SA 20 2024 Tournament: Schedule, Venue, Timings, Prize Money, and Live Streaming Details

Indian fans who follow IPL closely would surely be excited to know the interesting and latest updates about the SA 20 2024 tournament. The 2nd season of South Africa’s Premier League commences with the clash between Sunrisers Eastern Cape– The defending champions of the inaugural edition, and Joburg Super Kings on 10th January 2024 (Wednesday) in Gqeberha.

All the international and domestic cricketers are geared up to participate in the grand tournament. Organized by Cricket South Africa, the tournament is also known as the successor of the Mzansi Super League, which managed to run for 2 years in 2020 and 2021 before it was canceled in 2022.

As a result, the SA 20 gained immense success and popularity in its inaugural edition. 

The SA 20 2024 tournament finals will grandly take place on 10th February 2024 (Saturday). However, the venue for the playoffs is yet to be confirmed.

A total number of 34 T20 matches will be played in the Double round-robin format, which includes the playoffs.

In simpler terms, it means that each team will play twice against its opponents in the specified format of the SA 20 2024 tournament.

The SA 20 holds a total prize purse value of INR 31 crores approximately (17 million rand).

Interestingly, the winners of the SA 20 2024 tournament will grab a whopping sum of prize money.

Each team has the option to sign up with a 17-member squad before the auction.

As a cricket fan, it would be exhilarating for you to know the schedule, venue, and timings of the SA 20 2024 tournament. Additionally, it is mandatory to know the live streaming platforms and telecasting channels to watch the match in the comfort of your venue.

SA 20 Brand Ambassador

Former South African skipper Ab de Villiers has been roped in as the official ‘Brand Ambassador’ for the SA 20’s tournament.

SA 20 2024 Tournament: Teams Participating

All these 6 different teams participating in the SA 20 2024 tournament are popularly known as the ‘sister franchises’ of the teams partaking in the Indian Premier League:

1. MI Cape Town
2. Paarl Royals
3. Sunrisers Eastern Cape
4. Pretoria Capitals
5. Joburn Super Kings
6. Durban Super Giants

SA 20 2024 Tournament League Stages: Schedule, Venue, and Timings

A majority of the SA Twenty20 league stage matches start at 05:30 pm (local) / 09:00 pm (IST). At the same time, fans experience a double-header contest with variations in timings.

Here are the detailed schedule, venue, and timings for the SA 20 2024 tournament:

10th to 20th January 2024: SA T20 2024 tournament Schedule for first 11 days

21st to 31st January 2024: SA T20 2024 tournament Schedule for the next 11 days

1st to 4th February 2024: SA T20 2024 tournament Schedule for the completing phase of league matches

SA 20 2024 Tournament Playoffs: Schedule, and Timings

The SA 20 2024 playoffs venue will be confirmed sooner depending on the teams clear the qualification process.

Teams that secure the top 4 positions in the points table, qualify for the SA 20 2024 playoffs by competing in these rounds:

Qualifier 1: (1st position) vs (2nd position)

Eliminator:  (3rd position) vs (4th position)

Qualifier 2: (Winner of eliminator round) vs (Loser of Qualifier 1 round)

Finals: (Winner of Qualifier 1) vs (Winner of Qualifier 2)

Here is the detailed schedule of the SA 20 2024 tournament playoffs you need to know:

SA 20 2024 Tournament: Prize Money

• Winners: 34 Million Rand ( INR 15 crores approximately)
• Runner Up: 16.25 Million Rand ( INR 7.2 crores approximately)
• 3rd position: 8.9 Million Rand ( INR 3.9 crores approximately)
• 4th position: 7.85 Million Rand (INR 3.5 crores approximately)
• 5th position: 2.5 Million Rand ( INR 1.1 crore approximately)
• 6th position: 2 Million Rand ( INR 88 lakhs approximately)

SA 20 2024 Tournament Live Streaming and Telecasting channel details

The live streaming and telecasting channel details for both India and South Africa region is mentioned below in detail:

Live Streaming details: In India, the SA 20 2024 tournament will be streamed live on Jio Cinema App and its official website. Whereas, in South Africa, the league and playoffs can be watched on Super Sport.

Telecasting channel details: Sports 18 TV networks will broadcast the live coverage of the SA 20 2024 tournament in India. On the other hand, Super Sport TV networks will provide live coverage of the contest. 

If you’re residing in Australia, you can watch SA 20 on Foxtel. Conversely, the matches will be live-streamed on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Mix, to provide access to UK residents.

Similarly, the SA 20 2024 tournament will be live-streamed on ICC.tv in the following continents:

• Asia
• Oceania
• Europe
• North America
• South America