The six franchises have revealed a competitive set of Betway SA20 preliminary squads ahead of the season two auction on 27 September 2023.
All six teams have put a lot of effort into keeping their top South African talent, together with the expertise of select foreign players.
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SA20 Preliminary squads announced
The inaugural season witnessed the rise of youthful stars who performed on the big stage the glitzy SA20 provided, while the foreign signings added their talent and knowledge to deliver a display of cricket that was both entertaining and competitive.
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Teams will have to make clever last-bid acquisitions during the auction to complete their squads. Each team’s payroll budget ceiling for season two is R39.1 million, an increase of R5.1 million over the maiden term.
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Betway SA20 League Commissioner, Graeme Smith, expects another captivating season of South Africa’s premier T20 League: “Season 2 of the Betway SA20 is shaping up to be another spectacular showcase of world class cricket and entertainment. The quality of the players already included in the squads, including a few newcomers, is testimony to the success of the inaugural season. Our planning is on track and we look forward to the auction and welcoming players and fans in Season 2”.
Defending champions to reinforce
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Sunrisers Eastern Cape have retained the core of their championship-winning squad with a few notable overseas inclusions, including former ICC World No 1 T20 batter Dawid Malan, Liam Dawson and Craig Overton (who is their Wildcard). Their picks have left the Sunrisers with only three more slots and a purse of R1.865 million available at the auction.
Runners-up Pretoria Capitals have greater room for movement with a remaining purse of R9.737 million to add a further six players to complete their 19-player squad. Five of those six players can potentially still be overseas players.
Joburg Super Kings will be in the market for five players with a remaining purse of R6.1 million. The Johannesburg outfit bolstered their squad with the pre-signing of Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Sam Cook and Zahir Khan.
Durban’s Super Giants have finalised the majority of their squad with 16 signings and will have R1.675 million to make up the three outstanding players.
MI Cape Town, who retained last season’s captain Rashid Khan and Sam Curran and also pre-signed English duo Liam Livingstone and Tom Banton, still have a remaining R5.05 million in their purse. Jofra Archer retains his slot in the squad as the team’s Wildcard player.
Paarl Royals boast R 8.865million in their purse and could potentially add high-profile overseas-based players to their squad as they enter the auction looking to fill four slots. Their squad already boasts the England pair of Jos Buttler and Jason Roy along with West Indian bowler Obed McCoy. Promising seventeen-year-old South Africa U19 left-arm quick Kwena Maphaka becomes the youngest player to be signed, with the Paarl outfit snapping up the talented bowler ahead of the auction.
Wildcard options
The Wildcard option introduced in the inaugural season has proved to be a hit, with four teams incorporating their Season 1 Wildcard selections into their main Season 2 squads. This means that four teams will acquire a new Wildcard for Season 2 and have until 30 December to confirm the player.
In the squad of 19, all teams are required to include a minimum of 10 South African players, a maximum of seven international players and an additional new rookie player who must be South African.
The auction will take place on 27 September in Johannesburg and will air live on SuperSport.
SA20 Preliminary squads
List of SA20 Preliminary squads
- ® means the player was signed up as a replacement last season
- (WC) means the player was a Wildcard last season
Durban’s Super Giants
Available purse for auction – R1.675 million
1 | Prenelan Subrayen | Pre-sign | RSA |
2 | Quinton De Kock | Pre-sign | RSA |
3 | Naveen Ul Haq | Pre-sign | Overseas |
4 | Kyle Mayers | Pre-sign | Overseas |
5 | Reece Topley | Pre-sign | Overseas |
6 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Pre-sign | Overseas |
7 | Dwaine Pretorius | Retain | RSA |
8 | Keshav Maharaj | Retain | RSA |
9 | Keemo Paul | Retain | Overseas |
10 | Kyle Abbott | Retain | RSA |
