The SA20 Season 4 Player Auction, scheduled for September 9 in Johannesburg, will feature 541 players, including South African and international stars. Proteas T20I captain Aiden Markram will be joined by Quinton de Kock, Keshav Maharaj, and other players expected to draw attention during the auction.
More than 800 players registered for the auction before the list was trimmed to 541. 300 South Africans and 241 overseas players have been shortlisted for the upcoming auction. The six franchises will use the auction to finalize their 19-member squads ahead of the season, which kicks off on December 26.
Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, and Keshav Maharaj Among Marquee Names in SA20 Auction
Aiden Markram will be joined by his T20 World Cup final teammates, including Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Baartman, and Gerald Coetzee.
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Markram has achieved recent success with Sunrisers Eastern Cape, winning consecutive SA20 titles in 2023 and 2024, and finishing as runners-up in 2025. The franchise can also use a right-to-match option for him during the auction.
Several of South Africa’s red-ball stars from the ICC World Test Championship-winning squad, Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Tony de Zorzi, and Dane Paterson, are also included in the auction pool.
Shakib Al Hasan Included in International Lineup
Former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan, along with fellow Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman, will feature in the international lineup. England pacer James Anderson will be joined by Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Tom Abell, Adam Rossington, Jordan Cox, and Daniel Worrall.
Other notable internationals include Australia batter D’Arcy Short and New Zealand opener Devon Conway, who was born in South Africa.
A new Under-23 category allows franchises to pick two South African players aged 23 or younger at the start of the tournament. Rising talents like Dewald Brevis, Kwena Maphaka, and Andile Simelane are eligible under this category.
Franchises will fill 19-member squads with a minimum of nine South Africans, seven overseas players, two Under-23 South Africans, and one Wildcard player.
The total budget for the auction is 131 million rand (around USD 7.37 million), with 84 slots available, including 25 for overseas players. The event will be streamed live on JioHotstar in India and across the tournament’s YouTube and social media channels.
FULL SA20 SEASON 4 PLAYER AUCTION LIST
Pretoria Capitals Enter SA20 Auction With Highest Budget of USD 1.86 Million
Pretoria Capitals enter the SA20 auction with the largest budget of USD 1.86 million. The franchise has revamped its coaching staff, bringing in former India captain Sourav Ganguly as head coach and ex-South Africa captain Shaun Pollock as assistant.
Durban’s Super Giants have USD 1.66 million to spend. Joburg Super Kings and Sunrisers Eastern Cape have USD 1.2 million each for the auction.
Paarl Royals enter with USD 0.819 million and have retained players David Miller, Sikandar Raza, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bjorn Fortuin, Rubin Hermann, and last season’s leading run-scorer Lhuandré Pretorius.
Defending champions MI Cape Town have USD 0.65 million for the auction. They retained their title-winning squad featuring Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Trent Boult, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, and Nicholas Pooran.
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