Rabada signed for CSA T20 League

This afternoon, Mumbai Indians (MI) Cape Town announced the signing of South Africa™s Kagiso Rababa, Dewald Brevis and three international players, as part of the squad ahead of the maiden edition of Cricket South Africa™ T20 League.

According to the league's rules, each of the six franchises will get to pre-sign five players - three overseas, one South Africa international player and one uncapped South African player - prior to the auction, and MI Cape Town are the first team to announce their list of players.

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The 5 added players-Rabada, Dewald, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Sam Curran (England) and Liam Livingstone (England) will join the #OneFamily team and will adorn the iconic blue and gold colours that the fans have come to recognize from the MI franchise.

œI'm excited as we begin our journey in building œMI Cape Town.

œWith our direct player signings, we have taken the first step towards building the MI philosophy - having a strong core around which the team will be planned. I am glad to welcome Rashid, Kagiso, Liam, Sam, to the #OneFamily and happy to have Dewald continue with us on this new journey.

œWe are certain that MI Cape Town, like the two other teams, will play the brand of cricket MI is synonymous with - playing fearless cricket, and the same will resonate with the passionate cricket fans of South Africa and across the world." said Chairman of Reliance Jio, Akash Ambani.

The selected players have been consistent performers over the years and the uncapped Dewald Brevis had a breakthrough season with Mumbai Indians in 2022.

Earlier this week, MI announced the name and identity of ˜MI Cape Town™ or phonetically œMY Cape Town, team dedicated to the fans of Cape Town.