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.