The SA20 league had its inaugural auction held in Cape Town for the tournament's imminent maiden season in January-February 2023.
Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) newly launched SA20 league will have its inaugural edition held across six cities in South Africa in January-February 2023. The tournament, which is CSA’s latest and most ambitious attempt at establishing their own successful T20 league, is backed by IPL’s billion-dollar corporate giants.
All six teams are purchased by the owners of IPL franchises and are based in different cricketing centres of the rainbow nation. MI Cape Town, Durban Super Giants, Johannesburg Super Kings, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape have owned a stake in the tournament, which will rival in a similar window with the newly launched UAE-based International League T20 (ILT20) next year.
Before the caravan rolls on the field, these six teams entered an equally intense bidding war in Cape Town on Monday (September 19), with the tournament auction allowing them a chance to finalise their respective squads. The auction was supervised by CSA, with an R34 million-rand purse available to each SA20 franchise (over INR 15 crores).
The auction was televised and streamed live to cricket lovers in South Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Fans based in the rainbow nation could watch the SA20 auction live on their television sets via SuperSport and catch the live stream of the same on the tournament’s official website www.SA20.co.za, as well as the SA20 YouTube channel and SA20 Facebook page.
In India, cricket lovers could see the auction live on television and digital streaming platforms across various platforms, with leading broadcasters JioTV, Viacom18 and Sony Entertainment India owning the rights for the same.
Teams were allowed a maximum of five pre-auctioning signings for the league’s inaugural season, despite which a whopping 533 players went under the hammer at the SA20 auction in Cape Town. Teams had to fulfil 17-member rosters for the tournament, with the league permitting a maximum of seven overseas stars in each squad.
The players were divided into three base prize categories. The highest earning cricketers fetched minimum sums of Rand 1,750,000, followed by those with Rand 1,700,000 and Rand 850,000, respectively. Here is how the squads are staked up after the keenly followed bidding war.
MI Cape Town
Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Odean Smith, Waqar Salamkheil, Ziyaad Abrahams, Wesley Marshall, Olly Stone, Grant Roelofsen
Durban’s Super Giants
Quinton de Kock, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker, Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer
Johannesburg Super Kings
Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus Du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira, Malusi Siboto, Caleb Seleka
Paarl Royals
David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Mitchell Van Buuren, Wihan Lubbe, Imraan Manack, Ferisco Adams, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Eoin Morgan, Codi Yusuf
Pretoria Capitals
Anrich Nortje, Miguel Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun Von Berg, Adil Rashid, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis De Bruyn, Marco Marais, Jimmy Neesham, Kusal Mendis, Daryn Dupavillon, Shane Dadswell
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, Jon-Jon Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller, Brydon Carse, Sarel Erwee, Aya Gqamane, Tom Abell
(Squads Last Updated at 01:10 IST, 20 September)
LUNGI NGIDI – PAARL ROYALS – R 3.4 MILLION
TABRAIZ SHAMSI – PAARL ROYALS – R 4.3 MILLION
DWAINE PRETORIUS – DURBAN SUPER GIANTS – R 4.1 MILLION
ODEAN SMITH – UNSOLD
RASSIE VAN DER DUSSEN – MI CAPE TOWN – R. 3.90 MILLION
HEINRICH KLAASEN – DURBAN SUPER GIANTS – R. 4.5 MILLION
JIMMY NEESHAM – UNSOLD
MARCO JANSEN – SOUTHERN EASTERN CAPE – R. 6.10 MILLION
HARRY BROOK – JOHANNESBURG SUPER KINGS – R. 2.10 MILLION
EOIN MORGAN – UNSOLD
RILEE ROSSOUW – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R. 6.90 MILLION
BRANDON KING – UNSOLD
TEMBA BAVUMA – UNSOLD
PATHUM NISSANKA – UNSOLD
JANNEMAN MALAN – JOHANNESBURG SUPER KINGS – R. 2.7 MILLION
TRISTAN STUBBS -SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE – R. 9.2 MILLION
JASON ROY – PAARL ROYALS – R. 1.5 MILLION
REEZA HENDRICKS – JOHANNESBURG SUPER KINGS – R. 4.5 MILLION
DINESH CHANDIMAL – UNSOLD
DAVID BEDINGHAM – UNSOLD
KYLE VERREYNNE – JOHANNESBURG SUPER KINGS – R.
