SA20 Match Timing: CSA tweaks match timings to favour Indian audience after Viacom18 deal, SA20 matches to begin at 5 PM and 9 PM IST

SA20 Match Timing: Cricket South Africa and partners Supersport have announced the schedule of the SA20, which will kick off in January next year. The tournament is South Africa’s latest and perhaps last attempt at a successful franchise competition and will feature 6 teams and 33 games. The organisers clinched a vital broadcast deal with Viacom18 last week, and the matches have been adjusted to suit with the needs of the Indian audience. Follow SA20 League LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN

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SA20 Match Timing: CSA tweaks match timings to favour Indian audience after Viacom18 deal, SA20 matches to begin at 5 PM and 9 PM IST – Check details

In the schedule announced by Cricket South Africa on Tuesday, the 33-match tournament will culminate with the final at the Wanderers on February 11. The competition will, however, see a week-long break for international cricket – a three-match ODI series between the hosts South Africa and England – before the resumption in Durban on February 2.

Durban will in fact be hosting only two matches at Kingsmead in the second half of the schedule. At the same time, the rest will be held at Wanderers and SuperSport Park in Centurion due to a clash with the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup, beginning February 10.

More importantly, the matches will begin at 9 PM IST, with the organisers aiming to lure the Indian audience. SA20 signed a decade-long partnership with Viacom18, with the telecast on Sports 18 and JioCinema. The matches will begin at 9:00 PM IST, while double headers will see the earlier kick-off time at 5:00 PM IST.

SA20 Fixtures

Date	Day	IST Time	Home	Away	Venue
10-Jan-23	Tuesday	9:00 PM IST	MICT	PR	Cape Town
11-Jan-23	Wednesday	9:00 PM IST	DSG	JSK	Durban
12-Jan-23	Thursday	9:00 PM IST	SEC	PC	Gqeberha
13-Jan-23	Friday	5:00 PM IST	PR	JSK	Paarl
13-Jan-23	Friday	9:00 PM IST	MICT	DSG	Cape Town
14-Jan-23	Saturday	5:00 PM IST	PC	SEC	Pretoria
14-Jan-23	Saturday	9:00 PM IST	MICT	JSK	Cape Town
15-Jan-23	Sunday	5:00 PM IST	DSG	PR	Durban
16-Jan-23	Monday	9:00 PM IST	SEC	MICT	Gqeberha
17-Jan-23	Tuesday	5:00 PM IST	PR	DSG	Paarl
17-Jan-23	Tuesday	9:00 PM IST	JSK	PC	Johannesburg
18-Jan-23	Wednesday	5:00 PM IST	MICT	SEC	Cape Town
18-Jan-23	Wednesday	9:00 PM IST	PC	JSK	Pretoria
19-Jan-23	Thursday	9:00 PM IST	PR	SEC	Paarl
20-Jan-23	Friday	9:00 PM IST	DSG	PC	Durban
21-Jan-23	Saturday	5:00 PM IST	PR	MICT	Paarl
21-Jan-23	Saturday	9:00 PM IST	SEC	JSK	Gqeberha
22-Jan-23	Sunday	5:00 PM IST	PR	PC	Paarl
22-Jan-23	Sunday	9:00 PM IST	SEC	DSG	Gqeberha
23-Jan-23	Monday	9:00 PM IST	MICT	PC	Cape Town
24-Jan-23	Tuesday	5:00 PM IST	SEC	PR	Gqeberha
24-Jan-23	Tuesday	9:00 PM IST	JSK	DSG	Johannesburg
25-Jan-23	Wednesday
26-Jan-23	Thursday
27-Jan-23	Friday
28-Jan-23	Saturday
29-Jan-23	Sunday
30-Jan-23	Monday
31-Jan-23	Tuesday
01-Feb-23	Wednesday
02-Feb-23	Thursday	9:00 PM IST	DSG	MICT	Durban
03-Feb-23	Friday	5:00 PM IST	JSK	PR	Johannesburg
03-Feb-23	Friday	9:00 PM IST	DSG	SEC	Durban
04-Feb-23	Saturday	9:00 PM IST	PC	MICT	Pretoria
05-Feb-23	Sunday	5:00 PM IST	JSK	SEC	Johannesburg
05-Feb-23	Sunday	9:00 PM IST	PC	DSG	Pretoria
06-Feb-23	Monday	9:00 PM IST	JSK	MICT	Johannesburg
07-Feb-23	Tuesday	9:00 PM IST	PC	PR	Pretoria
08-Feb-23	Wednesday	9:00 PM IST	SF1	1 vs 4	Johannesburg
09-Feb-23	Thursday	9:00 PM IST	SF2	2 vs 3	Pretoria
10-Feb-23	Friday	Reserve / Prep for FINAL
11-Feb-23	Saturday	8:00 PM IST	FINAL		Johannesburg

SA20 Live Streaming: Where can you watch SA20 League?

The opening game and the remaining 32 matches will be broadcast exclusively live on SuperSport in Sub-Saharan Africa and Sports18 network and Jio Cinema will cover the tournament in India.