KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) is the
first-class cricket team that represents the province of
KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) in
South Africa. For the purposes of the
Sunfoil Series, KwaZulu-Natal is the only team that has not merged with another and it has played in the
SuperSport Series (as it was named then) as the
Dolphins since October 2004. However, the
KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricket team was granted first-class status in 2006, began competing in the
CSA Provincial Competitions in 2006-2007, and also represented by the Dolphins franchise. The team was originally called Natal and began playing in December 1889 at the start of first-class cricket in South Africa. The name changed in April 1998.[citation needed]