SHAI HOPE – UNSOLD
DANE VILAS – PAARL ROYALS – R. 3.3 MILLION
RYAN RICKELTON – MI CAPE TOWN – R. 1 MILLION
KUSAL MENDIS – UNSOLD
KUSAL PERERA – UNSOLD
PHIL SALT – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R. 2 MILLION
KEEMO PAUL – DURBAN SUPER GIANTS – R 850000
WAYNE PARNELL – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R. 5.6 MILLION
CHAMIKA KARUNARATNE – UNSOLD
SEAN WILLIAMS – UNSOLD
GEORGE GARTON – JOHANNESBURG SUPER KINGS – R. 425000
SISANDA MAGALA – SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE – R. 5.40 MILLION
ANDILE PHEHLUKWAYO – UNSOLD
KESHAV MAHARAJ – DURBAN SUPER GIANTS – R 2.5 MILLION
GEORGE LINDE – MI CAPE TOWN – R 3.9 MILLION
BRYDON CARSE – UNSOLD
ALZARRI JOSEPH – JOBURG SUPER KINGS – R 210K
JOSH LITTLE – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R 150K
OLLIE ROBINSON – UNSOLD
TYMAL MILLS -UNSOLD
JAYDEN SEALES – UNSOLD
HARDUS VILJOEN – UNSOLD
KYLE ABBOTT – DURBAN SUPER GIANTS – R175K
BEURAN HENDRICKS – MI CAPE TOWN – R 175K
LUTHO SIPAMLA – UNSOLD
MATHEESA PATHIRANA – UNSOLD
OSHANE THOMAS – UNSOLD
JUNAID DAWOOD – SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE – R375K
SHAUN VON BERG – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R325K
HAYDEN WALSH – UNSOLD
MATT PARKINSON – UNSOLD
MASON CRANE – SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE – R425K
SIMON HARMER – UNSOLD
AARON PHANGISO – UNSOLD
AADIL RASHID – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R 2.40 MILLION
BJORN FORTUIN – PAARL ROYALS – R 1.50 MILLION
AVISHKA FERNANDO – UNSOLD
IBRAHIM ZADRAN – UNSOLD
ROSS TAYLOR – UNSOLD
SAREL ERWEE – UNSOLD
CAMERON DELPORT – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R 800K
LENDL SIMMONS – UNSOLD
LEUS DU PLOOY – JOBURG SUPER KINGS – R 1.50 MILLION
WILL JACKS – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R 1.10 MILLION
HARRY TECTOR – UNSOLD
THEUNIS DE BRUYN – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R 1.00 MILLION
DEAN ELGAR – UNSOLD
KEEGAN PETERSEN – UNSOLD
LEWIS GREGORY – JOBURG SUPER KINGS- R 850K
CARLOS BRATHWAITE – UNSOLD
ROSTON CHASE – UNSOLD
DUAN JANSEN – MI CAPE TOWN – R 3.3 MILLION
JON-JON SMUTS – SUNRISERS EAST CAPE – R2.3 MILLION
KARIM JANAT – UNSOLD
COLIN ACKERMANN – UNSOLD
WIAAN MULDER – UNSOLD
CRAIG OVERTON – UNSOLD
AKILA DANANJAYA – UNSOLD
OLLIE STONE – UNSOLD
JUNIOR DALA – JOBURG SUPER KINGS – R175K
TOM HELM – UNSOLD
BINURA FERNANDO – UNSOLD
CHRIS WOOD – UNSOLD
DUANNE OLIVIER – UNSOLD
NUWAN PRADEEP – UNSOLD
DARYN DUPAVILLON – UNSOLD
LIZAAD WILLIAMS – JOBURG SUPER KINGS – R325K
ANDILE SIMELANE – UNSOLD
TIAAN VAN VUUREN – UNSOLD
JONATHAN BIRD – UNSOLD
JORDAN COX – SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE – R 325K
CALEB SELEKA – UNSOLD
