Best of schoolboy T20 cricket

THE Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge cricket tournament has begun with the regional phase of the tournament blasting off five months of the most entertaining schoolboy cricket in South Africa. To kick-off the festivities, six schools will be taking part in provincial derbies in Bloemfontein, Cape Town and East London as televised curtain raisers to RAM Slam T20 Challenge matches.

The Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge takes place annually with each of Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) 16 unions staging tournaments to identify their provincial champions. A play-off between the various provincial champions within their regions will then determine which school will represent each of the six franchises in the national finals tournament.

The Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge is where our country’s future cricketing heroes are made. Now in its fourth season, the tournament sees over 7 300 players from 665 schools around the country participate and with the likes of Quinton de Kock and rising Proteas superstar bowler, Kagiso Rabada, having already progressed through its ranks, it is fast becoming synonymous as a platform for showcasing some of the best in South African youth cricketing talent.

The regional phase of the Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge is underway with the provincial finals scheduled for February 2016 and the national finals for March 2016.

The three televised curtain raisers take place ahead of the following RAM Slam T20 Challenge matches:

November 13: Grey College (Bloemfontein) vs St Andrews (RAM SLAM: VKB Knights vs The Unlimited Titans)

November 17: Rondebosch vs Wynberg (RAM SLAM: Cape Cobras vs The Unlimited Titans) and

December 2: Queens College vs Selborne College (RAM SLAM: Warriors vs Cape Cobras).