Wikipedia - SA20

SA20, known as the Betway SA20 for sponsorship reasons, is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in South Africa, organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and first contested during the 2022–23 season. It is contested by six teams based in cities around the country. The first winners of the tournament were Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

History

Cricket South Africa established the franchise T20 Global League in 2017. The inaugural season was deferred by a year due to the lack of a broadcast deal and title sponsor and in June 2018 was replaced by the Mzansi Super League, a league featuring six CSA-owned teams. Both the leagues became unsuccessful. The MSL ran for only two seasons, the 2020 and 2021 editions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SA20 was established by CSA in 2022 through a newly formed entity, Africa Cricket Development (Pty) Limited (ACD). CSA is the majority stakeholder in ACD with a 50% share, while broadcaster SuperSport has a 30% share and former Indian Premier League (IPL) Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman, the remaining 20%. All six of the teams were bought by franchises from the IPL. In July 2022, CSA announced that the One Day International series against Australia due to be played in January 2023 would be cancelled in order for SA20 to go ahead.

In August 2022, Graeme Smith was announced as the commissioner for the tournament. Later in the month, the marquee players for the first season were announced.

In December 2023 Cricket South Africa announced that it would send a makeshift Test team, comprising players with little or no Test cricket experience, to its scheduled two-Test tour of New Zealand in February 2024, to allow its best players to remain in South Africa to compete in the SA20. The decision was widely criticised.

Il torneo di cricket "SA20" in Sud Africa è un evento sportivo emozionante che coinvolge le squadre di cricket più talentuose del paese. Questo torneo è dedicato alla variante del cricket a 20 overs, che rende il gioco ancora più veloce e spettacolare.

Durante il torneo SA20, le squadre si sfidano in una serie di partite intense e competitive, cercando di ottenere la vittoria finale. I giocatori mostrano le loro abilità nel colpire la palla, nel lanciare e nel difendere, offrendo agli spettatori un'esperienza di cricket coinvolgente e appassionante.

Le partite si svolgono in diversi stadi in tutto il Sud Africa, offrendo ai tifosi l'opportunità di assistere a questo spettacolo sportivo dal vivo. L'atmosfera è elettrizzante, con i tifosi che sostengono le loro squadre preferite e creano un'atmosfera di festa.

Il torneo SA20 è un'occasione per i giocatori di cricket sudafricani di mettere in mostra le loro abilità e competere al massimo livello. È anche un'opportunità per i giovani talenti emergenti di farsi notare e dimostrare il loro valore.

Gli appassionati di cricket in Sud Africa e in tutto il mondo non vedono l'ora di seguire il torneo SA20, per godersi il gioco spettacolare, tifare per le loro squadre preferite e vivere l'emozione del cricket di alto livello.