Defending champions, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, will kick off the second season of the SA20 when they host Joburg Super Kings (JSK) at St George's Park on 10 January.
CSA and SA20 umpire, Lubabalo 'Babs' Gcuma, is the first recipient of the newly launched Umpire Exchange Programme between the League and the ECB's The Hundred.
Jon-Jon Smuts and Simon Harmer are the first players to be traded ahead of season two of the SA20 League, as teams look to finalise their squads ahead of the 31 July trading deadline.
The SA20 is set for more growth in the second season after an increase in the salary cap for each team while squad sizes will go from 17 to 19.
If you've been following the first-ever SA20, you'll know by now the tournament – led by commissioner Graeme Smith – is anything but traditional, and so too are the awards set to be handed out in a few days' time.
MI Cape Town captain Rashid Khan has pinpointed their batting as a major weakness that led to an early exit from the inaugural SA20 League on Monday evening.