Home team and back-to-back reigning SA20 champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape will kickstart the new season when they welcome MI Cape Town to their Gqeberha backyard.
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.
England Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of next year's SA20 after it was confirmed that the all-rounder will miss three months of action due to a torn left hamstring.
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.
MI Cape Town have confirmed the marquee signings of Ben Stokes and Trent Boult ahead of the third season of SA20.