Nearly 200 local and international T20 cricketers will go under the hammer at the SA20 Season 3 player auction taking place in Cape Town on 1 October. Fourteen countries have been represented across the field, with 115 South African and 73 overseas players making up the main auction.
The action gets ramped up even further on the opening weekend when Paarl Royals (PR) begin their campaign against SEC at the picturesque Boland Park before Joburg Super Kings (JSK) take on MICT under lights
With the franchises confirming their retained and pre-signed players, Smith highlighted his confidence in the strong squads assembled for the upcoming season and ahead of the player auction in Cape Town on October 1.
MI Cape Town have secured England Test captain and double white-ball World Cup winner Ben Stokes along with star New Zealand swing-bowler Trent Boult for the upcoming season of the SA20.
SA 20 franchise MI Cape Town have secured the signings of England Test captain Ben Stokes along with New Zealand's famed swing-bowler Trent Boult ahead of the new season.
Heinrich Klaasen lit up Centurion with a sparkling ton in Season 1, before heading off to the Indian Premier League where he repeated the act for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Heinrich Klaasen blasted Durban's Super Giants into their first-ever SA20 final as the Super Giants comfortably beat Joburg Super Kings by 69 runs in Qualifier 2 at the Wanderers
The results in Season 2 has drawn acclaim from Chairman of the MCC World Cricket Committee Kumar Sangakkara, who was in South Africa on Sunday together with a few members from the Committee to witness the action up close
It all comes down to the final double-header of SA20 Season 2 on Saturday to decide who will join Durban's Super Giants, Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Paarl Royals in the playoffs starting on February 6
The Sunrisers will now face Durban's Super Giants in Qualifier 1 at Newlands on Tuesday, February regardless of the rematch against the Royals at St George's Park in the final round-robin match on Sunday
Faf du Plessis struck an unbeaten 50 off 20 balls to lead JSK to a 10-wicket victory after the match was reduced to eight overs per side. A two-hour downpour had interrupted MI Cape Town's innings after the completion of the powerplay.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers, believes the race to the SA20 finish line will be determined by the team that peaks at the right time. As the League enters into the crucial second half, all six teams have it all to play for to cement their places in the Playoffs taking place at N