Graeme Smith, the commissioner of South Africa T20, expressed his excitement about seeing South African talent in the tournament’s second season, which is modeled after the Indian Premier League (IPL). Being the first T20 league outside of India, SA20’s six local franchises are owned by the Indian Premier League. This year’s tournament, which is scheduled to take place from January 10 to February 10, will include six teams: the Durban Super Giants, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, and Pretoria Capitals. In February of this year, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals in the championship game to win the first season.
Ahead of the season, Smith talked about the tournament and told, “I am excited it always gets nervous at this time of the year, a lot of work goes into it. I am excited for a number of reasons, one from cricketing purposes: I think our six teams are looking extremely strong a strong balance of strong South African talent. Some outstanding international players are coming for season two and I think it is even stronger than season one. As League Commissioner, I look at the six teams; they look equally competitive so it looks set up well for exciting contests.”