SA20 set to fill the Proteas void over holiday season with Boxing Day and New Year action
MI Cape Town are set to begin their SA20 championship title defence against Durban's Super Giants on Boxing Day at Newlands later this year after South Africa's premier domestic franchise T20 competition aims to celebrate the holiday season with a bumper opening match.
It will be followed by the first double-header of Season 4, with Centurion hosting the Jukskei derby between Pretoria Capitals and Joburg Super Kings while Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape clash at Boland Park in Paarl.
Kingsmead, home of Durban's Super Giants, will be a hive of activity in the week leading up to the New Year with the east coast venue welcoming both MI Cape Town (28 December) and Joburg Super Kings (30 December) within the space of a couple of days.
Fans at the coast will have the opportunity to ring in the New Year in style with another cracking double-header set for Gqeberha and Cape Town on 31 December 2025.
Two-times champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape will welcome the Paarl Royals at an always jovial St George's Park in the afternoon (1pm), with the excitement building up for MI Cape Town and Pretoria Capitals at Newlands later in the day (5:30pm).
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