Cricket South Africa (CSA) is all set to introduce brand new franchise T20 league titled as Mzansi Super League (MSL T20). The 2018 Mzansi Super League will be the first edition of the tournament. The MSL T20 2018, which is scheduled to begin from November 16 onwards, will be played for a span of a month. The tournament will witness a total of 32 matches, including the final on December 16. Mzansi Super League T20 2018: Tshwane Spartans Captain AB de Villiers Smashes 31-Ball 93 in a Practice Match.

Following six teams will compete in the inaugural edition of MSL T20- Cape Town Blitz (Newlands), Durban Heat (Kingsmead), Jozi Stars (Wanderers), Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (St George’s Park), Paarl Rocks (Boland Park) and Tshwane Spartans (SuperSport Park). Meanwhile, the winners of the MSL T20 2018 will take home a prize money of 7 million South African rands while the runner-up will pocket R2.5 million. The player of the tournament and man of the match awards will be worth R100000 and R15000 respectively.

MSL T20 2018 will be played in a double round-robin format. After the league stage, the team on top of the MSL T20 2018 points table will directly proceed to the final. The second and third placed teams will face off each other in a virtual semifinal and the winner will advance to the final. AB de Villiers to Come Out of a Retirement to Play in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019?

Mzansi Super League 2018 Schedule

Date Fixture Venue Time (IST)
16-Nov-2018 Cape Town Blitz vs Tshwane Spartans Newlands, Cape Town 10:30 PM IST
17-Nov-2018 Jozi Stars vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 10:30 PM IST
18-Nov-2018 Durban Heat vs Cape Town Blitz Kingsmead, Durban 2:30 PM IST
18-Nov-2018 Paarl Rocks vs Tshwane Spartans Boland Park, Paarl 7:00 PM IST
20-Nov-2018 Paarl Rocks vs Jozi Stars Boland Park, Paarl 10:30 PM IST
21-Nov-2018 Durban Heat vs Tshwane Spartans Kingsmead, Durban 5:30 PM IST
21-Nov-2018 Cape Town Blitz vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Newlands, Cape Town 10:30 PM IST
23-Nov-2018 Nelson Mandela Giants vs Durban Heat St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 10:30 PM IST
24-Nov-2018 Jozi Stars vs Cape Town Blitz New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 10:30 PM IST
25-Nov-2018 Tshwane Spartans vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants SuperSport Park, Centurion 2:30 PM IST
25-Nov-2018 Paarl Rocks vs Cape Town Blitz Boland Park, Paarl 7:00 PM IST
27-Nov-2018 Nelson Mandela Giants vs Cape Town Blitz St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 10:30 PM IST
28-Nov-2018 Tshwane Spartans vs Jozi Stars SuperSport Park, Centurion 5:30 PM IST
28-Nov-2018 Durban Heat vs Paarl Rocks Kingsmead, Durban 10:30 PM IST
30-Nov-2018 Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Paarl Rocks St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 5:30 PM IST
30-Nov-2018 Jozi Stars vs Durban Heat New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 10:30 PM IST
01-Dec-2018 Tshwane Spartans vs Cape Town Blitz SuperSport Park, Centurion 10:30 PM IST
02-Dec-2018 Paarl Rocks vs Durban Heat Boland Park, Paarl 2:30 PM IST
02-Dec-2018 Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Jozi Stars St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 7:00 PM IST 
04-Dec-2018 Cape Town Blitz vs Jozi Stars Newlands, Cape Town 10:30 PM IST
05-Dec-2018 Tshwane Spartans vs Paarl Rocks SuperSport Park, Centurion 5:30 PM IST
05-Dec-2018 Durban Heat vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Kingsmead, Durban 10:30 PM IST
07-Dec-2018 Durban Heat vs Jozi Stars Kingsmead, Durban 5:30 PM IST
07-Dec-2018 Cape Town Blitz vs Paarl Rocks Newlands, Cape Town 10:30 PM IST
08-Dec-2018 Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Tshwane Spartans St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 10:30 PM IST
09-Dec-2018 Jozi Stars vs Paarl Rocks New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2:30 PM IST
09-Dec-2018 Cape Town Blitz vs Durban Heat Newlands, Cape Town 7:00 PM IST 
11-Dec-2018 Jozi Stars vs Tshwane Spartans New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 10:30 PM IST
12-Dec-2018 Paarl Rocks vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Boland Park, Paarl 5:30 PM IST
12-Dec-2018 Tshwane Spartans vs Durban Heat SuperSport Park, Centurion 10:30 PM IST
14-Dec-2018 Eliminator, TBC vs TBC (2nd vs 3rd) TBC 10:30 PM IST
16-Dec-2018 Final, TBC vs TBC TBC 7:00 PM IST 

The MSL T20 2018 players draft was held in October and more than 200 overseas players confirmed their availability for the tournament. Some of the top cricketers to take part in the league include Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Eoin Morgan, and Samuel Badree. Apart from them, local stars like AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, and Dale Steyn will be seen in the action as well.

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