Lhuan-dre Pretorius announced himself to the SA20 with a blistering innings of 97 off 51 balls to help the Paarl Royals kick of their campaign with a 9-wicket win against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
Dinesh Karthik is set to become the first Indian cricketer to take part in the SA20 and hopes to achieve "something special" with the Paarl Royals this season.
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.
Paarl Royals rising star Nqaba Peter says the team is ready to display a positive attitude when they open their SA20 campaign against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
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.
SA20 league commissioner Graeme Smith has confirmed that the auction to buy players ahead of the third season will take place in Cape Town on 1 October.