SA20 season 4 delivers USD 406 million boost to South Africa’s economy
The SA20 Season 5 auction will see 156 cricketers go under the hammer on October 7, with former Joburg Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis , Rassie van der Dussen and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder among the leading South African names available. The shortlist was trimmed down from 789 players who initially registered for the auction. Of the 156 players remaining, 95 are South African and 61 are overseas cricketers, with 19 squad places still available across four of the six franchises.
Durban’s Super Giants and Paarl Royals have already completed their 19-player squads and will not participate in the auction. The two Under-23 slots are also expected to attract significant interest. Fast bowler Matthew Boast, who commanded the joint-highest bid at the Season 2 auction, is among the players in this category, alongside former South Africa Under-19 captain Jason Rowles.
Joburg Super Kings and MI Cape Town have six slots each to fill, while Pretoria Capitals have five and Sunrisers Eastern Cape have two. The overseas contingent includes former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Shamar Joseph, Mohammad Nabi, AM Ghazanfar, Jordan Cox, Aneurin Donald, Rehan Ahmed and Richard Gleeson.
