Cricket South Africa established the franchise T20 Global League in 2017. The inaugural season was deferred by a year due to the lack of a broadcast deal and title sponsor and in June 2018 was replaced by the Mzansi Super League, a league featuring six CSA-owned teams.[5] Both the leagues became unsuccessful.[6] The MSL ran for only two seasons, the 2020 and 2021 editions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SA20 was established by CSA in 2022 through a newly formed entity, Africa Cricket Development (Pty) Limited (ACD). CSA is the majority stakeholder in ACD with a 50% share, while broadcaster SuperSport has a 30% share and former Indian Premier League (IPL) Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman, the remaining 20%.[7] All six of the teams were bought by franchises from the IPL.[8] In July 2022, CSA announced that the One Day International series against Australia due to be played in January 2023 would be cancelled in order for SA20 to go ahead.[9]
In August 2022, Graeme Smith was announced as the commissioner for the tournament.[10] Later in the month, the marquee players for the first season were announced.[3]
Organisationedit
The six teams play each other twice in the group stages of the competition before the top four sides move to the semi-final stages.[11]
Teams acquire players through an auction as opposed to a draft, making it the second cricket league in the world after the Indian Premier League to do so. Each team purchases a squad of 17 players, with the opportunity of signing up to five players prior to the auction: three international players; one South African international player; and one uncapped South African player.[12][13]
Teamsedit
The six teams are all owned by existing Indian Premier League franchise owners.[14]
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For other uses see SA 20 disambiguation SA20 is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in South Africa organised by Cricket South Africa CSA and first contested in 2023 1 2 It is contested by six teams based in cities around the country 3 4 The first winners of the tournament were Sunrisers Eastern Cape SA20CountriesSouth AfricaAdministratorCricket South AfricaFormatTwenty20First edition2022 23Latest edition2022 23Next edition2024Tournament formatRound robin and playoffsNumber of teams6Current championSunrisers Eastern Cape 1st title Most successfulSunrisers Eastern Cape 1 title Most runsJos Buttler 391 Most wicketsRoelof van der Merwe 20 Websitesa20 wbr co wbr za Contents 1 History 2 Organisation 3 Teams 4 Tournament season and results 5 Teams performances 6 Records and statistics 7 Broadcasting 7 1 List of broadcasters 8 References 9 External linksHistory editCricket South Africa established the franchise T20 Global League in 2017 The inaugural season was deferred by a year due to the lack of a broadcast deal and title sponsor and in June 2018 was replaced by the Mzansi Super League a league featuring six CSA owned teams 5 Both the leagues became unsuccessful 6 The MSL ran for only two seasons the 2020 and 2021 editions being cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic SA20 was established by CSA in 2022 through a newly formed entity Africa Cricket Development Pty Limited ACD CSA is the majority stakeholder in ACD with a 50 share while broadcaster SuperSport has a 30 share and former Indian Premier League IPL Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman the remaining 20 7 All six of the teams were bought by franchises from the IPL 8 In July 2022 CSA announced that the One Day International series against Australia due to be played in January 2023 would be cancelled in order for SA20 to go ahead 9 In August 2022 Graeme Smith was announced as the commissioner for the tournament 10 Later in the month the marquee players for the first season were announced 3 Organisation editThe six teams play each other twice in the group stages of the competition before the top four sides move to the semi final stages 11 Teams acquire players through an auction as opposed to a draft making it the second cricket league in the world after the Indian Premier League to do so Each team purchases a squad of 17 players with the opportunity of signing up to five players prior to the auction three international players one South African international player and one uncapped South African player 12 13 Teams editThe six teams are all owned by existing Indian Premier League franchise owners 14 nbsp nbsp JSK nbsp DSG nbsp MICT nbsp PRC nbsp SEC nbsp PRclass notpageimage Location of SA20 teamsTeam City Home ground Owner Captain Head coachDurban s Super Giants Durban Kwazulu Natal Kingsmead Cricket Ground