• SA20 reveals pre-signed, retained players

    Several Proteas players are set to go on sale at the season four auction after re-signed and retained SA20 players were announced.

    Each of the teams were permitted a maximum of six retained or pre-signed players, comprising of a maximum of three South African and three overseas players during the player retention window, which closed on 18 July. ​

    The teams also strategically completed their six wildcard signings, with all the focus now on the remaining slots and the collective maximum purse of R131-million, to be spent on the 84 available slots at the auction on 9 September in Johannesburg.

    For next season, a wildcard player could be any overseas player or a South African player who was part of the team’s squad last season.

    Notable South African players available to be picked up at the auction include Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Wiaan Mulder and Keshav Maharaj, along with top young talent Dewald Brevis and Kwena Maphaka.

    T20 specialists Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje and Tabraiz Shamsi are also available.

    SA20 franchise players and remaining salary cap
    *Indicates overseas players

    Durban’s Super Giants (R29.5-million)
    *Sunil Narine, *Noor Ahmad, *Jos Buttler, Heinrich Klaasen (wildcard)

    Joburg Super Kings (R21.5-million)
    Faf du Plessis, *James Vince, *Akeal Hosein, *Richard Gleeson, Donovan Ferreira (wildcard)

    MI Cape Town (R11.5-million)
    Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, *Rashid Khan, *Trent Boult, *Nicholas Pooran, Kagiso Rabada (wildcard)

    Paarl Royals (R14.5-million)
    Lhuan-dre Pretorius, David Miller, Bjorn Fortuin, *Mujeeb Ur Rahman, *Sikandar Raza, Rubin Hermann (wildcard)

    Pretoria Capitals (R32.5-million)
    *Will Jacks, *Sherfane Rutherford, *Andre Russell (wildcard)

    Sunrisers Eastern Cape (R21-5 million)
    Tristan Stubbs, *Allah Ghazanfar, *Adam Milne, *Jonny Bairstow, Marco Jansen (wildcard)

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    Simon Borchardt