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Confirming it, the officials said Thursday that Jos Butler will return to Paarl Royal to steer them for the second time. Paarl Royals is owned by the owner of the Indian Premier League franchisee Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians Cape Town have signed deals with Sam Curran, Liam Livingston and Tom Banton. But Jofra Archer is out of the reckoning due to his injuries. Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan will captain Mumbai Indians Cape Town. The IPL franchisee Mumbai Indians own this team. MI Cape Town have also signed a deal with fast bowler Kagiso Rabada for the second year.Joburg Super Kings have retained Moeen Ali and signed seamer Sam Cook. The owners of IPL franchisee Chennai Super Kings own this team. Durban Super Giants have signed Reece Topley while Sunrisers Eastern Cape have signed Liam Dawson and Dawid Malan.Cricket South Africa launched the SA20 League last year and it has received an extremely good response, surpassing its expectation in terms of broadcast rights, commercial benefits, and huge crowds of fans. Buoyed by its success, League Commissioner and fore South Africa captain Graeme Smith has expressed confidence that it will go from strength to strength from year to year.

The move can be linked with a potential surge in the demand for homestay properties from certain cities such as Ahmedabad, Dharamshala, and other metros across the country due to ICC world cup 2023. This year India will be hosting the ICC world cup from October 5 to November 19 across 10 venues in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kolkata. “Cricket fans are more willing than ever to explore homestays as an accommodation option,” said Parikshit Choudhury, Chief Business Officer of Alternate Accommodation and Customer Contact Group, MakeMyTrip. Furthermore, the company has also developed a new feature where users can track the distance of the accommodation from the cricket stadium in the city.

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FanCode Shop, the merchandising arm of Dream Sports-owned FanCode, has become the official retail partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in India for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. As part of the exclusive licensing and merchandising partnership, FanCode Shop will curate official fan merchandise and accessories for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023. The partnership will leverage FanCode Shop’s sports commerce and tech capabilities to give fans in India the chance to purchase official and affordable ICC merchandise.

Pathum Nissanka scored an unbeaten 101 as Sri Lanka booked their place at the 50-over Cricket World Cup in India with a comprehensive nine wicket victory over hosts Zimbabwe in their qualifier in Bulawayo on Sunday. Sri Lanka move to eight points in the Super Six stage of the preliminary tournament and cannot finish outside of the top two teams, who both earn a place at finals which will be played from Oct. 5-Nov.

West Indies will not be part of the ODI World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament after being eliminated from the Qualifiers — a result that plunged country's cricket to an unimaginable low, on Saturday. Coming into the do-or-die Super Six contest, West Indies, packed with some bona-fide T20 superstars, suffered an embarrassing seven-wicket defeat against Scotland after managing a modest 181 in 43.5 overs. It was an impressive show by the Scots, especially by all-rouder Brandon McMullen, who first took three wickets, and then scored a patient 69 off 106 balls to steer his side to a famous victory.

Cricket World Cup, businesses in India are also set to gain from the matches. The tournament will be held from October 5 to November 19 and played across 10 venues in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata. The pandemic left the hospitality sector ravaged, which has now limped back to normalcy.

As the lead sponsor, Dream11 will have its logo on the front of the jersey of Indian men's, women's, and U-19 cricket teams. Dream11 was the only serious contender in the race as Disney Star was the only other company that picked the tender document, one of the people said.

AB de Villiers is a household name in the world of cricket, renowned for his swashbuckling batting style and records in the shorter formats of the game. Perhaps less well known is his involvement in the Web3 and cryptocurrency space as he moves on from an illustrious sports career.

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) creators Yuga Labs have scored a key win in their long-running court battle with Ryder Ripps, the co-creator of copycat NFT project RR/BAYC. Yuga Labs initially filed a complaint against Ryder Ripps and co-founder Jeremy Cahen back in July 2022, alleging that the duo had engaged in trademark infringement, false advertising, and unfair competition, among other things. In a pre-trial summary judgment ruling on April 21, a U.S. district court in central California found that Ripps and Cahen had infringed Yuga Lab’s trademarks with their RR/BAYC NFT collection. The Court further ruled that Yuga Labs is entitled to an injunction and damages, the latter of which will be determined at trial. The case highlights the importance of protecting intellectual property rights in the burgeoning NFT market.

Indian authorities once again demonstrated their tough stance on cryptocurrencies with a preemptive ban on crypto advertising and sponsorships in the local women’s cricket league. 

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NFT marketplace Jump.trade sold out a record 55,000 Meta Cricket League (MCL) NFTs within 9 minutes when the NFT drop went live at 17.00 hours IST on Friday, April 22. The international marketplace is backed by GuardianLink, and this marked its foray into the AI-Powered Metaverse game. Meta Cricket League is a new Play-To-Earn (P2E) game that is driven by NFTs and AI, allowing players to earn cash prizes and other rewards by climbing leader boards. The NFTs were priced at $25 each.

NFT platform Rario raised $120 million in Series A funding from Dream Capital, the corporate venture capital arm of Dream Sports. Other investors participating in the funding round include Alpha Wave Global (previously Falcon Edge Capital) with existing investors like Animoca Brands (global leader in Web3 gaming), Presight Capital, and Kingsway Capital. Rario created the first-ever cricket NFT platform and has the largest share of cricket NFT rights through partnerships with 6 global cricket leagues and over 900 cricket professionals.

On Thursday, cricket nonfungible token (NFT) platform Rario announced that it secured $120 million in Series A funding in a round led by Dream Capital, the venture subsidiary of Dream Sports. As told by Rario, it currently has the largest share of cricket NFT rights via partnerships with six international cricket leagues and a roster of over 900 cricketers. 

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With NFT gaining traction, more players are entering the digital space

FanCraze is raising around $100 million in a new funding round from backers, including Cristiano Ronaldo, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

SportZchain has announced a partnership with Iceland Cricket Association (ICA), wherein the former will be launching exclusive fan tokens as the association's official NFT partner. The official launch of fan tokens and the NFT collection for ICA will take place in the second half of 2022, the platform said in its release. SportZchain has signed a three-year deal with ICA, under which it will become the lead sponsor for the association. The company's logo will also be on the front of the team's jersey.