It worked as an experiment in season one. It worked again as an event in season two. And now in its third season, the SA20 is an established part of the South African summer, so much so that this is the first time it will not clash with the national team's fixtures.

Legendary South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis occupies the fifth spot thanks to his double-century against India at Centurion in 2010. He reached the milestone off just 267 balls before returning unbeaten on 201.

Captain Temba Bavuma said there was something special brewing in South Africa’s test team after they won their seventh match in a row, beating Pakistan by 10 wickets at Newlands on Monday, and they could now look forward to the World Test Championship final.