HOLIDAY HEAT

MI CAPE Town are set to begin their SA20 championship title defence against Durban’s Super Giants on Boxing Day at Newlands later this year as South Africa’s premier domestic franchise T20 competition aims to celebrate the holiday season with a bumper opening match.

It will be followed by the first double-header of the season, with Centurion hosting the trans-Jukskei derby between Pretoria Capitals and Joburg Super Kings while Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape clash at Boland Park.

Kingsmead, home of Durban’s Super Giants, will be a hive of activity in the week leading up to the New Year with the east coast venue welcoming both MI (28 December) and the Super Kings (30 December) within the space of two days.

Fans at the coast will have the opportunity to ring in the New Year in style with another cracking double-header set for Gqeberha and Cape Town on 31 December.

Two-times champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape will welcome the Royals to St George’s Park at 1pm, with the excitement building up for MI and the Capitals at Newlands later in the day at 5:30pm. 

SA20 league commissioner, Graeme Smith, said: “Season 4 of SA20 will be unique. We've carefully planned the fixtures to make the most of the festive season and school holidays, we want SA20 to be a part of the holiday season festivities in our once-off window for this year.”

“Tweede Nuwe Jaar” will be celebrated in style at Boland Park with a groot Kaapse derby between the Royals and neighbours MI on 2 January 2026.

The final of the competition will take place on 25 January, with Qualifier 1 scheduled for 21 January, the Eliminator on 22 January and Qualifier 2 on 23 January.

Venues for the final and the playoffs will be confirmed on a later date.

MI Cape Town’s fixtures:

26 December: MI Cape Town vs Durban’s Super Giants at 5.30pm

28 December: Durban’s Super Giants vs MI Cape Town at 3.30pm

31 December: MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals at 5.30pm

2 January 2026: Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town at 5.30pm

4 January 2026: MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals at 3.30pm

6 January 2026: MI Cape Town vs Joburg Super Kings at 5.30pm

10 January 2026: Joburg Super Kings vs MI Cape Town at 5.30pm

12 January 2026: Pretoria Capitals vs MI Cape Town at 5.30pm

16 January 2026: MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape at 5.30pm

18 January 2026: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town at 3.30pm