.5 million, The player of the tournament will receive R 100 000, and each man of the match will pocket R 15 000.[5]
Franchise teams
There are a total of six teams in the Mzansi Super League. The Player Draft Matrix was held on 15 October 2018.
  Johannesburg  Durban  Cape Town  Centurion  Port Elizabeth  Paarl |
| Franchise | Home ground | Capacity | Captain | Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cape Town Blitz | Newlands Cricket Ground | 25,000 | Farhaan Behardien | Ashwell Prince | |
Durban Heat | Kingsmead Cricket Ground | 25,000 | Albie Morkel | Grant Morgan | |
Jozi Stars | Wanderers Stadium | 34,000 | Dane Vilas | Enoch Nkwe | |
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | St George's Park | 19,000 | JJ Smuts | Eric Simons | |
Paarl Rocks | Boland Park | 10,000 | Faf du Plessis | Adrian Birrell | |
Tshwane Spartans | SuperSport Park | 22,000 | AB de Villiers | Mark Boucher | |
Broadcasters
The following is the list of countries broadcasting the Mzansi Super League.[6]
| Territory | Channels |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ariana Television Network |
| Bangladesh | Channel 9 & Gazi TV |
| Caribbean | Flow TV |
| India & Rest of Subcontinent | Sony Six & Sony Six HD |
| Middle East & Northern Africa | OSN Sports Cricket HD |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ |
| Pakistan | Ten Sports & Geo Super |
| South Africa & Sub Saharan Africa | South African Boardcasting Corporation |
| Sri Lanka | Channel Eye |
| United Kingdom | FreeSports |
| United States | Willow |
T20 Global League
The T20 Global League was a planned Twenty20 cricket tournament by Cricket South Africa (CSA) to be held in South Africa from November 2017.[7] In the wake of the departure of CSA's CEO Haroon Lorgat, CSA announced in October 2017 that the tournament would be postponed to November 2018 due to financial considerations, the lack of a broadcast deal and title sponsor.[8][9][10] Thabang Moroe, acting CEO of CSA said that "we have re-assessed our strategy and believe that postponing the first edition of the T20 Global League to next year will serve us well".[11]
The first edition of the tournament was scheduled to feature eight teams, starting on 16 November 2017 with its inaugural final match on 16 December 2017.[12][13][14]
References
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^ "6 Mzansi Super League team names revealed". Sport24. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
^ Burnard, Lloyd (18 October 2018). "Prince: Mzansi Super League on SABC 'groundbreaking'". Sport24. news24.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ "CSA announces commercial partner for Mzansi Super League". Sport24. News24.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ Sixaba, Philasande. "Mzansi Super League winners to receive R7 million prize money". EWN. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Mzansi Super League 2018: Full Schedule, time and where to watch details". sportskeeda.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
^ "South Africa's T20 Global League postponed until November 2018". BBC Sport. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "CSA braces for massive loss from inaugural T20 Global League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "SA's T20 Global League postponed". Sport24. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "T20 Global League Postponed". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "T20 Global League potential XIs". Sportsclub. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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