
Twitter erupts after T20 Draft
The players and coaches’ reactions on Twitter after the T20 Global League draft.
The players and coaches’ reactions on Twitter after the T20 Global League draft.
Namibia are the first side to qualify for the Africa T20 Cup semi-finals after they eased past South Western District by six wickets on Sunday.
Here’s a look at how the eight franchises could line up for the inaugural T20 Global League starting 3 November.
Keep up to date with the latest picks for each franchise in the inaugural T20 Global League draft.
The mini-draft of the T20 Global League took place on Saturday night as the eight teams picked their international marquee players.
Eighteen-year-old Lohan Louwrens’ 76 stunned Easterns to hand Namibia a seven-wicket victory and take Group A of the Africa T20 cup to the wire.
Former West Indies coach Phil Simmons has been named as head coach of the Bloem City Blazers, with Allan Donald as his bowling coach.
Dale Steyn is on the shortlist of over 160 local players up for grabs for the inaugural T20 Global League draft to be held this weekend.
Namibia thrashed Western Province by eight wickets in their Pool A, Africa T20 Cup opener in Benoni.
Russell Domingo has been named the Pretoria Mavericks’ head coach for the T20 Global League.
Alviro Petersen says the Proteas are going to play Zimbabwe in this year’s traditional Boxing Day Test, which could mark AB de Villiers’ return.
Faf du Plessis will captain the World XI side to play Pakistan in a three-match T20 series, starting 12 September in Lahore.
Easterns will look to make the most of their home-grown players and home advantage when they take on South Western Districts in their Africa T20 Cup opener on Friday.
Western Province will hope to avenge their defeat to Namibia last year, in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup opener in Benoni on Friday.
Colin Ingram’s all-round efforts ensured Glamorgan beat Leicestershire by nine wickets to reach Finals Day for the first time since 2004.