The league will commence on September 6. © Getty

Cricket South Africa launched its inaugural women's T20 Super League at the Tuks Cricket Clubhouse in Tshwane in order to help South Africa to prepare for the World T20 2020.

The Super League will commence on September 6 (Friday), with four teams - Devnarain XI, M. VD Merwe XI, F. VD Mervwe XI and Terblanche XI - playing at the Irene Country club over three successive days.

"We need to address the lack of game time and provide more competitive cricket for the Women's structure in order to produce quality cricketers and to improve the pool of players for National selection," said Cricket South Africa (CSA) Head of Pathways Edward Khoza.

"The Super League is a concept that will be utilized to close the performance gaps of identified players and coaches within the CSA pipeline, introducing a minimum 3 x Super League weekends (strength vs strength) per season whereby players are drafted into 4 teams with the specific focus of preparing players for international competition. This is a great way to shine a light on the growth of women's cricket which will provide more opportunities for female cricketers around the country who will ultimately be considered for national selection," he added.

The second-leg of the Super League will be held in Cape Town in December.