England superstar Joe Root showed his class and experience to guide the Paarl Royals to an eight-wicket victory chasing a mammoth target of 213 against Pretoria Capitals in Centurion.
Pretoria Capitals picked up their first victory of this season's SA20 after a six-wicket win against defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Centurion on Tuesday.
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.
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.