The 2018 Mzansi Super League was the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament in South Africa. It started on 16 November and finished on 16 December 2018. Six teams played a total of thirty-two matches. The players' draft took place on 17 October 2018, with more than 200 international players expressing their interest to take part.
On 18 October 2018, it was announced that Global Sports Commerce (GSC) is the official international commercial and broadcast partner from 2018 up to 2022. On 30 October 2018 it was announced that the Mzansi Super League 2018 champions will receive prize money of ZAR7 million and the runners up will receive R2.5 million, the player of the tournament received R100 000, and each player of the match won R15 000.
On 16 December 2018 the Jozi Stars won the first season final.
Squads The following players were selected in the player draft on 17 October 2018:
Cape Town Blitz Durban Heat Jozi Stars Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Paarl Rocks Tshwane Spartans Farhaan Behardien (c)
Quinton de Kock Dawid Malan Andile Phehlukwayo Dale Steyn Samuel Badree Asif Ali Anrich Nortje Janneman Malan Malusi Siboto George Linde Ferisco Adams Jason Smith Sibonelo Makhanya Kyle Verreynne Dane Piedt Mohammad Nawaz Hussain Talat David Bedingham Nandre Burger Albie Morkel (c) Hashim Amla Rashid Khan David Miller Heinrich Klaasen Kyle Abbott Keshav Maharaj Khaya Zondo Marchant de Lange Vernon Philander Brandon Mavuta Temba Bavuma Morne van Wyk Okuhle Cele Sarel Erwee Tladi Bokako Prenelan Subrayen Dane Vilas (c) Kagiso Rabada Chris Gayle Rassie van der Dussen Dan Christian Beuran Hendricks Reeza Hendricks Dwaine Pretorius Eddie Leie Pite van Biljon Duanne Olivier Ryan Rickelton Sinethemba Qeshile Simon Harmer Calvin Savage Alfred Mothoa Nono Pongolo Delano Potgieter JJ Smuts (c) Imran Tahir Jason Roy Chris Morris Junior Dala Christiaan Jonker Aaron Phangiso Ben Duckett Sisanda Magala Ryan McLaren Heino Kuhn Marco Marais Dyllan Matthews Lizaad Williams Rudi Second Carmi le Roux Wihan Lubbe Faf du Plessis (c) Dwayne Bravo Tabraiz Shamsi Dane Paterson Aiden Markram Mangaliso Mosehle Bjorn Fortuin Vaughn van Jaarsveld Grant Thomson Paul Stirling Tshepo Moreki Henry Davids Cameron Delport Eathan Bosch Patrick Kruger Kerwin Mungroo David Wiese Michael Klinger AB de Villiers (c) Eoin Morgan Lungi Ngidi Robbie Frylinck Jeevan Mendis Theunis de Bruyn Rory Kleinveldt Sean Williams Gihahn Cloete Lutho Sipamla Tony de Zorzi Dean Elgar Andrew Birch Sikandar Raza Shaun von Berg Eldred Hawken Rilee Rossouw Corbin Bosch Andrea Agathangelou
Before the start of the tournament, JP Duminy was ruled out due to injury and was replaced by Quinton de Kock as the marquee player for Cape Town Blitz.
Points table
The team topping the table after the league phase progressed to the final. The second and third teams played against each other in the Play-off match. The winning team gets a bonus point for a run rate better than 1.25 times that of the losing team.
League stage The MSL released the full fixture list on 18 October 2018. The team that tops the table gets direct passage to the final and will also have home ground advantage.
Playoffs
Eliminator
Final
Statistics
Most runs
Player Team Runs Rassie van der Dussen Jozi Stars 12 11 469 58.62 138.75 96 0 4 27 23 Quinton de Kock Cape Town Blitz 8 8 412 58.85 169.54 108 1 3 45 18 Reeza Hendricks Jozi Stars 10 9 412 58.85 142.56 108 2 2 37 20 Gihahn Cloete Tshwane Spartans 10 10 330 33.00 113.79 80 0 4 38 5 Faf du Plessis Paarl Rocks 9 8 318 53.00 156.65 76 0 4 33 7
Most wickets
Player Team Duanne Olivier Jozi Stars 8 8 20 3/30 13.20 7.88 10.0 0 0 Jeevan Mendis Tshwane Spartans 9 9 16 4/22 16.62 8.26 12.0 1 0 Lutho Sipamla Tshwane Spartans 10 10 16 3/19 20.56 8.89 13.8 0 0 Kagiso Rabada Jozi Stars 8 8 13 4/27 18.38 6.73 16.3 1 0 Beuran Hendricks Jozi Stars 8 8 12 2/13 17.16 7.40 13.9 0 0
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