Mzansi Super League: Cape Town Blitz to take on Tshwane Spartans in tournament opener

The T20 League will feature top international cricketers from across the globe.

Cricket South Africa's inaugual T20 tournament, Mzansi Super League (MSL), will take place from November 16 to December 16. The six MSL teams will be owned locally, by CSA, and the league will be city-based. t six South Africa internationals have already been assigned their sides.

Six South African internationals have been assigned their respective teams. Hashim Amla will play for Durban Heat, Rabada for Jozi Stars, and De Villiers for Tshwane Spartans. Nelson Mandela Bay Giants has acquired Imran Tahir, with JP Duminy due to feature for Cape Town Blitz, and Du Plessis for Paarl Rocks.

Other T20 stars like Chris Gayle, Rashid Khan and Eoin Morgan were picked in a players draft comprising 141 batsmen, 67 all-rounders and 122 bowlers.

Durban Heat picked up spin sensation  Rashid Khan  as its International Marquee player, even as the explosive  Chris Gayle  went to the Jozi Stars.

Paarl Rocks signed Dwayne Bravo,  while Cape Town Blitz acquired the services of Dawid Malan.  England's Jason Roy went to the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants with skipper Eoin Morgan  playing for the Tshwane Spartans.

Cape Town Blitz will take on Tshwane Spartans in the tournament opener on November 16.

The schedule for the month-long T20 tournament is as under:

Date	Match Between	Venue
Nov 16, Fri	Cape Town Blitz vs. Tshwane Spartans, 1st Match	Newlands, Cape Town
Nov 17, Sat	Jozi Stars vs. Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, 2nd Match	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Nov 18, Sun	Durban Heat vs. Cape Town Blitz, 3rd Match	Kingsmead, Durban
	Paarl Rocks vs. Tshwane Spartans, 4th Match	Boland Park, Paarl
Nov 20, Tue	Paarl Rocks vs. Jozi Stars, 5th Match	Boland Park, Paarl
Nov 21, Wed	Durban Heat vs. Tshwane Spartans, 6th Match	Kingsmead, Durban
	Cape Town Blitz vs. Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, 7th Match	Newlands, Cape Town
Nov 23, Fri	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs. Durban Heat, 8th Match	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Nov 24, Sat	Jozi Stars vs. Cape Town Blitz, 9th Match	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Nov 25, Sun	Tshwane Spartans vs. Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, 10th Match	SuperSport Park, Centurion
	Paarl Rocks vs. Cape Town Blitz, 11th Match	Boland Park, Paarl
Nov 27, Tue	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs. Cape Town Blitz, 12th Match	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Nov 28, Wed	Tshwane Spartans vs. Jozi Stars, 13th Match	SuperSport Park, Centurion
	Durban Heat vs. Paarl Rocks, 14th Match	Kingsmead, Durban
Nov 30, Fri	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs. Paarl Rocks, 15th Match	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
	Jozi Stars vs. Durban Heat, 16th Match	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Dec 01, Sat	Tshwane Spartans vs. Cape Town Blitz, 17th Match	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dec 02, Sun	Paarl Rocks vs. Durban Heat, 18th Match	Boland Park, Paarl
	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs. Jozi Stars, 19th Match	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Dec 04, Tue	Cape Town Blitz vs. Jozi Stars, 20th Match	Newlands, Cape Town
Dec 05, Wed	Tshwane Spartans vs. Paarl Rocks, 21st Match	SuperSport Park, Centurion
	Durban Heat vs. Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, 22nd Match	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dec 07, Fri	Durban Heat vs. Jozi Stars, 23rd Match	Kingsmead, Durban
	Cape Town Blitz vs. Paarl Rocks, 24th Match	Newlands, Cape Town
Dec 08, Sat	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs. Tshwane Spartans, 25th Match	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Dec 09, Sun	Jozi Stars vs. Paarl Rocks, 26th Match	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
	Cape Town Blitz vs. Durban Heat, 27th Match	Newlands, Cape Town
Dec 11, Tue	Jozi Stars vs. Tshwane Spartans, 28th Match	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Dec 12, Wed	Paarl Rocks vs. Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, 29th Match	Boland Park, Paarl
	Tshwane Spartans vs Durban Heat, 30th Match	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dec 14, Fri	TBC vs. TBC, Preliminary Final	TBC
Dec 16, Sun	TBC vs. TBC, Final	TBC