SA20 2024 Player Auction: Finally, All six SA20 teams have revealed their lists of retained, released and pre-signed players for the upcoming season of South Africa’s premier domestic T20 tournament. The player auction hosted by Cricket South Africa will take place on September 27th in Johannesburg.
Expect some intense bidding wars as the franchises compete to secure top talent and boost their chances of success.
The salary purse for each team in SA20’s second season has increased to R39.1 million, providing an extra R5.1 million compared to last season.
Interestingly, Pretoria Capitals, the previous runners-up, will enter the auction with the highest available purse at R9.737 million.
With this extra budget, the teams will have greater financial flexibility to target key players to build strong squads.
Fans can look forward to a competitive auction as the franchises bid for talent to improve their title hopes.
SA20 2024 Remaining Purse Limit
It’s fascinating to see how the purse allocation compares across the SA20 teams. Paarl Royals have the second highest at R8.865 million, giving them ample opportunity to enhance their roster.
Meanwhile, Joburg Super Kings have R6.1 million left and MI Cape Town enter with R5.05 million. With these budgets, each franchise can strategically acquire players to significantly impact and contribute to their success next season.
Notably, the defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Durban Super Giants have the smallest purses available at R1.865 million and R1.675 million respectively.
These teams will need to be creative with their limited budgets to assemble competitive squads.
SA20 2024 Squad Format and Rules
Additionally, SA20 2024 has comprehensive squad composition rules. The maximum squad size is 19 players, with a minimum of 10 South Africans and a maximum of 7 overseas players.
Each team must also include one rookie South African player. With these regulations, the franchises must carefully plan their acquisitions to build well-balanced, formidable teams for the upcoming edition of SA20.
Here Are Retained and Released players of All Teams in SA20 2024
1. Sunrisers Eastern Cape Retained and Released Players in SA20 2024
Here is the table of Retained Players, Released Players, and Pre-signed Players:
| Retained Players | Released Players | Pre-signed Players |
|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | Marques Ackerman | Liam Dawson |
| Marco Jansen | Jon Jon Smuts | Ottniel Baartman |
| Brydon Carse | Roelof van der Merwe | Dawid Malan |
| Adam Rossington | Jordan Cox | |
| Tristan Stubbs | Junaid Dawood | |
| Temba Bavuma | Mason Crane | |
| Sisanda Magala | James Fuller | |
| Simon Harmer | ||
| Sarel Erwee | ||
| Jordan Hermann | ||
| Aya Gqamane | ||
| Tom Abell |
2. Pretoria Capitals Retained and Released Players in SA20 2024
| Retained Players | Released Players | Pre-signed Players |
|---|---|---|
| Adil Rashid | Marco Marais | Jimmy Neesham |
| Colin Ingram | Shane Dadswell | Migael Pretorius |
| Eathan Bosch | Cameron Delport | Anrich Nortje |
| Theunis De Bruyn | Shaun von Berg | |
| Senuran Muthusamy | Phillip Salt | |
| Rilee Rossouw | Kusal Mendis | |
| Wayne Parnell | Clyde Fortuin | |
| Corbin Bosch | Joshua Little | |
| Shane Dadswell | Daryn Dupavillion | |
| William Jacks |
3. Paarl Royals Retained and Released Players in SA20 2024
| Retained Players | Released Players | Pre-signed Players |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Roy | Eoin Morgan | Jos Buttler |
| Ferisco Adams | Paul Stirling | Obed McCoy |
| Mitchell Van Buuren | Corbin Bosch | David Miller |
| Wihan Lubbe | Imran Manack | Kwena Maphaka |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | Ramon Simmonds | |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | ||
| Codi Yusuf | ||
| Dane Vilas | ||
| Lungi Ngidi | ||
| Evan Jones | ||
| Bjorn Fortuin |
4. MI Cape Town Retained and Released Players in SA20 2024
| Retained Players | Released Players | Pre-signed Players |
|---|---|---|
| George Linde | Ziyaad Abrahams | Tom Banton |
| Beuran Hendricks | Wesley Marshall | Sam Curran |
| Duan Jansen | Odean Smith | Dewald Brevis |
| Rassie Van Der Dussen | Waqar Salamkheil | Kagiso Rabada |
| Ryan Rickelton | Tim David | Liam Livingstone |
| Delano Potgieter | Henry Brooks | Rashid Khan |
| Olly Stone | ||
| Grant Roelofsen |
5. Durban Super Giants Retained and Released Players in SA20 2024Z
| Retained Players | Released Players | Pre-signed Players |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Klaasen | Christian Jonkers | Kyle Mayers |
| Wiaan Mulder | Jason Holder | Naveen Ul Haq |
| Jon-Jon Smuts | David Willey | Quinton De Kock |
| Keemo Paul | Johnson Charles | Reece Topley |
| Dwaine Pretorius | Ben McDermott | Bhanuka Rajapaksa |
| Dilshan Madushanka | Simon Harmer | Prenelan Subrayen |
| Keshav Maharaj | Hardus Viljoen | |
| Junior Dala | Akila Dhananjaya | |
| Matthew Breetzke | ||
| Kyle Abbott |
6. Joburg Super Kings Retained and Released Players in SA20 2024
| Retained Players | Released Players | Pre-signed Players |
|---|---|---|
| Nandre Burger | Matthew Wade | David Wiese |
| Reeza Hendricks | Neil Brand | Gerald Coetzee |
| Leus du Plooy | Kyle Verreynne | Zahir Khan |
| Aaron Phangiso | Janneman Malan | Sam Cook |
| Sibonelo Makhanya | Romario Shepherd | Faf du Plessis |
| Kyle Simmonds | Alzarri Joseph | Moeen Ali |
| Lizaad Williams | Malusi Soboto | |
| Donovan Ferreira | Lewis Gregory | |
| George Garton | ||
| Maheesh Theekshana |