IPL franchise South Africa: 6 teams of IPL players in South African T20 league, Indians dominate abroad too

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Johannesburg: The co-owners of Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Supergiants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals on Wednesday put on earrings for all six teams in the upcoming T20 league in South Africa. Cricket South Africa (CSA) said in an official statement that the six franchise owners were confirmed after a rigorous process over the past few months.

Which team has which franchise?
Reliance Industries Limited, owner of Mumbai Indians, will operate the Cape Town team based in Newlands, while RPSG Sports Private Limited, owner of Lucknow Super Giants, bought the Durban franchise based in Kingsmead. Sun TV Network Limited, owner of Sunrisers Hyderabad picked the GKebarah (formerly Port Elizabeth) franchise with a home venue at St George’s Park, while Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited, owner of Chennai Super Kings, took over the Johannesburg franchise with a base at Wanderers. did. Royals Sports Group, owner of Rajasthan Royals, bought the Paarl franchise located in Boland Park, while JSW Sports, co-owner of Delhi Capitals, bought the Pretoria franchise located at SuperSport Park.

Welcoming all new franchise owners to the league, Graeme Smith, commissioner of the new T20 league in South Africa, said: “We are thrilled to welcome our new franchise owners to the South African League to be held in January and February 2023. It is indeed an exciting time for South African cricket.

A robust bidding process was followed to select the final six owners, the decision was informed by a scorecard based on various criteria to ensure utmost professionalism, independence and fairness to the process. Smith concluded by pointing to the announcement of international players for the new T20 league in the near future. We have already signed several major international players, which will be announced soon.

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