OPINION: Excellent build-up for SA20 league kicking off next week | The Citizen

🏏Good times ahead ... there is plenty of excitement ahead of the start of the inaugural SA20 cricket competition that starts next week. Protead SA20Cricket TheCitizenSport Read what you can expect here⤵️

Jofra Archer of England is set to cause a stir for MI Cape Town in the SA20. Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

The excellent build-up for the new SA20 tournament continued this week with the news that Sky Sports in the UK have signed a five-year deal to also show the tournament, expanding the global reach of the new T20 league and also bringing in some much-needed hard currency. While co-owners SuperSport will obviously have the African broadcast rights for the league, the all-important Indian market was sown up by the 10-year deal signed with Viacom 18, the dynamic new entertainment network that is growing rapidly on the subcontinent. They are believed to be paying at least $240 000 per game, so this year’s 33 matches will bring in nearly $8 million .

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