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IPL Team Owners Snap Up All 6 Franchises In New South Africa T20 League

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The six teams in the new South African T20 league which is set to begin in January next year have been bought by owners of franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Reliance Industries Limited, RPSG Sports Private Limited, Sun TV Network Limited, Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited, Royals Sports Group and JSW Sports won the bids for the six franchises.

Reliance are the owners of Mumbai Indians, while RPSG own Lucknow Super Giants. Sun TV are the owners of SunRisers Hyderabad while Royals Sports Group and JSW Sports own Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals respectively.

Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited are, of course, the owners of CSK. "The six franchise owners for South Africa's T20 League have been confirmed following a rigorous process over the past few months," Cricket South Africa said in its release. "The open bid process, managed by Deloitte Corporate Finance, attracted over 29 entities who expressed interest in owning a franchise worldwide.

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