Western Cape derby to kick off SA20, Wanderers to host final
The fixtures for the inaugural season of the SA20 have been announced with the opener set to take place on 10 January 2023 at Newlands.
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Major boost for SA20 as Indian broadcaster secured
Cricket South Africa's premier competition, the SA20, received a timely boost on Wednesday when it was announced that Indian broadcaster, Viacom18 Sports, had signed a 10-year partnership to televise all matches in India exclusively.
Proteas and rain in World Cups: Still no match for Thami and co's wretched luck in Sri Lanka
Following an agonising no-result against Zimbabwe in their opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup on Monday, the Proteas travel to Melbourne staring a forecast for a 80% chance of showers and a thunderstorm squarely in the face ahead of their meeting with Bangladesh on Thursday.
Former Proteas captain Faf reveals strained relationship with Boucher, Smith in autobiography
Former Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis says that the relationship between himself, coach Mark Boucher and then director of cricket, Graeme Smith, was strained towards the end of his international career.
SA20: Temba Bavuma And Dean Elgar Go Unsold In Auction
Rising star Tristan Stubbs was bought by Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who paid 9.2 million rand (USD 540,000) for the middle-order batter to play in the event next January and February. Sunrisers also paid the second-highest price of 6.9 million rand for batsman Rilee Rossouw. SA20 commissioner and former South Africa star Graeme Smith said the aim was to make the new league the second most popular in the world behind the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Graeme Smith believes SA20 will strengthen SA cricket as IPL did for India
SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith hopes the new local T20 league will strengthen South African cricket like the Indian Premier League (IPL) did for Indian cricket.
Red ball highs, 50-over falls: The highs & lows of Mark Boucher's Proteas coaching story
Mark Boucher's tenure as Proteas coach fitted in a decade of events on and off the field in just under three years of work. We look at his highs and lows on the field:
World Cup winners Morgan, Roy headline SA20 draft
Three hundred eighteen players will go under the hammer in the inaugural SA20 player auction set to be held in Cape Town on 19 September.