Champions League in South Africa

The competition will take place across three venues, two of which will be the home grounds of the Standard Bank Pro20 finalists this year.

“This is a prestigious tournament involving seven of the world’s top cricket nations. It will be another feather in South Africa’s cap as a host of world class sports events and will not clash in any way with the FIFA World Cup 2010,” CSA President Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka said.
“It will also be a big boost to the local franchises, their players and supporters which will feature in the tournament.”

However, it is still not clear whether England will send its County teams, for the Twenty20 tournament clashes with their one-day series against Pakistan, the final two rounds of County Championship matches, plus the semifinals and final of the ECB40 competition.