Unseasonal rain could not prevent MI Cape Town from clinching a dramatic four-wicket (via Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) victory over Joburg Super Kings at Newlands

Paarl Royals made SA20 history at Newlands on Sunday when they beat coastal rivals MI Cape Town for the first time at Newlands

The pair of Dewald Brevis (36 not out off 13 balls; 1 four, 4 sixes) and Sherfane Rutherford (47 not out off 15 balls; 6 sixes) hit six sixes in a row to power the Pretoria Capitals to a formidable 220 for five.

Ryan Rickelton was in tremendous form for MI Cape Town during the SA20 opener against Durban's Super Giants at Newlands

MI Cape Town captain Rashid Khan is hoping to extend his teams proud Newlands record in their opening SA20 Season 4 match against Durbans Super Giants

SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith believes the league has helped the young guns perform at a high level when called up to the international stage.

The final player auction pool comprises 300 South African cricketers and 241 overseas players.

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

Each franchise will be able to make a total of 13 picks in the auction, which will be held in Cape Town.

The batter kept his eyes on the pitch throughout the stroke, hammering it over midwicket for a six.

The incident happened during the match between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals at Newlands.

In a video posted by Super Sport on Twitter, Pakistan anchor Zainab Abbas can be seen commenting on the match while standing right outside the boundary line

Jofra Archer, who has been out of action due to multiple injuries, returned to action in style, picking up three wickets as MI Cape Town restricted Paarl Royals to a below-par total of 142/7 in 20 overs

MI Cape Town will square off against local rivals Paarl Royals in the opening match of the inaugural SA20 at Newlands later on Tuesday