The opening four fixtures of the Mzansi Super League attracted a live television audience in excess of 3.4-million viewers.

The Sports Audience Analysis carried out independently by Nielsen Sport revealed that a unique audience of 3 418 594 viewed the four matches.

The top figure of 1 665 546 unique viewers was recorded for the Saturday fixture between the Jozi Stars and Nelson Mandela Bay Giants.

All four matches went beyond the 1.3-million mark.

‘This fully justifies our decision to take the SABC on board as our domestic host broadcast partner,’ said Cricket South Africa chief executive Thabang Moroe.

‘This is truly a product for the people and has helped us achieve one of our key objectives, not just to attract traditional cricket fans, but to open up a new market as well.

‘It is a win-win situation for all our stakeholders, whether they be administrators, players, coaches, fans or our commercial partners.

‘The MSL can only go from strength to strength, as it will continue to grow while establishing itself alongside various T20 leagues around the world.’

The Cape Town Blitz currently occupy first position in the tournament’s six-team standings, after four wins in five attempts. They will face the second-placed Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.

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