Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach Adrian Birrell has pointed to their sharpness at the pre-tournament auction as the reason they have enjoyed success in the four seasons of the competition.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape underlined their status as SA20's dominant force with a nerve-shredding six-wicket victory over Pretoria Capitals at Newlands, clinching a third title in four seasons.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape sailed into yet another SA20 final after beating the Paarl Royals by seven wickets in a low-scoring encounter at the Wanderers on Friday.
A commanding display from Pretoria Capitals' young stars Dewald Brevis and Bryce Parsons propelled the team into their second SA20 final, as they overcame Sunrisers Eastern Cape by seven wickets at Kingsmead, Durban, on Wednesday night.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape produced a clinical display in Gqeberha on Sunday to seal a seven-wicket win over MI Cape Town, a result that secured a top-two finish for the hosts and ended the defending champions' hopes of rmaking the SA20 play-offs.
MI Cape Town kept their faint SA20 play-off hopes alive with a tense three-wicket win over Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands on Friday night, thanks to key contributions from Trent Boult, Corbin Bosch and Reeza Hendricks.