Paarl Royals became the first team in SA20 history to win all five of their home matches during a single season after beating Durban's Super Giants by six wickets with one ball to spare on Monday.
MI Cape Town were once again in top form at a sold-out Newlands as the home team powered to a seven-wicket bonus-point victory against Durban's Super Giants in their SA20 clash on Saturday.
The defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape finally recorded their first win in this season's SA20 after a 58-run victory over Durban's Super Giants at Kingsmead on Friday.
Durban's Super Giants snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as they held their nerve with the ball to pull off a two-run victory in their SA20 opener against Pretoria Capitals at Kingsmead.
The Sunrisers Eastern Cape will be looking for a hat-trick of titles when the third season of the SA20 gets underway on Thursday with the defending champions taking on MI Cape Town in Gqeberha.
Proteas batter Reeza Hendricks will be playing for MI Cape Town in season three of next year's SA20 after attracting a bid of R4.3 million at the player auction held in Cape Town.