The owners of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) on Wednesday (August 10) unveiled the name and brand identity of their two new franchises.

Reliance Industries, owned by Mukesh Ambani, recently invested in the upcoming T20 leagues in South Africa and UAE.

While Reliance Industries bought the Cape Town-based team in the South Africa T20 League, they purchased a team in ILT20.

The Cape Town-based franchise will be known as MI Cape Town whereas MI Emirates will be the name of their ILT20 team.

Taking to Twitter, Mumbai Indians introduced the handles of both teams and welcomed them into the family.

“Welcoming @MIEmirates & @MICapeTown into our FAMILY OF TEAMS!” MI tweeted.

“MI Emirates’ and ‘MI Cape Town’ – these names were chosen as they call out the specific regions from where the teams will be based. The teams, ‘MI Emirates’ or phonetically “MY Emirates” and ‘MY Cape Town’ respectively, are dedicated to fans across both the Emirates and Cape Town. The new entities take the iconic Mumbai Indians identity and weaves in the local influence. The global expansion of #OneFamily will bring to the leagues the ethos and the values that have helped elevate Mumbai Indians to be one of the most loved teams in franchise cricket,” MI’s press release stated.

Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, Director of Reliance Industries, said: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome ‘MI Emirates’ & ‘MI Cape Town’, the newest additions to our #Onefamily. For us, MI goes beyond cricket. It embodies the ability to dream, be fearless and foster a positive attitude in life. I am sure that both MI Emirates and MI Cape Town will embrace the same ethos and take MI’s global cricket legacy to even greater heights!”