Paarl Royals skipper Miller expects SA20 opener at Newlands to be 'humdinger'

Proteas star batter David Miller expects Tuesday's SA20 opener between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals at Newlands to be a "humdinger".

The inaugural SA20 gets under way at a sold-out Newlands on Tuesday as MI Cape Town face Paarl Royals in a Western Cape derby.

The first season will feature 33 matches as six co-owned Indian Premier League (IPL) teams vie for R70 million in prize money, with the final set for the Wanderers on 11 February.

Award-winning performers Master KG and Sho Madjozi will headline Tuesday's SA20 opener with a mini-concert set to take place before the first ball is bowled.

"It's going to be a humdinger. There's going to be a lot of excitement around the players, it's been built up for a long time," Miller told reporters on Monday at the captain's pre-press conference.

"I think everyone is pretty keen to get on the park and express their skills and what they have to offer for the Capetonians."

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The Paarl Royals boast an experienced team coached by former Proteas all-rounder JP Duminy.

Miller will share the dressing room with England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler, a feat he calls a "privilege". 

Miller, who led the Punjab Kings a few times in the IPL, says he hopes to lean on the English duo for captaincy tips.

"We're privileged to have the two captains (Morgan and Buttler) there and the experience that they have is invaluable for our squads," said Miller.

"I haven't been captain too many games in my career, but I'm always wanting to learn and trying to improve my game and that's with captaincy as well.

"To have those guys alongside me, it would be silly not to use all of their experience so I'm looking