11 | Heinrich Klaasen | Retain | RSA |
12 | Wiaan Mulder | Retain | RSA |
13 | Dilshan Madushanka | Retain | Overseas |
14 | Jon-Jon Smuts | Trade In | RSA |
15 | Matthew Breetzke | Retain | RSA |
16 | Junior Dala | Retain | RSA |
17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
18 | Wildcard pick | Before 30 Dec | RSA or Overseas |
19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
Joburg Super Kings
Available purse for auction – R6.1 million
1 | Gerald Coetzee | Pre-sign | RSA |
2 | Francois du Plessis | Pre-sign | RSA |
3 | Moeen Ali | Pre-sign | Overseas |
4 | David Wiese | Pre-sign | Overseas |
5 | Zahir Khan | Pre-sign | Overseas |
6 | Sam Cook | Pre-sign | Overseas |
7 | Leus du Plooy | Retain | Overseas |
8 | Reeza Hendricks | Retain | RSA |
9 | Lizaad Williams | Retain | RSA |
10 | Nandre Burger | Retain | RSA |
11 | Donovan Ferreira | Retain | RSA |
12 | Aaron Phangiso | Retain (WC) | RSA |
13 | Sibonelo Makhanya | Retain ® | RSA |
14 | Kyle Simmonds | Retain ® | RSA |
15 | Wildcard pick | Wild Card | RSA or Overseas |
16 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA |
17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
18 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
MI Cape Town
Available purse for auction – R5.05 million
1 | Dewald Brevis | Pre-sign | RSA |
2 | Kagiso Rabada | Pre-sign | RSA |
3 | Rashid Khan | Pre-sign | Overseas |
4 | Sam Curran | Pre-sign | Overseas |
5 | Liam Livingstone | Pre-sign | Overseas |
6 | Tom Banton | Pre-sign | Overseas |
7 | Rassie Van Der Dussen | Retained | RSA |
8 | Delano Potgieter | Retained | RSA |
9 | Ryan Rickelton | Retained | RSA |
10 | George Linde | Retained | RSA |
11 | Beuran Hendricks | Retained | RSA |
12 | Duan Jansen | Retained | RSA |
13 | Olly Stone | Retained | Overseas |
14 | Grant Roelofsen | Retained | RSA |
15 | Jofra Archer | Wildcard | Overseas |
16 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA/Overseas |
17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA/Overseas |
18 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA |
19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
Paarl Royals
Available purse for auction – R8.865 million
1 | Kwena Maphaka | Pre-sign | RSA |
2 | David Miller | Pre-sign | RSA |
3 | Jos Buttler | Pre-sign | Overseas |
4 | Obed McCoy | Pre-sign | Overseas |
5 | Tabraiz Shamsi | Retained | RSA |
6 | Lungisani Ngidi | Retained | RSA |
7 | Jason Roy | Retained | Overseas |
8 | Andile Phehlukwayo | Retained(WC) | RSA |
9 | Dane Vilas | Retained | RSA |
10 | Bjorn Fortuin | Retained | RSA |
11 | Mitchell Van Buuren | Retained | RSA |
12 | Wihan Lubbe | Retained | RSA |
13 | Ferisco Adams | Retained | RSA |
14 | Codi Yusuf | Retained | RSA |
15 | Evan Jones | Retained | RSA |
16 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
18 | Wildcard pick | Before 30 Dec | |
19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
Pretoria Capitals
Available purse for auction – R9.737 million
1 | Migael Pretorius | Pre-sign | RSA |
2 | Anrich Nortje | Pre-sign | RSA |
3 | Jimmy Neesham | Pre-sign | Overseas |
4 | Rilee Rossouw | Retain | RSA |
5 | Colin Ingram | Retain ® | RSA |
6 | Senuran Muthusamy | Retain (WC) | RSA |
7 | Wayne Parnell | Retain | RSA |
8 | Theunis De Bruyn | Retain | RSA |
9 | Adil Rashid | Retain | Overseas |
10 | William Jacks | Retain | Overseas |
11 | Eathan Bosch | Retain | RSA |
12 | Shane Dadswell | Retain | RSA |
13 | Corbin Bosch | Trade in | RSA |
14 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
15 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
16 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
18 | Wildcard pick | Before 30 Dec | RSA/Overseas |
19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Available purse for auction – R1.865 million
1 | Ottniel Baartman | Pre-sign | RSA |
2 | Aiden Markram | Pre-sign | RSA |
3 | Liam Dawson | Pre-sign | Overseas |
4 | Dawid Malan | Pre-sign | Overseas |
5 | Marco Jansen | Retained | RSA |
6 | Tristan Stubbs | Retained | RSA |
7 | Sisanda Magala | Retained | RSA |
8 | Brydon Carse | Retained | Overseas |
9 | Simon Harmer | Trade in | RSA |
10 | Temba Bavuma | Retained ® | RSA |
11 | Sarel Erwee | Retained | RSA |
12 | Jordan Hermann | Retained (WC) | RSA |
13 | Aya Gqamane | Retained | RSA |
14 | Adam Rossington | Retained | Overseas |
15 | Tom Abell | Retained | Overseas |
16 | Craig Overton | Wildcard | Overseas |
17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
18 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |