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| Dates | 16 November – 16 December 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions | Jozi Stars (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Cape Town Blitz |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Attendance | 190,738 (5,961 per match) |
| Player of the series | Quinton de Kock (Cape Town Blitz) |
| Most runs | Rassie van der Dussen (Jozi Stars) (469) |
| Most wickets | Duanne Olivier (Jozi Stars) (20) |
| Official website | MSLT20 |
The 2018 Mzansi Super League was the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament in South Africa.[1] It started on 16 November and finished on 16 December 2018.[1] Six teams played a total of thirty-two matches.[2] The players' draft took place on 17 October 2018, with more than 200 international players expressing their interest to take part.[3]
On 18 October 2018, it was announced that Global Sports Commerce (GSC) is the official international commercial and broadcast partner from 2018 up to 2022.[4] On 30 October 2018 it was announced that the Mzansi Super League 2018 champions will receive prize money of ZAR7 million and the runners up will receive R2.5 million, the player of the tournament received R100 000, and each player of the match won R15 000.[5]
On 16 December 2018 the Jozi Stars won the first season final.
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- ^ Sixaba, Philasande. "Mzansi Super League winners to receive R7 million prize money". Retrieved 2 November 2018.