New and exciting cricket structures will be set in place in the 2020/21 season. This was announced this past week by Cricket South Africa CEO, Jacques Faul.
Some of these changes include a new Super Club T20 competition which combines the top six Varsity Cricket teams with the top three community cup sides. Each side will play eight matches (four home and away, including a final.) This is planned for January 2021.
Senior provincial cricket will also be receiving a bit of a makeover with 15 teams that will be divided into two groups of eight and seven teams which will play a single round of group matches. They will also play one-day matches on the same weekend on the same basis.
The matches involving Mpumalanga and Limpopo will not have first-class or List A status respectively but will count for log points.
“There will also be a new 40-over knock-out competition involving the 15 provinces plus SA under-19 that will take place on weekends when franchise and school players will be available for their respective teams,” according to statement issued by Cricket South Africa.
