SA20 2023 Opening Ceremony: Talented Performers Master KG and Sho Madjozi to Take Centre Stage

The
inaugural
edition
of
SA20
is
scheduled
to
start
on
January
10
and
the
league
will
see
six
teams
battle
it
out
for
the
coveted
title.

Master
KG,
producer
of
the
internationally
acclaimed
‘Jerusalema’,
will
kick
off
South
Africa’s
premier
T20
League
in
style,
with
Sho
Madjozi
and
her
dancers
bringing
her
vibrance
and
lively
dance
moves
to
form
a
star-studded
and
anticipated
opening
line-up.

Sportainment
will
take
centre
stage
at
all
six
stadiums
around
South
Africa
when
world-class
cricket
and
entertainment
collide
to
give
fans
a
360-degree
stadium
experience
tailored
to
engage
and
excite
from
the
moment
the
gates
open.

“Master
KG
and
Sho
Madjozi
are
two
of
South
Africa’s
most
talented
and
entertaining
performers,
this
will
be
the
perfect
way
to
kick-start
our
tournament,”
the
League
Commissioner
Graeme
Smith
explained.

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“We
will
be
bringing
something
different
to
cricket,
a
stadium
experience
that
all
fans
can
enjoy.
It’s
an
opportunity
for
people
to
enjoy
warm
summer
evenings
and
competitive
cricket
coupled
with
off-field
entertainment
and
activities
for
young
and
old.

“We
have
focused
on
giving
fans
an
all-round
experience
at
the
matches
and
want
to
set
ourselves
up
to
become
the
number
one
sport
and
entertainment
brand
in
South
Africa.”

It
doesn’t
matter
whether
you
are
sitting
under
The
Oaks
at
Newlands,
watching
your
kids
play
cricket
on
the
grass
banks
of
Centurion
or
Kingsmead,
dancing
to
the
tunes
of
the
St
George’s
Park
band
in
Gqberha,
surrounded
by
the
Drakenstein
mountains
in
Paarl
or
feeling
the
thumping
of
the
wooden
benches
as
the
Mexican
wave
circles
the
Bullring,
each
experience
at
a
Betway
SA20
game
will
be
memorable.

The
entertainment
will
keep
on
coming
for
the
remainder
of
the
League
matches.
On
field
competitions,
live
performances
from
local
musicians
such
as
Shekinah,
Good
Luck,
DJ
TIMO
ODV,
Jimmy
Nevis
and
many
more,
and
a
vast
array
of
food
and
drinks
vendors
to
keep
everyone
well
hydrated
and
fed.

Fancy
dress
will
no
longer
only
be
reserved
for
Halloween,
with
the
best
dressed
fans
showcased
on
the
big
screen
standing
the
chance
to
be
upgraded
to
a
SA20
hospitality
suite.

There
will
also
be
fan
cams,
spot
give-aways,
a
virtual
reality
booth
and
activities
for
kids
with
balloon
artists,
face-painters
and
more
to
maximise
the
three
hours.

South
Africa’s
iconic
stadiums
will
be
the
place
to
be
from
10
January
–
11
February;
where
cricket
fanatics,
party
people
and
families
can
gather
to
watch
the
world’s
best
T20
cricketers
in
action.

Source:
Media
Release