2019 Mzansi Super League
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| Dates | 8 November – 16 December 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions | Paarl Rocks (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Attendance | 188,754 (5,899 per match) |
| Most runs | Ben Dunk (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants) (415) |
| Most wickets | Imran Tahir (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants) (17) |
| Official website | MSLT20 |
The 2019 Mzansi Super League, also known as the MSL 2.0, was the second edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament in South Africa.[1][2] It started on 8 November and ended on 16 December 2019.[1] Jozi Stars were the defending champions, having won the inaugural 2018 tournament.
Contents
Squads
On 7 August 2019, Cricket South Africa announced that more than 250 cricketers had registered for the tournament's draft.[3] Each of the six franchise teams also named the players they had retained for this years' edition.[4] The following day the marquee players were announced.[5] The full squads were confirmed on 3 September 2019.[6]
| Cape Town Blitz | Durban Heat | Jozi Stars | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | Paarl Rocks | Tshwane Spartans |
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Before the start of the tournament, David Willey was ruled out due to injury and was replaced by Isuru Udana as the marquee player for Paarl Rocks.[7]
1 The Jozi Stars have signed Shoaib Malik to take over from Chris Gayle who will exit the stars post their sixth game.[8]
Aiden Markram injured himself before the start of the tournament as was replaced by Kyle Verreynne in the Paarl Rocks squad.[9]
Robert Frylinck withdrew from the competition after being selected to play in the 2019 T10 League in Abu Dhabi. He was replaced by Wesley Marshall.[10]
Points table
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- The team topping the table after the league phase progresses to the final.
- The second and third teams play against each other in the Play-off match.
- The winning team gets a bonus point for a run rate better than 1.25 times that of the losing side.
League stage
The MSL released the full fixture list on 27 September 2019. The team that tops the table gets direct passage to the final and will also have home ground advantage.[11]
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Cape Town Blitz
213/3 (20 overs) |
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Jozi Stars (H)
198/5 (20 overs) |
- Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to field.
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(H) Paarl Rocks
170/9 (20 overs) |
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Cape Town Blitz
84 (15.4 overs) |
- Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
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(H) Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
167/7 (20 overs) |
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Jozi Stars
143/5 (20 overs) |
- Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to field.
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(H) Tshwane Spartans
33/4 (7.1 overs) |
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- Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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(H) Cape Town Blitz
183/6 (20 overs) |
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Jozi Stars
126 (16.2 overs) |
- Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to field.
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(H) Jozi Stars
108 (18.5 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
110/1 (9.1 overs) |
- Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
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Cape Town Blitz
174/6 (20 overs) |
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Durban Heat (H)
164/7 (20 overs) |
- Durban Heat won the toss and elected to field.
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(H) Paarl Rocks
185/6 (20 overs) |
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Tshwane Spartans
188/2 (19.1 overs) |
- Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
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Cape Town Blitz
186/9 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H)
187/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat.
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(H) Tshwane Spartans
141/4 (15 overs) |
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Durban Heat
21/3 (2.1 overs) |
- Durban Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was initially reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible during Tshwane Spartans innings. Durban Heat were given a revised target of 66 runs from 5 overs.
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Jozi Stars
129/3 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Rocks (H)
133/6 (16.1 overs) |
- Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
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Durban Heat
160/5 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H)
163/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Durban Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
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Paarl Rocks
163/8 (20 overs) |
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Cape Town Blitz (H)
161/9 (20 overs) |
- Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to field.
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Tshwane Spartans
155/6 (20 overs) |
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Jozi Stars (H)
135 (18.3 overs) |
- Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to bat.
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Paarl Rocks
166/7 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H)
135 (19.4 overs) |
- Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to field.
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(H) Cape Town Blitz
181/5 (20 overs) |
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Durban Heat
182/3 (19.3 overs) |
- Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat.
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Paarl Rocks
126 (19.4 overs) |
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Tshwane Spartans (H)
127/2 (15 overs) |
- Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to field.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
173/6 (20 overs) |
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Durban Heat (H)
177/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
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(H) Jozi Stars
171/3 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Rocks
175/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
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(H) Cape Town Blitz
157/5 (20 overs) |
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Tshwane Spartans
142/7 (20 overs) |
- Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat.
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Tshwane Spartans
188/5 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H)
192/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to bat.
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(H) Paarl Rocks
195/2 (20 overs) |
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Durban Heat
197/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Durban Heat won the toss and elected to field.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
173/6 (20 overs) |
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Cape Town Blitz (H)
162/8 (20 overs) |
- Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to field.
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(H) Paarl Rocks
168/5 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
156/6 (20 overs) |
- Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
| Eliminator | Final | |||||||
| 1 | Paarl Rocks | 148/2 (14.2) | ||||||
| 3 | Tshwane Spartans | 166/4 (20) | 3 | Tshwane Spartans | 147/6 (20) | |||
| 2 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 144/8 (20) | ||||||
Eliminator
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Tshwane Spartans
166/4 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
144/8 (20 overs) |
- Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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Tshwane Spartans
147/6 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Rocks
148/2 (14.2 overs) |
- Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player[12] | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dunk | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 11 | 10 | 415 | 51.87 | 149.81 | 99* | 0 | 3 | 39 | 17 |
| Janneman Malan | Cape Town Blitz | 9 | 9 | 358 | 44.75 | 149.79 | 99* | 0 | 3 | 26 | 22 |
| AB de Villiers | Tshwane Spartans | 9 | 9 | 325 | 46.42 | 152.58 | 69* | 0 | 4 | 26 | 11 |
| Reeza Hendricks | Jozi Stars | 7 | 7 | 275 | 39.28 | 125.00 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 4 |
| Henry Davids | Paarl Rocks | 10 | 10 | 275 | 30.55 | 135.46 | 77* | 0 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
Most wickets
| Player[13] | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Tahir | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 11 | 11 | 17 | 3/23 | 14.23 | 5.76 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | Paarl Rocks | 10 | 10 | 16 | 3/16 | 16.87 | 7.10 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Steyn | Cape Town Blitz | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3/10 | 15.13 | 7.09 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | Tshwane Spartans | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3/21 | 13.58 | 6.35 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Dala | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3/19 | 23.83 | 10.59 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
Broadcasting
The SABC again got the domestic broadcast rights for the 2019 season. All matches were covered live on the SABC3 television channel and on Radio 2000.[14]
Global Sports Commerce of Singapore bought the broadcast and digital rights outside of South Africa.[15]
References
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