List of 2024–25 SA20 auctions and personnel signings
| 2024–25 SA20 players auctions | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Date(s) | 1 October 2024 |
| Time | 16:00 SAST |
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Overview | |
| League | SA20 |
| Team | 6 |
This is a list of all auctions and personnel signings for the 2025 SA20 Cricket Tournament.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]- For season 3, the salary cap had been increased by R 5,100,000 to R39.1 million (US$2.65 million) per team.
- Each team has 19 player slots to select for their final squad. From the 19, each team has to select one wildcard and one rookie player.
- Similar to the previous season, each team has to pick a minimum of ten South African players.
Pre-signed and retained players
[edit]All South African players bought at 2023–24 SA20 auction were on 2-year contracts. Teams had the option to retain, trade or buy out these players.
| Durban's Super Giants | Joburg Super Kings | MI Cape Town | Paarl Royals | Pretoria Capitals | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Players | ||||||
| Pre-signed Players |
Summary
[edit]| Team | Retained | Pre-signed | Total | Open slots to fill | Funds
Remaining | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Overseas | Domestic | Overseas | ||||||
| Durban | 1 | R2.35-million | |||||||
| Johanesburg | 3 | R3.925-million | |||||||
| Cape Town | 3 | R8.275-million | |||||||
| Paarl | |||||||||
| Pretoria | |||||||||
| Eastern Cape | |||||||||
| Maximum overseas players: 10; Squad size: 19; Budget: R36.1m | |||||||||
Player auction
[edit]A total of 200 players (110 South Africa and 90 Overseas) entered their name in the auction pool with only 13 open places.
Auction results
[edit]| Name | Nationality | Playing role | Price (in ZAR) | Team |
|---|
Wildcard picks
[edit]For the wildcard pick, each team has until December 30, 2024, this players fee is excluded from the salary cap.
- Durban's Super Giants:
- Joburg Super Kings:
- MI Cape Town:
- Pretoria Capitals:
- Paarl Royals:
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape:
References
[edit]- ^ "GRAEME SMITH WELCOMES WORLD-CLASS TALENT TO BETWAY SA20 SEASON 3". sa20.co.za. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "AUCTION AWAITS AS PLAYER MOVEMENT WINDOW CLOSES". sa20.co.za. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "SA20 2025: What the squads look like ahead of the auction". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- [ Full-length recording for the Live Draft]