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The MSL released the full fixture list on 18 October 2018. The team that tops the table gets direct passage to the final and will also have home ground advantage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/ct-blitz-to-play-tshwane-spartans-in-msl-opener-20181018|title=CT Blitz to play Tshwane Spartans in MSL opener |work=Sport24 |accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref>
The MSL released the full fixture list on 18 October 2018. The team that tops the table gets direct passage to the final and will also have home ground advantage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/ct-blitz-to-play-tshwane-spartans-in-msl-opener-20181018|title=CT Blitz to play Tshwane Spartans in MSL opener |work=Sport24 |accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref>


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Revision as of 05:47, 1 November 2018

2018 Mzansi Super League
Dates1 November – 16 December 2018
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and knockout
Host(s) South Africa
Participants6
Matches32
2019 →

The 2018 Mzansi Super League is an upcoming edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament, planned to be held in South Africa.[1] It is scheduled to start on 16 November and finish on 16 December 2018.[1] Six teams are scheduled to take part, playing a total of thirty-two matches.[2] A players' draft took place on 17 October 2018, with more than 200 international players expressing their interest to take part.[3]. On 18 October 2018, it was announced that Global Sports Commerce (GSC) would be the official international commercial and broadcast partner from 2018 up to 2022[4]. 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]

Squads

The following players were selected in the player draft on 17 October 2018:[6][7]

Cape Town Blitz Durban Heat Jozi Stars Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Paarl Rocks Tshwane Spartans

Before the start of the tournament, JP Duminy was ruled out due to injury and was replaced by Quinton de Kock as the marquee player for Cape Town Blitz.[10]

Points table

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Cape Town Blitz 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Durban Heat 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Jozi Stars 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Paarl Rocks 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Tshwane Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
  •   The team topping the table after the league phase will progress to the final.
  •   The second and third teams will play against each other in the Play-off match.

League stage

The MSL released the full fixture list on 18 October 2018. The team that tops the table gets direct passage to the final and will also have home ground advantage.[11]

20 November
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Playoffs

Eliminator

14 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
2nd placed team
v
3rd placed team
TBA

Final

16 December
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
1st placed team
v
Winner of Playoff
TBA

References

  1. ^ a b "South Africa's T20 tournament to be called Mzansi Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "6 Mzansi Super League team names revealed". Sports24. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ "De Villiers, Rabada, du Plessis among marquee players for Mzansi Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ^ "CSA announces commercial partner for Mzansi Super League". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. ^ https://ewn.co.za/2018/10/30/mzansi-super-league-winners-to-receive-r7-million-prize-money
  6. ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Smuts to lead the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Captain Faf confident Paarl Rocks can crush Mzansi Super League - IOL". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. ^ "JP Duminy out of South Africa's tour to Australia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  11. ^ "CT Blitz to play Tshwane Spartans in MSL opener". Sport24. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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