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| Dates | 8 November – 16 December 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Champions | Paarl Rocks (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Tshwane Spartans |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Attendance | 188,754 (5,899 per match) |
| Most runs | Ben Dunk (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants) (415) |
| Most wickets | Imran Tahir (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants) (17) |
| Official website | MSLT20 |
The 2019 Mzansi Super League, also known as the MSL 2.0, was the second edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament in South Africa.[1][2] It started on 8 November and ended on 16 December 2019.[1] Jozi Stars were the defending champions, having won the inaugural 2018 tournament.
On 7 August 2019, Cricket South Africa announced that more than 250 cricketers had registered for the tournament's draft.[3] Each of the six franchise teams also named the players they had retained for this years' edition.[4] The following day the marquee players were announced.[5] The full squads were confirmed on 3 September 2019.[6]
| Cape Town Blitz | Durban Heat | Jozi Stars | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | Paarl Rocks | Tshwane Spartans |
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Before the start of the tournament, David Willey was ruled out due to injury and was replaced by Isuru Udana as the marquee player for Paarl Rocks.[7]
1 The Jozi Stars have signed Shoaib Malik to take over from Chris Gayle who will exit the stars post their sixth game.[8]
Aiden Markram injured himself before the start of the tournament as was replaced by Kyle Verreynne in the Paarl Rocks squad.[9]
Robert Frylinck withdrew from the competition after being selected to play in the 2019 T10 League in Abu Dhabi. He was replaced by Wesley Marshall.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paarl Rocks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0.647 |
| 2 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0.514 |
| 3 | Tshwane Spartans | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 0.519 |
| 4 | Durban Heat | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.182 |
| 5 | Cape Town Blitz | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | −0.077 |
| 6 | Jozi Stars | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −1.898 |
The MSL released the full fixture list on 27 September 2019. The team that tops the table gets direct passage to the final and will also have home ground advantage.[11]
Cape Town Blitz
213/3 (20 overs) |
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Jozi Stars (H)
198/5 (20 overs) |
(H) Paarl Rocks
170/9 (20 overs) |
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Cape Town Blitz
84 (15.4 overs) |
(H) Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
167/7 (20 overs) |
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Jozi Stars
143/5 (20 overs) |
(H) Tshwane Spartans
33/4 (7.1 overs) |
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(H) Cape Town Blitz
183/6 (20 overs) |
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Jozi Stars
126 (16.2 overs) |
(H) Jozi Stars
108 (18.5 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
110/1 (9.1 overs) |
Cape Town Blitz
174/6 (20 overs) |
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Durban Heat (H)
164/7 (20 overs) |
(H) Paarl Rocks
185/6 (20 overs) |
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Tshwane Spartans
188/2 (19.1 overs) |
Cape Town Blitz
186/9 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H)
187/5 (19.2 overs) |
(H) Tshwane Spartans
141/4 (15 overs) |
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Durban Heat
21/3 (2.1 overs) |
Jozi Stars
129/3 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Rocks (H)
133/6 (16.1 overs) |
Durban Heat
160/5 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H)
163/5 (19.5 overs) |
Paarl Rocks
163/8 (20 overs) |
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Cape Town Blitz (H)
161/9 (20 overs) |
Tshwane Spartans
155/6 (20 overs) |
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Jozi Stars (H)
135 (18.3 overs) |
Paarl Rocks
166/7 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H)
135 (19.4 overs) |
(H) Cape Town Blitz
181/5 (20 overs) |
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Durban Heat
182/3 (19.3 overs) |
Paarl Rocks
126 (19.4 overs) |
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Tshwane Spartans (H)
127/2 (15 overs) |
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
173/6 (20 overs) |
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Durban Heat (H)
177/4 (18.5 overs) |
(H) Jozi Stars
171/3 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Rocks
175/5 (19.2 overs) |
(H) Cape Town Blitz
157/5 (20 overs) |
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Tshwane Spartans
142/7 (20 overs) |
Tshwane Spartans
188/5 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H)
192/4 (19.4 overs) |
(H) Paarl Rocks
195/2 (20 overs) |
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Durban Heat
197/4 (18.5 overs) |
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
173/6 (20 overs) |
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Cape Town Blitz (H)
162/8 (20 overs) |
(H) Paarl Rocks
168/5 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
156/6 (20 overs) |
| Eliminator | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Paarl Rocks | 148/2 (14.2) | |||||||
| 3 | Tshwane Spartans | 166/4 (20) | 3 | Tshwane Spartans | 147/6 (20) | ||||
| 2 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 144/8 (20) | |||||||
Tshwane Spartans
166/4 (20 overs) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
144/8 (20 overs) |
Tshwane Spartans
147/6 (20 overs) |
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Paarl Rocks
148/2 (14.2 overs) |
| Player[12] | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dunk | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 11 | 10 | 415 | 51.87 | 149.81 | 99* | 0 | 3 | 39 | 17 |
| Janneman Malan | Cape Town Blitz | 9 | 9 | 358 | 44.75 | 149.79 | 99* | 0 | 3 | 26 | 22 |
| AB de Villiers | Tshwane Spartans | 9 | 9 | 325 | 46.42 | 152.58 | 69* | 0 | 4 | 26 | 11 |
| Reeza Hendricks | Jozi Stars | 7 | 7 | 275 | 39.28 | 125.00 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 4 |
| Henry Davids | Paarl Rocks | 10 | 10 | 275 | 30.55 | 135.46 | 77* | 0 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
| Player[13] | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Tahir | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 11 | 11 | 17 | 3/23 | 14.23 | 5.76 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | Paarl Rocks | 10 | 10 | 16 | 3/16 | 16.87 | 7.10 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Steyn | Cape Town Blitz | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3/10 | 15.13 | 7.09 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | Tshwane Spartans | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3/21 | 13.58 | 6.35 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Dala | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3/19 | 23.83 | 10.59 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
The SABC again got the domestic broadcast rights for the 2019 season. All matches were covered live on the SABC3 television channel and on Radio 2000.[14]
Global Sports Commerce of Singapore bought the broadcast and digital rights outside of South Africa.[15]