2018 Mzansi Super League

2018 Mzansi Super League

Dates	16 November – 16 December 2018
Administrator(s)	Cricket South Africa
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and knockout
Host(s)	South Africa
Champions	Jozi Stars (1st title)
Runners-up	Cape Town Blitz
Participants	6
Matches	32
Attendance	190,738 (5,961 per match)
Player of the series	Quinton de Kock (Cape Town Blitz)
Most runs	Rassie van der Dussen (Jozi Stars) (469)
Most wickets	Duanne Olivier (Jozi Stars) (20)
Official website	MSLT20
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The 2018 Mzansi Super League was the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament in South Africa. ^[1] It started on 16 November and finished on 16 December 2018. ^[1] Six teams played a total of thirty-two matches. ^[2] The players' draft took place on 17 October 2018, with more than 200 international players expressing their interest to take part. ^[3]

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. ^[4] 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. ^[5]

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: ^{[6] [7]}

Cape Town Blitz	Durban Heat	Jozi Stars	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants	Paarl Rocks	Tshwane Spartans
Farhaan Behardien (c) [8] JP Duminy 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) [9] 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) [10] 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) [11] 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) [12] 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) [13] 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. ^[14]

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Cape Town Blitz	10	6	3	1	30	0.941
2	Jozi Stars	10	6	4	0	29	1.295
3	Paarl Rocks	10	5	5	0	22	−0.292
4	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants	10	4	4	2	21	−0.448
5	Tshwane Spartans	10	4	6	0	16	−1.044
6	Durban Heat	10	3	6	1	14	−0.716

Source: ^[15]

•   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 side.

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. ^[16]

All times listed below are South African Standard Time (UTC+2).

16 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Cape Town Blitz 180/4 (20 overs)	v	Tshwane Spartans 131 (19.3 overs)
Mohammad Nawaz 59 (37) Andrew Birch 2/39 (4 overs)		AB de Villiers 59 (30) Ferisco Adams 3/28 (3.3 overs)

Cape Town Blitz won by 49 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Stephen Harris and Adrian Holdstock Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Cape Town Blitz)

• Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to field.

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17 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Jozi Stars 124/7 (20 overs)	v	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 127/5 (18 overs)
Dane Vilas 38* (34) JJ Smuts 3/20 (4 overs)		Ben Duckett 75 (45) Beuran Hendricks 2/13 (4 overs)

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won by 5 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Bongani Jele and Allahudien Paleker Player of the match: Ben Duckett (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants)

• Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to field.

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18 November 11:00 Scorecard

(H) Durban Heat 157/5 (20 overs)	v	Cape Town Blitz 158/7 (19.1 overs)
Khaya Zondo 49* (42) Anrich Nortje 4/32 (4 overs)		Asif Ali 80 (33) Keshav Maharaj 3/24 (4 overs)

Cape Town Blitz won by 3 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Brad White Player of the match: Asif Ali (Cape Town Blitz)

• Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to field.

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18 November 15:30 Scorecard

Tshwane Spartans 203/5 (20 overs)	v	Paarl Rocks (H) 202/6 (20 overs)
Gihahn Cloete 80 (49) Dwayne Bravo 3/31 (4 overs)		Cameron Delport 73 (43) Jeevan Mendis 2/35 (4 overs)

Tshwane Spartans won by 1 run Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Stephen Harris and Adrian Holdstock Player of the match: Theunis de Bruyn (Tshwane Spartans)

• Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to field.

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20 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Jozi Stars 209/2 (20 overs)	v	Paarl Rocks (H) 149 (18.4 overs)
Ryan Rickelton 91 (59) David Wiese 1/37 (4 overs)		Henry Davids 60 (36) Simon Harmer 3/22 (4 overs)

Jozi Stars won by 60 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Johan Cloete and Brad White Player of the match: Ryan Rickelton (Jozi Stars)

• Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to field.

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21 November 14:00 Scorecard

Tshwane Spartans 139/9 (19 overs)	v	Durban Heat (H) 129/6 (16.3 overs)
Gihahn Cloete 55 (43) Kyle Abbott 4/27 (4 overs)		Albie Morkel 26 (12) Lutho Sipamla 3/22 (3 overs)

Durban Heat won by 10 runs (D/L method) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Allahudien Paleker Player of the match: Kyle Abbott (Durban Heat)

• Durban Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
• Rain stopped play during Durban Heat's innings.

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21 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Cape Town Blitz 175/6 (20 overs)	v	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 132/6 (16 overs)
Janneman Malan 57 (39) Chris Morris 2/32 (4 overs)		Heino Kuhn 55 (35) Hussain Talat 2/7 (1 over)

Cape Town Blitz won by 12 runs (D/L method) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Bongani Jele and Brad White Player of the match: Janneman Malan (Cape Town Blitz)

• Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat.
• A light failure stopped play during Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' innings. The target was reduced to 145 runs from 16 overs.

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23 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Durban Heat 127/6 (20 overs)	v	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H) 131/1 (17.3 overs)
Albie Morkel 28r (21) Junior Dala 2/16 (4 overs)		JJ Smuts 62* (52) Vernon Philander 1/17 (3 overs)

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won by 9 wickets St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Dennis Smith Player of the match: Junior Dala (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants)

• Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to field.

