Paarl, Jan. 11 -- Former South Africa cricketer Allan Donald praised the SA20 league, describing it as "as good as it gets" from a South African cricket perspective, even while acknowledging that it cannot match the scale of India's Indian Premier League (IPL).

Speaking to the media during the ongoing SA20 2025-26 season, Donald said the league's true essence cannot be fully appreciated on television, noting that the atmosphere comes alive only when experienced in person.

He compared the tournament's energy to that of the IPL and highlighted that SA20 represents the highest level of domestic T20 cricket in South Africa, combining world-class stars with emerging young talent.

"We've been waiting for this, I reckon, for quite some time n...