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Will SA20 Cause Player Availability Issues For ILT20 And BBL?

Cricket South Africa (CSA) are set to kick-off the first edition of their own T20 league after the failures of various tournaments like the Global T20 League and the Mzansi Super League. However, the South African cricket board learnt from their mistakes done in the last time with SA20 consisting of cash-rich investors and in-demand players.

The inaugural edition of SA20 will have 33 matches being played during the tournament with each team set to square off each other twice – on a home-and-away basis. At the end of the league stages, 4 teams will qualify for the semi-finals with the final to follow as the CSA is yet to release the complete schedule.

The CSA is doing all it can for SA20 which is all set to kick-off soon after the successful completion of the first SA20 auction which had 533 players going under the hammer. Several players were sold for a whooping price while many were unsold despite having potential with the squads locked in.

SA20 Squads 

MI Cape Town

Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Grant Roelofsen, Wesley Marshall, Olly Stone, Waqar Salamkheil, Zuyaad Abharams, Odean Smith.

Pretoria Capitals

Anrich Nortje, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun von Berg, Adil Rashid, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Marais, Phil Salt, Kusal Mendis, Daryn Dupavillon, Jimmy Neesham, Eathan Bosch, Shane Dadswell.

Paarl Royals

David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Wihan Lubbe, Ferisco Adams, Imraan Manack, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Mitchell van Buuren, Eoin Morgan, Codi Yusuf.

Durban Super Giants

Quinton de Kock, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker, Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer.

Joburg Super Kings

Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Donavon Ferreira, Nandre Burger, Malusi Siboto, Caleb Seleka.

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However, the SA20 has been scheduled to take place within the same time frame as ILT20. Some dates of the tournament also clash with Australia’s Big Bash League and the Bangladesh Premier League. It has resulted in questions being raised over player availability in some cases.

Key players like Rashid Khan and Liam Livingstone are signed up for SA20 as well as the Big Bash League, whose dates coincide with South Africa’s league. They are expected to give priority to SA20 over BBL as they had signed for the South African league first instead of their Australian counterparts. 

It is also worth noting that these players would have recently featured at the ICC T20 World Cup which ends in November 2022. Constant back to back games and playing under high pressure situations while featuring at the biggest stages increases the injury risk for the players. Any injuries to big stars will see franchises across various leagues being affected.

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