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South Africa’s nationally contracted players, including IPL-bound Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen and Kagiso Rabada, have been instructed to play in the opening week of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 Challenge before they jet off for more lucrative assignments in India.
The Proteas must avail themselves for two to three matches in the opening week of the competition, which will give it a significant boost, even as it — as with all the other domestic competitions — is still without a sponsor.
The tournament, which starts on March 8, featuring all eight Division 1 teams, will be played on a home and away basis and will last seven weeks, finishing with a final on April 28.
The remaining nationally contracted players who aren’t heading to the IPL will be available for the whole T20 Challenge.
The IPL confirmed on Thursday that it starts on March 22 and will run until May 26, with the final played just five days before the start of the T20 World Cup in the US and in the Caribbean.— Online
Online Reporter