DILSHAN MADUSHANKA – DURBAN SUPER GIANTS – R 275K
MATTHEW BOAST – UNSOLD
BRYCE PARSONS – UNSOLD
DUNITH WELLALAGE – UNSOLD
GRANT ROELOFSEN – UNSOLD
JOHNSON CHARLES – DURBAN SUPER GIANTS – R425K
ADAM ROSSINGTON – SUNRISERS EAST CAPE – R425K
JAKE LINTOTT – UNSOLD
JEFFREY VANDERSAY – UNSOLD
NANDRE BURGER – JOBURG SUPER KINGS – R 175K
GLENTON STUURMAN – UNSOLD
ZIYAAD ABRAHAMS – UNSOLD
MBULELO BUDAZA – UNSOLD
DONOVAN FERREIRA – JOBURG SUPER KINGS – R 5.5 MILLION
ADAM LYTH – UNSOLD
MATTHEW BREETZKE – DURBAN SUPER GIANTS – R 175K
MITCHELL VAN BUUREN – PAARL ROYALS – R 175K
WIHAN LUBBE – PAARL ROYALS – R 350K
MARCO MARAIS – PRETORIA CAPITALS – R 175K
PAUL WALTER – UNSOLD
DELANO POTGIETER – MI CAPE TOWN – R 175K
AYA GQAMANE – UNSOLD
ROELOF VAN DER MERWE – SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE – R 175K
DIEGO ROSIER – UNSOLD
STEVE ESKINAZI – UNSOLD
TOM MOORES – UNSOLD
SAM COOK – UNSOLD
JOHAN VAN DYK – UNSOLD
KHAYA ZONDO – UNSOLD
PIETER MALAN – UNSOLD
MARQUES ACKERMAN – SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE – R 175K
FERISCO ADAMS – PAARL ROYALS – R 325K
IMRAAN MANACK – PAARL ROYALS – R 175K
DAYYAAN GALIEM – UNSOLD
Christian Jonker – Durban Super Giants – R 175K
George Scrimshaw – UNSOLD
Henry Brookes – UNSOLD
Farhan Behardien – UNSOLD
Pite Van Biljon – UNSOLD
Unmukt Chand – UNSOLD
Evan Jones – Paarl Royals – R 1.70 Million
Malusi Siboto – Joburg Super Kings – R 175K
Ramon Simmonds – Paarl Royals – R 175K
James Fuller – Sunrisers East Cape – R 425k
Bevers Swanepoel – UNSOLD
Jimmy Neesham – Pretoria Capitals – R 3.6 Million
Odean Smith – MI Cape Town – R 1.70 Million
Temba Bavuma – UNSOLD
Eoin Morgan – Paarl Royals – R 2.00 Million
Kusal Mendis – Pretoria Capitals – R 425K
David Bedingham – UNSOLD
Andile Phehlukwayo – UNSOLD
Brydon Carse – Sunrisers East Cape – R 425k
Simon Harmer – Durban Super Giants – R 200k
Sarel Erwee – Sunrisers East Cape – R 175k
Craig Overton – UNSOLD
Roston Chase – UNSOLD
Wiaan Mulder – Durban Super Giants – R 1.90 Million
Daryn Dupavillon – Pretoria Capitals – R 1.70 Million
Caleb Seleka – Joburg Super Kings – R 175K
Grant Roelofsen – UNSOLD
Siyabonga Mahima – UNSOLD
Waqar Salamkheil – MI Cape Town – R175k
Ziyaad Abrahams – MI Cape Town – R175k
Wesley Marshall – MI Cape Town – R 175K
Paul Walter – UNSOLD
Thomas Kaber – UNSOLD
Aya Gqamane – Sunrisers East Cape- R 175K
Diego Rosier – UNSOLD
Sam Cook – UNSOLD
Peter Malan – UNSOLD
Farhan Behardien – UNSOLD
Codi Yusuf – Paarl Royals – R 175K
Rahkeem Cornwall – UNSOLD
Olly Stone – MI Cape Town – R 850k
Grant Roelofsen – MI Cape Town – R 175k
Shane Dadswell – Pretoria Capitals – R 175k
Hardus Viljoen – UNSOLD
Eathan Bosch – UNSOLD
Tom Abell – Sunrisers Eastern Cape – R 175k
(Last Updated at 01:10 IST, 20 September)
