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.
SA20锦标赛的比赛规则简单明了，每队由20名选手组成，比赛限时20个回合。比赛期间，两队轮流进行击球和防守，力争在规定的回合内取得最高得分。比赛场地广阔，设有专业的板球场地和设施，确保比赛的公平性和高水平竞技。
SA20锦标赛吸引了大量观众和媒体的关注，每年都会吸引来自世界各地的板球爱好者前来观赛。这项赛事不仅展示了南非板球运动员的实力和技巧，也为南非的板球运动发展做出了重要贡献。
SA20锦标赛不仅是一场激烈的竞技赛，也是一个聚集板球爱好者的社交活动。观众可以在比赛期间享受到紧张刺激的比赛，同时还能与其他板球迷交流和分享他们对板球的热爱。
总之，南非板球锦标赛“SA20”是南非板球界的一项重要赛事，它展示了南非板球运动员的实力和技巧，也为南非的板球运动发展做出了重要贡献。无论是对于参赛选手还是观众来说，这都是一场不容错过的精彩比赛。