The Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners have bought all six teams in the upcoming T20 League of South Africa which is scheduled to start in January 2023.
Reliance Industries Limited (Mumbai Indians owner), Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited (Chennai Super Kings owner), Royals Sports Group (Rajasthan Royals owner), JSW Sports (Delhi Capitals co-owner), RPSG Sports Private Limited (Lucknow Super Giants owner), and Sun TV Network Limited (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner) won the bids for the six franchises.
"The six franchise owners for South Africa's T20 League have been confirmed following a rigorous process over the past few months. The open bid process, managed by Deloitte Corporate Finance, attracted over 29 entities who expressed interest in owning a franchise worldwide. Over 10 venues were made available for interested bidders to own a franchise and all 10 of them received expressions of interest,” Cricket South Africa said in its release.
Reliance’s new team will be based out of Newlands, Cape Town, while Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited will have its team in Wanderers, Johannesburg. RPSG Sports will have their team in Kingsmead, Durban, Sun TV Network's team will be in St George’s Park, Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), and Royals Sports Group's team will be based out of Boland Park, Paarl. JSW Sports' team will be in SuperSport Park, Pretoria.
"We are thrilled to welcome our new franchise owners to the South African League taking place in January and February 2023. This is truly an exciting time for South African cricket; the overwhelming interest shows that the country remains valued in the global cricketing eco-system," the new league's commissioner Graeme Smith said.
(Firstpost inputs)
