Starting on Friday

TSHWANE SPARTANS THE Spartans have all the tools to be very successful in this foray into the unknown. Packed with Titans, who have bossed domestic T20 cricket, they will turn Centurion into a fortress over the next month and a bit.

The headline act with the blade is AB de Villiers, who makes a return to the domestic scene. He can embarrass any bowler in the world, and the Spartans will look to him to blow teams away. De Villiers has Eoin Morgan as a partner in crime, and they will surely destroy unlucky attacks. NELSON MANDELA

BAY GIANTS

THEY have called on their fans to be ‘gigantic’, and unleash their inner ‘Orange’ side. But don’t think that the Giants are taking matters lightly, because they have some of the most competitive cricketers in the world to call upon. The striking of Jason Roy at the top of the order needs to be respected, because the Englishman is a menace when in the mood. With ball in hand, Imran Tahir is the best white-ball bowler in the world. Count on him to provide the best celebrations for those wickets, too.

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