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24 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Cape Town Blitz 198/5 (20 overs)	v	Jozi Stars (H) 136 (17.4 overs)
Quinton de Kock 74 (36) Duanne Olivier 3/40 (4 overs)		Dane Vilas 29 (26) George Linde 3/25 (3.4 overs)

Cape Town Blitz won by 62 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Stephen Harris and Allahudien Paleker Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Cape Town Blitz)

• Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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25 November 11:00 Scorecard

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 143/9 (20 overs)	v	Tshwane Spartans (H) 35/3 (5.1 overs)
Marco Marais 47 (41) Jeevan Mendis 4/22 (4 overs)		Theunis de Bruyn 12* (7) Carmi le Roux 1/0 (0.1 overs)

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won by 7 runs (D/L method) SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Johan Cloete and Bongani Jele Player of the match: Marco Marais (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants)

• Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to field.
• Lightning stopped play during Tshwane Spartans' innings.

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25 November 15:30 Scorecard

Cape Town Blitz 140 (20 overs)	v	Paarl Rocks (H) 144/5 (18.5 overs)
Quinton de Kock 31 (16) Bjorn Fortuin 4/15 (4 overs)		Faf du Plessis 54 (39) Dale Steyn 2/21 (3 overs)

Paarl Rocks won by 5 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Murray Brown and Lubabalo Gcuma Player of the match: Bjorn Fortuin (Paarl Rocks)

• Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Nelson Mandela Bay Giants	v	Cape Town Blitz

Match abandoned St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Stephen Harris and Arno Jacobs

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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28 November 14:00 Scorecard

Jozi Stars 186/5 (20 overs)	v	Tshwane Spartans (H) 188/6 (19.3 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 55 (48) Jeevan Mendis 2/37 (4 overs)		Dean Elgar 79* (52) Simon Harmer 3/26 (4 overs)

Tshwane Spartans won by 4 wickets SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Bongani Jele and Allahudien Paleker Player of the match: Dean Elgar (Tshwane Spartans)

• Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to field.

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28 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Paarl Rocks 98/2 (9 overs)	v	Durban Heat (H) 80/6 (9 overs)
Henry Davids 46 (25) Kyle Abbott 1/20 (2 overs)		David Miller 22 (11) Bjorn Fortuin 2/6 (1 over)

Paarl Rocks won by 32 runs (D/L method) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Johan Cloete and Dennis Smith Player of the match: Henry Davids (Paarl Rocks)

• Durban Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
• Durban Heat were set a reviserd target of 113 runs.

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30 November 14:00 Scorecard

(H) Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 168/9 (20 overs)	v	Paarl Rocks 120 (19.3 overs)
Heino Kuhn 54 (36) Dane Paterson 2/26 (4 overs)		Aiden Markram 50 (39) Sisanda Magala 3/17 (3.3 overs)

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won by 48 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Shaun George and Clifford Isaacs Player of the match: Heino Kuhn (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants)

• Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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30 November 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Jozi Stars 230/3 (20 overs)	v	Durban Heat 177 (18.1 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 104* (51) Albie Morkel 1/3 (1 over)		Morne van Wyk 66 (33) Kagiso Rabada 4/27 (4 overs)

Jozi Stars won by 53 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Dennis Smith Player of the match: Reeza Hendricks (Jozi Stars)

• Durban Heat won the toss and elected to field.

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1 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Cape Town Blitz 172/9 (20 overs)	v	Tshwane Spartans (H) 112 (18.2 runs)
Quinton de Kock 108 (55) Sean Williams 2/14 (2 overs)		Dean Elgar 37 (26) Mohammad Nawaz 3/14 (3 overs)

Cape Town Blitz won by 60 runs SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Phillip Vosloo Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Cape Town Blitz)

• Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to field.

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2 December 11:00 Scorecard

Durban Heat 154/6 (20 overs)	v	Paarl Rocks (H) 158/1 (19.1 overs)
Khaya Zondo 38* (34) Tabraiz Shamsi 2/20 (4 overs)		Faf du Plessis 76* (48) Brandon Mavuta 1/32 (4 overs)

Paarl Rocks won by 9 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Bongani Jele and Abdoellah Steenkamp Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Paarl Rocks)

• Durban Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

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2 December 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Jozi Stars 173/3 (20 overs)	v	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H) 92 (16.4 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 108* (62) Aaron Phangiso 1/22 (3 overs)		Aaron Phangiso 17 (18) Dwaine Pretorius 3/17 (4 overs)

Jozi Stars won by 81 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Shaun George and Arno Jacobs Player of the match: Reeza Hendricks (Jozi Stars)

• Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

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4 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Jozi Stars 196/4 (20 overs)	v	Cape Town Blitz (H) 146 (19.4 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 79 (48) Nandre Burger 2/32 (4 overs)		Janneman Malan 43 (37) Daniel Christian 4/22 (4 overs)

Jozi Stars won by 50 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Adrian Holdstock Player of the match: Reeza Hendricks (Jozi Stars)

• Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to bat

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5 December 14:00 Scorecard

Paarl Rocks 121 (17.4 overs)	v	Tshwane Spartans (H) 122/6 (19.3 overs)
Faf du Plessis 38 (19) Lutho Sipamla 3/19 (4 overs)		Gihahn Cloete 30 (34) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/18 (4 overs)

Tshwane Spartans won by 4 wickets SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Shaun George and Stephen Harris Player of the match: Lutho Sipamla (Tshwane Spartans)

• Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.

