Boxing Day start for SA20 season 4
With the date usually reserved for Test cricket, Boxing Day 2025 will see the shortest format take center stage and the opening clash of the fourth season of SA20 when defending champions MI Cape Town host Durban's Super Giant at Newlands.
Double-header action on New Year's Eve
South African fans will usher in 2026 with a double-header on 31 December when two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape will welcome the Paarl Royals at St George's Park in the afternoon before MI Cape Town host Pretoria Capitals in the evening at Newlands.
New Year's Day fun at the Wanderers
The festivities will continue on the first day of 2026 when Joburg Super Kings and Durban's Super Giants look to start 2026 on a high note at the Wanderers.
2 January - colour replaces Test whites
Usually the start date of the New Year's Test in Cape Town, fans in the Mother City can drive down the N1 to catch SA20 action when the Paarl Royals host MI Cape Town in the Cape derby.
Gauteng gets set for 'Super Saturday'
The Highveld will be hive of activity on 3 January when two matches take place on same day, at the Wanderers in the day and Centurion in the evening.
Joburg Super Kings and Sunrisers Eastern Cape will trade punches before Pretoria Capitals and Durban's Super Giants go head-to-head.
MI Cape Town will kick off their SA20 title defence with a home game against Durban's Super Giants at Newlands on 26 December after the league announced the fixtures for the fourth season.
At least 72 player slots will be up for grabs and an increased salary cap for the six franchises in the SA20 auction that will take place on 9 September in Johannesburg.
Five players from MI Cape Town have earned spots in the 2025 SA20 Team of the Season, which is led by Aiden Markram.
League Commissioner Graeme Smith believes Betway SA20 has cemented itself as a major sporting event on the calendar following a hugely successful Season 3.
