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SA20 confirms record-breaking R70-million prize purse

The inaugural SA20 is about to interrupt obstacles in South African cricket with a report R70 million in prize cash on supply within the competitors.

SA20 League organisers confirmed the overall – the greatest prize pool within the historical past of South African home cricket – on Tuesday and say they it underlines SA20’s long-term dedication to investing in South African cricket and its gamers.

The league will get underway at Newlands Cricket Ground on Tuesday, 10 January when MI Cape Town will host provincial rivals the Paarl Royals. 

FIXTURE LIST: All the matches for the inaugural SA20 league season

Commenting on the profitable prize on supply, SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith mentioned: “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.”

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Earlier this month, a widely known sports activities betting firm got here on board on the principal sponsor of the six-team match. The groups — MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, Durban’s Super Giants, Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings — are all backed by Indian Premier League franchises.

Each SA20 league squad will probably be allowed to have a most of eight abroad gamers, and the utmost of 4 on-field abroad gamers at any time throughout the match stays unchanged. The franchise’s wage cap following the public sale will stay exterior of the wild card participant’s price.

R70-million in prize cash will probably be on supply within the SA20.

See the full match schedule of 33 matches to be played at six venues here

CURRENT SA20 LEAGUE SQUADS:

Joburg Super Kings  
Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Donavon Ferreira, Malusi Siboto, Caleb Seleka.

Pretoria Capitals 
Anrich Nortje, Miguel Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun von Berg, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Marais, Will Jacks, Jimmy Neesham, Kusal Mendis, Daryn Dupavillon, Shane Dadswell, Eathan Bosch.

Durban Super Giants
Quinton de Kock, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker, Simon Harmer, Wiaan Mulder.

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Sunrisers Eastern Cape 
Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, Jon-Jon Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller, Aya Gqamane, Tom Abell, Sarel Erwee, Brydon Carse.

Paarl Royals  
David Miller, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Mitchell van Buuren, Wihan Lubbe, Ferisco Adams, Imraan Manack, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Eoin Morgan, Codi Yusuf.

MI Cape Town  
Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Waqar Salamkheil, Ziyaad Abrahams, Wesley Marshall, Olly Stone, Grant Roelofsen.

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