In a procedure run by audit and consulting firm Deloitte, owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) teams purchased all six franchises for teams in the future Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 League.
Mumbai Indians will have Cape Town base Franchise, Chennai Super Kings will took Johannesburg based Franchise, Pretoria based Franchise took by Delhi Capitals, Durban by Lucknow Super Giants, Port Elizabeth by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Paarl by Rajasthan Royals.
South Africa former Captain Graeme Smith appointed as Commissioner of New T20 League of South Africa. It is the first time ever that a cricketer been in charge of a T20 League.
Former IPL COO Sundar Raman is the creator of this league, which is supported by CSA.
Deloitte is still reviewing the more refined text of the franchise agreements. And this week’s official announcements will made between Tuesday and Thursday.
Cricket South Africa recently cancelled their ODI series against Australia which I scheduled in January 2023 because it’s clashes with their New T20 League.
The T20 League is Scheduled to start in January 2023.
IPL franchises that have acquired teams in South Africa have won 11 IPL championships
