SPORTS: Tshwane Spartans retain Pretoria players for MSL

All system go for 2019 Mzansi Super League(MSL 2.0) competition.

August 28, 2019

Eliot Mahlase 2 minutes read

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The Tshwane Spartans cricket team have retained their players from last season ahead of the 2019 Mzansi Super League (MSL 2.0) T20 tournament.

The second edition will be held in November and December and features top cricket players, which include Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Jason Roy.

Last year, the Spartans performed below par failing to reach the playoffs of the competition.

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This year, the Pretoria club have retained their players, who ply their trade with the Multiply Titans.

One of their key players is none other than their captain, AB de Villiers. Although the Pretoria superstar has retired from international cricket, he’s still arguably the best T20 player in the country and if the Spartans are to contest for the title, “MR.360” will need to be on top form.

“It is fantastic that so many of the Titans have been retained up front, and it is a testimony to their skills and their nature,” Titans CEO Dr Jacques Faul said.

“We are proud of all of them and wish them the very best over the course of the Mzansi Super League’s second season. Of course, we hope that the Spartans will go all the way. We look forward to several more of our players being taken up at the player draft that will follow in due course, and we look forward to another exciting edition of the competition,” said Faul.

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Although most Titans players are with the Spartans, a few top players are playing for other teams around the country.

Proteas test captain Faf du Plessis is still at the helm for the Paarl Rocks, and will rejoin the familiar faces in the change-room, with Henry Davids, Aiden Markram and Tabraiz Shamsi there to keep him company.

In Cape Town, the Blitz have again secured the services Quinton de Kock and fast bowling legend Dale Steyn, as he continues to ply his trade in the shorter formats after his retirement from the test arena.

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