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5 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 121/2 (13.3 overs)	v	Durban Heat (H)
JJ Smuts 62* (45) Rashid Khan 1/19 (3 overs)

No result Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Dennis Smith

• Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain stopped play during Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' innings.

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7 December 14:00 Scorecard

(H) Durban Heat 128 (18.3 overs)	v	Jozi Stars 131/9 (19.4 overs)
Sarel Erwee 62 (39) Kagiso Rabada 3/29 (3.3 overs)		Dane Vilas 43 (36) Rashid Khan 3/19 (4 overs)

Jozi Stars won by 1 wicket Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Stephen Harris and Arno Jacobs Player of the match: Dane Vilas (Jozi Stars)

• Durban Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

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7 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Paarl Rocks 144/9 (20 overs)	v	Cape Town Blitz (H) 148/4 (15.3 overs)
Faf du Plessis 61 (39) Dale Steyn 2/22 (4 overs)		Quinton de Kock 93 (47) Dwayne Bravo 2/18 (4 overs)

Cape Town Blitz won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Murray Brown and Johan Cloete Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Cape Town Blitz)

• Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.

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8 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Tshwane Spartans 165/4 (20 overs)	v	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (H) 137/9 (20 overs)
Gihahn Cloete 65 (59) Lizaad Williams 1/15 (2 overs)		Ben Duckett 47 (33) Shaun von Berg 3/19 (4 overs)

Tshwane Spartans won by 28 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Shaun George Player of the match: Gihahn Cloete (Tshwane Spartans)

• Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to bat.

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9 December 11:00 Scorecard

(H) Jozi Stars 170/6 (20 overs)	v	Paarl Rocks 172/4 (19.3 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 83* (55) Kerwin Mungroo 3/29 (4 overs)		Grant Thomson 71* (55) Duanne Olivier 3/30 (4 overs)

Paarl Rocks won by 6 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Bongani Jele Player of the match: Grant Thomson (Paarl Rocks)

• Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to field.

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9 December 15:30 Scorecard

(H) Cape Town Blitz 161/6 (20 overs)	v	Durban Heat 162/4 (19.3 overs)
Quinton de Kock 86* (55) Heinrich Klaasen 1/12 (2 overs)		Khaya Zondo 67 (42) Mohammad Nawaz 2/21 (4 overs)

Durban Heat won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Johan Cloete and Adrian Holdstock Player of the match: Khaya Zondo (Durban Heat)

• Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat.

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11 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Jozi Stars 239/3 (20 overs)	v	Tshwane Spartans 138 (17.2 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 96* (44) Dean Elgar 1/16 (2 overs)		Gihahn Cloete 50 (40) Nono Pongolo 6/20 (4 overs)

Jozi Stars won by 101 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Allahudien Paleker Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (Jozi Stars)

• Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

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12 December 14:00 Scorecard

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 129/8 (20 overs)	v	Paarl Rocks (H) 130/4 (15.2 overs)
Rudi Second 37 (41) Dwayne Bravo 3/22 (4 overs)		Cameron Delport 84 (45) Sisanda Magala 2/15 (3 overs)

Paarl Rocks won by 6 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Shaun George and Stephen Harris Player of the match: Cameron Delport (Paarl Rocks)

• Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to bat

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12 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Tshwane Spartans 188/6 (20 overs)	v	Durban Heat 189/8 (19.5 overs)
AB de Villiers 93* (52) Rashid Khan 2/25 (4 overs)		Albie Morkel 57* (28) Lutho Sipamla 3/37 (4 overs)

Durban Heat won by 2 wickets SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Dennis Smith Player of the match: Albie Morkel (Durban Heat)

• Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

	Eliminator					Final
						1	Cape Town Blitz	113/7 (20)
						2	Jozi Stars	115/2 (17.3)
	2	Jozi Stars
	3	Paarl Rocks

Eliminator

14 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Jozi Stars	v	Paarl Rocks

Match abandoned New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Bongani Jele and Allahudien Paleker

• Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Jozi Stars advanced to the final as a result of finishing higher in League Stage. ^[17]

Final

16 December 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Cape Town Blitz 113/7 (20 overs)	v	Jozi Stars 115/2 (17.3 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 23 (22) Beuran Hendricks 2/21 (4 overs)		Rassie van der Dussen 59* (54) Malusi Siboto 1/18 (3 overs)

Jozi Stars won by 8 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Shaun George and Adrian Holdstock Player of the match: Beuran Hendricks (Jozi Stars)

• Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jozi Stars have won the inaugural MSL title

Statistics

Most runs

Player [18]	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
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 [19]	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
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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External links

• 2018 Mzansi Super League  at ESPNcricinfo