Ahead of the clash against defending champions MI Cape Town in the SA20 season 4, Paarl Royals skipper David Miller hailed young, rising South African stars Nqobani Mokoena and Keagan Lion-Cachet for their recent match-winning performances in the win over Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC).
New Year's Eve proved to be the good luck charm for Pretoria Capitals as they joined Paarl Royals in opening their SA20 Season 4 accounts with their respective first victories on Wednesday.
On a run-filled opening night when a cumulative total of 449 runs were struck, which included 25 sixes and 40 boundaries, Rickleton's 113 off 65 balls, consisting of five fours and 11 sixes, took MI Cape Town to the brink.
SA20 is set to kick off from December 26, with defending champions MI Cape Town to get their title defence underway with a blockbuster clash against Durban's Super Giants at the picturesque Newlands in the tournament opener.
SA20 India Day spotlighted the league's rapid growth, evolving player development, and deepening ties with India. SA20 will kick off from December 26, with MI Cape Town taking on the Durban Super Giants in the tournament opener.
On September 9, when the hammer struck during the SA20 season four auctions, history was made as after months of scoring runs and blasting sixes for fun in T20 cricket, Brevis was picked by Pretoria for R16.5 million or Rs 8.31 crores, marking an end of his three years of association with MI
Brevis was associated with the MI Cape Town franchise since the league's inception in 2023, having made 676 runs in 32 matches and 29 innings at an average of 29.39 and a strike rate of over 145, with four half-centuries and a best score of 73*.
It would not be wrong to say that SA20, which has earned a lot of popularity among the Indian fans for its quality of cricket and superstar presence, is South Africa's very-own IPL, with investors of the cash-rich league putting in their money in teams, which are named after several famous I
The SA20 has grown rapidly since its launch, and last year's auction saw almost 600 players register from across the globe. This year's list of retained and pre-signed stars already boasts big names such as Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and England's Jos Buttler and Jonny Bai
All six franchises have completed their pre-signings, retained players and wildcard acquisitions, and can now focus all their energies on building their 19-player squads with the remainder of their allocated funds (2.31 million USD), the second-highest salary cap after the IPL, each.