The Super Sport Park here was not the home ground of either outfit, Joburg Super Kings or Sunrisers Eastern Cape, yet the fans celebrated every ball of the Betway SA20 Eliminator like one big party.

Auctions of franchises in The Hundred have attracted investors from India, Silicon Valley and New York over the past few days.

With the eight franchises now up for auction, English cricket — struggling financially, particularly after the pandemic — is ...