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Cricket South Africa has announced the fixtures of the third edition of the SA20 league with defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape set to square off against MI Cape Town in Gqenberha. Johannesburg will continue to stage the grand finale with Centurion hosting a couple of playoff games.

MI Cape Town has bolstered its squad for the upcoming SA20 season by acquiring England Test captain Ben Stokes and Afghanistan allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai. With a star-studded lineup, the Kieron Pollard-led side hopes to reverse its fortunes after finishing last in the previous two seasons.

Faf du Plessis and Leus de Plooy kept Joburg Super Kings in the hunt for a playoff spot by heroically chasing down 98 runs off just 32 deliveries in a rain-affected game. The duo's efforts overpowered Kieron Pollard's blitz earlier in the night and saw JSK leapfrog past MI Cape Town into fourth.

The last consequence SA20's organizers would have wished for was to create a rift between the country's own players but such can be the nature of cricket. Faf du Plessis had a proper go at compatriot Kagiso Rabada and MI skipper Kieron Pollard after the duo attempted to have the game abandoned.