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SA20 League: The list for the SA20 Season 4 Player Auction has been made public today, with the countries' top talents alongside numerous international stars. More than 500 players will go under the hammer in Johannesburg on 9 September, with six teams wanting to complete their 19-player rosters in preparation for Season 4, which starts on 26 December 2025.

Notably, SA20 received registrations from 800 players, marking the highest figure in the league's four-year history, before it got narrowed down to 541 players following evaluations by the franchises. Among the 541 players, 300 are from South Africa and 241 are international players, highlighting the league's worldwide attraction.

Leading the impressive South African talent pool is Proteas T20I captain Aiden Markram, who is joined by seven of his teammates from the ICC T20 World Cup final squad, including Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Baartman, and Gerald Coetzee.

Additionally, the list prominently features ICC Test World Champions Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Tony de Zorzi, and Dane Paterson.

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Shakib is undeniably Bangladesh's greatest ever cricketer with the most T20 runs and wickets for the Asian nation. The allrounder, who boasts extensive Indian Premier League experience along with stints in various other T20 Leagues, is bidding to become the first Bangladeshi to feature in SA20.

He could be joined by fellow Bangladeshi superstar Mustafizur ‘The Fizz’ Rahman among others.

Anderson, England’s highest-ever wicket-taker, leads a large contingent that also includes former England T20 World Cup winners Alex Hales and Moeen Ali. They are joined by SA20 Season 2 Player of the Final Tom Abell and former championship winners Adam Rossington, Jordan Cox and Daniel Worrall.

The SA20 list of registered players stretches all the way Down Under with Australia’s D’Arcy Short along with a host of New Zealanders including South African-born Black Cap Devon Conway.

The Season 4 Player Auction will have a brand-new segment with the introduction of two Under-23 player picks. This is a South African player aged 23 on the day the competition starts.

South Africa’s talent pool runs deep with SA20 Rising Stars Dewald Brevis, Kwena Maphaka and Andile Simelane all eligible for the Under-23 player pick.

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A mega (US$7,37 million) is on the table to fill the 84 available slots with up to 25 being slotted for overseas players.

All squads are required to include 19 players, with a minimum of 9 South African players, a maximum of 7 international players, two U23 South African players, and a Wildcard player.

The auction will take place in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 9 September and will be broadcast live on JioHotstar in India and SA20 YouTube Channel at 1700 hrs IST. Fans will also receive rolling coverage on all Betway SA20 social and digital platforms.