The inaugural Last Man Stands Gauteng Super Series concludes on Tuesday with its knockouts.
Six squads of 10 players each were selected at a draft evening last month, based on the regional rankings of players.
Owners of the six teams – the Northern Kings, Johannesburg Phantoms, Lenasia Rockets, Sandton Sluggers, West Rand Foo Dogs and Pretoria Pride – picked their squads in a draft system.
They were also allowed a wildcard that didn’t necessarily have to come from the ranked players.
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So what is Last Man Stands? It is a 20-over-a-side cricket format that pits eight players per side against each other. If a team loses seven wickets in an innings, the remaining batsman continues to bat without a partner, instead of being
stranded (according to the normal Laws of Cricket, a batsman cannot bat without a partner).
Five-ball overs, double plays (much like baseball) and 12 runs for a six – a home run – off the final ball of the innings are other variations.
The six teams are split into two groups of three teams, where they will each play two matches on Sunday – at 9.30am, noon and 2.30pm.
The bottom team of each group will fall out, with the remaining four teams contesting the semifinals, and then the final on Tuesday.
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