JOHANNESBURG: When Paarl Royals took on Sunrisers Eastern Cape at the Centurion in the SA20 on Thursday, it was a momentous occasion for the league. In its third edition now, with just one game to go, SA20 has done what South African cricket desperately wanted - sustenance. The T20 Global League and Mzansi Super League tried, and failed. SA20, with its six franchises, backed by Indian Premier League (IPL) team owners, has grown leaps and bounds.
TimesofIndia.com spoke to SA20 league commissioner and former Proteas skipper Graeme Smith on what he described as an "emotional time."
