India, Jan. 28 -- Despite a few washed-out games and rain-affected matches in the first half of the season, a window shift to align with South Africa's holiday period did not impact viewership or stadium footfalls in the fourth edition of the SA20. At the halfway stage, league commissioner Graeme Smith had already declared it the league's "most commercially successful season".

And even though Sunrisers Eastern Cape emerged as familiar champions at the end of the month-long grind - clinching their third title in four years, having finished runners-up in 2025 - Smith labelled it the "most competitive season" the SA20 has witnessed. He cited the "hundreds, hat-tricks, close finishes and even Super Overs" that entertained fans both locally a...