Supersport to broadcast Kenya domestic cricket

Cricket Kenya has awarded Supersport the broadcasting rights for the East African Premier League and the East Africa Cup, their new domestic Twenty20 and 50-over tournaments, which begin in July.

Apart from live coverage of the entire tournaments, which end in the first week of October, the broadcaster will also put together weekly magazine shows with highlights, player profiles and features, a Cricket Kenya press release stated.

Announced in early May, the new limited-overs competitions will include four Kenyan teams - two from Nairobi, and one each from Coast and Rift Valley - and two Ugandan sides. Nationally contracted players will be split between sides to ensure a fair balance, and there were plans to bring in overseas players from the subcontinent Cricket Kenya's chief, Tom Sears, had earlier, told ESPNcricinfo.

Each team will play ten games over weekends, with a Twenty20 match on a Saturday, followed by a 50-over contest on Sunday. The top four teams in each competition progress to the play-offs stage.