England star Joe Root says he is desperate to do well for the Paarl Royals in this season's SA20 campaign and grateful to have the opportunity to play in the shortest format of the game.
MI Cape Town made it two wins from three in this season's SA20 campaign after a convincing 33-run victory against cross-town rivals Paarl Royals at Newlands on Monday.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius announced himself to the SA20 with a blistering innings of 97 off 51 balls to help the Paarl Royals kick of their campaign with a 9-wicket win against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
Dinesh Karthik is set to become the first Indian cricketer to take part in the SA20 and hopes to achieve "something special" with the Paarl Royals this season.
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.
Paarl Royals rising star Nqaba Peter says the team is ready to display a positive attitude when they open their SA20 campaign against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.