- By Vishal Pushkar
- Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:10 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
SA20 Auction Live Streaming Details: The Player Auction for SA20 Season 4 is scheduled for September 9 in Johannesburg, featuring a total budget of US dollars 7.37 million to fill 84 available positions across six teams. Every franchise has a salary cap of US dollars 2.31 million, making SA20 the world's second-most lucrative T20 league after the IPL.
Before the main auction, all six teams have finalized their pre-signings, retained players, and made Wildcard selections.
The SA20 Season 4 Player Auction is set for September 9, 2025, in Johannesburg, with the league's fourth season commencing on December 26, 2025.
This year, a record number of over 800 players registered, which was reduced to a final pool of 541 players after franchise evaluations—comprising 300 South Africans and 241 international players.
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As per the release by SA20, "Pretoria Capitals lead with the largest purse (US$1.86 million) and a refreshed coaching staff, headed by Sourav Ganguly and Shaun Pollock—ready to rebuild their squad for Season 4. Durban’s Super Giants have US$1.66 million left; they retain a settled core with star players Jos Buttler, Sunil Narine, Heinrich Klaasen, and Noor Ahmad, guided by Lance Klusener and Allan Donald. Joburg Super Kings enter with US$1.2 million and captain Faf du Plessis, supported by English and West Indian talent. Sunrisers Eastern Cape, two-time champions and savvy auction strategists, have US$1.2 million with a squad headlined by Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Jonny Bairstow, Adam Milne, and Afghanistan’s Allah Ghazanfar. Paarl Royals plan to strengthen their young, playoff-tested squad with US$0.819 million to bid, prioritizing stars like Lhuan-dre Pretorius and David Miller. MI Cape Town defend their crown with the smallest purse at US$0.65 million, focusing on a core of Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Nicholas Pooran, and Ryan Rickelton."
Teams can sign a maximum of 7 overseas players and must have at least 9 local South Africans, with an additional Wildcard player for roster flexibility.
SA20 Auction: Where To Watch In India?
The auction will be broadcast live on JioHotstar in India and the SA20 YouTube channel from 5:30 PM IST.
SA20 League 2025 All Squads:
DURBAN’S SUPER GIANTS
Head coach: Lance Klusener
Retained for Season 4: Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan)
Pre-signings: Jos Buttler (England - Paarl Royals in Seasons 1-2), Sunil Narine (West Indies)
Wildcard: Heinrich Klaasen
Not retained: Matthew Breetzke, Junior Dala, Quinton de Kock, Shamar Joseph (West Indies), Brandon King (West Indies), Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Bryce Parsons, Dwaine Pretorius, Jason Smith, Jon-Jon Smuts, Marcus Stoinis (Australia), Prenelan Subrayen, Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Chris Woakes (England)
JOBURG SUPER KINGS
Head coach: Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
Retained for Season 3: Faf du Plessis - captain
Pre-signings: Richard Gleeson (England - Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Season 3), Akeal Hosein (West Indies), James Vince (England)
Wildcard: Donovan Ferreira
Not retained: Moeen Ali (England), Jonny Bairstow (England - now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Doug Bracewell, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway (New Zealand), Leus du Plooy (England), Beuran Hendricks, Evan Jones, JP King, Wihan Lubbe, Sibonelo Makhanya, Tshepo Moreki, Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka), Tabraiz Shamsi, Lutho Sipamla, Imran Tahir, Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Hardus Viljoen, David Wiese, Lizaad Williams
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MI CAPE TOWN
Head coach: Robin Peterson
Retained for Season 4: Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult (New Zealand), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), George Linde, Ryan Rickelton
Pre-signings: Nicholas Pooran (West Indies - Durban Super Giants in Season 2)
Wildcard: Kagiso Rabada
Not retained: Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan), Chris Benjamin (England), Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram, Thomas Kaber, Tristan Luus, Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), Dane Piedt, Delano Potgieter, Matthew Potts (England), Rassie van der Dussen.
PAARL ROYALS
Head coach: Trevor Penney (Zimbabwe)
Retained for Season 4: Bjorn Fortuin, David Miller, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
Pre-signing: Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Wildcard: Rubin Hermann
Not retained: Keith Dudgeon, Dayyaan Galiem, Sam Hain (England), Dinesh Karthik (India), Eshan Malinga (Sri Lanka), Kwena Maphaka, Dewan Marais, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Owen (Australia), Nqaba Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Joe Root (England), Mitchell van Buuren, Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka), Codi Yusuf
PRETORIA CAPITALS
Head coach: Sourav Ganguly (India) - replaced Jonathan Trott
Retained for Season 4: Will Jacks (England)
Pre-signing: Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)
Wildcard: Andre Russell (West Indies)
Not retained: Marques Ackerman, Jason Behrendorff (Australia), Matthew Boast, Eathan Bosch, Daryn Dupavillon, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Keagan Lion-Cachet, Liam Livingstone (England), Senuran Muthusamy, Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand), Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Gideon Peters, Migael Pretorius, Tom Rogers (Australia), Rilee Rossouw, Kyle Simmonds, Will Smeed (England), Steve Stolk, Ashton Turner (Australia), Tiaan van Vuuren, Kyle Verreynne
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE
Head coach: Adrian Birrell
Retained for Season 4: Tristan Stubbs
Pre-signings: Jonny Bairstow (England - Joburg Super Kings in Season 3), Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Adam Milne (New Zealand)
Wildcard: Marco Jansen
Not retained: Tom Abell (England), Ottneil Baartman, David Bedingham, Okuhle Cele, Zak Crawley (England), Liam Dawson (England), Tony de Zorzi, Richard Gleeson (England - now Joburg Super Kings), Simon Harmer, Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Aiden Markram, Craig Overton (England), Caleb Seleka, Andile Simelane, Daniel Smith, Beyers Swanepoel, Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands)