Durban RPSG Group Quinton De Kock Lance Klusener 15 Joburg Super Kings Johannesburg Gauteng Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg India Cements Faf du Plessis Stephen Fleming 16 MI Cape Town Cape Town Western Cape Newlands Cricket Ground Cape Town Indiawin Sports Rashid Khan Robin Peterson 17 Paarl Royals Paarl Western Cape Boland Park Paarl Royals Sports Group David Miller JP Duminy 18 Pretoria Capitals Pretoria Gauteng Centurion Park Centurion JSW Group Wayne Parnell Graham Ford 19 Sunrisers Eastern Cape Gqeberha Eastern Cape St George s Park Cricket Ground Gqeberha SUN Group Aiden Markram Adrian Birrell 20 Tournament season and results editSA20 season winner Season Final No of teams Player of the seriesVenue Winners Result Runners up2022 23 Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg Sunrisers Eastern Cape137 6 16 2 overs Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 4 wicketsScorecard Pretoria Capitals135 19 3 overs 6 Aiden Markram Sunrisers Eastern Cape 2023 24 6Teams performances editSeason 2023Durban s Super Giants 6thJoburg Super Kings SFMI Cape Town 5thPaarl Royals SFPretoria Capitals RUSunrisers Eastern Cape C C champions RU runner up SF or PO team qualified for the semi final stage of the competitionRecords and statistics editMain article List of SA20 records and statistics Last updated on 30 January 2023Broadcasting editSuperSport Sky Sports and the Sports18 network broadcast the tournament in South Africa the United Kingdom and India respectively As of January 2023 update Betway SA20 and Sky Sports have a five year contract to broadcast the T20 cricket league 21 List of broadcasters edit Territory Rights holder s Digital rights nbsp South Africa SuperSport nbsp India Sports18Sports18 Khel Jio Cinema nbsp United Kingdom Sky Sports Cricket nbsp Australia Foxtel TV Kayo Sports nbsp United States Willow TVWillow TV Xtra ESPN nbsp Canada Willow TVCaribbean Islands ESPN nbsp New Zealand Sky SportsSky Sports 3 nbsp Pakistan A SportsPTV SportsReferences edit Cricket South Africa announces new six team franchise based T20 competition ESPN Cricinfo T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT Cricket South Africa a b CSA T20 League 2023 List of players signed up for the first edition Wisden 12 August 2022 CSA T20 league to be called SA20 player auction to be held on September 19 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 31 August 2022 Haroon Lorgat calls for independent inquiry into collapsed T20 Global League Hindustan Times 24 July 2020 Retrieved 11 August 2022 The SA20 player auction all you need to know ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 12 October 2022 CSA confident of seeing off legal challenge to new T20 league ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 11 August 2022 CSK Mumbai Indians interested in buying franchises in South Africa s new T20 league ESPN Cricinfo 13 August 2022 South Africa s men s cricket team withdraws from three match ODI series against Australia in January ABC News 13 July 2022 Retrieved 13 August 2022 Graeme Smith Named as Commissioner for CSA s New T20 league Times of Sports Retrieved 13 August 2022 SA20 2022 23 Table Matches win loss points for SA20 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 5 February 2023 Cricket South Africa GLOBAL CRICKET SUPERSTAR LINED UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA T20 LEAGUE Retrieved 11 August 2022 CSA T20 league Livingstone and Buttler in top salary bracket as England SA players hit paydirt ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 11 August 2022 IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa s new T20 league ESPN Cricinfo Taylor Compiled by Craig Klusener set for head coach role at Durban franchise in Cricket SA s new T20 league Sport Retrieved 23 November 2022 Faf du Plessis appointed captain of Johannesburg Super Kings in SA20 league Stephen Fleming named head coach TimesNow September 2022 Retrieved 23 November 2022 MI Cape Town appoint Robin Peterson as head coach and Lasith Malinga as bowling coach ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 28 September 2023 Sportstar Team 15 September 2022 SA20 JP Duminy named head coach of Paarl Royals sportstar thehindu com Retrieved 23 November 2022 Former Ireland cricket boss Graham Ford named Pretoria Capitals head coach The Irish Times Retrieved 23 November 2022 Birrell Steyn to coach Sunrisers Eastern Cape HeraldLIVE Retrieved 23 November 2022 Sky Sports to broadcast SA20 Super Sports 9 January 2023 External links editSA20 2024 Schedule 1 Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SA20 amp oldid 1182971685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
