As many as 314 players went under the hammer as Cricket South Africa (CSA) conducted the auction for its brand new franchise T20 tournament SA20 on Monday (September 19).
Intense bidding war was witnessed involving all six teams for a number of cricketers while some prominent names, including national team captains Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar, went unsold.
Tristan Stubbs turned out to be the most expensive player in the SA20 auction, fetching R 9.1 million. The young batting sensation triggered a bidding war as MI Cape Town and Jo’burg Super Kings went after him. MI Cape Town went up to R 7 million, but it was the SunRisers Eastern Cape who eventually secured his services.
South Africa’s Test specialists, including skipper Elgar and Keegan Petersen, found no bidders. However, the biggest surprise was Proteas white-ball captain Temba Bavuma going unsold in the auction. All-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo didn’t manage to attract the franchises as well.
After going unsold initially, former England captain Eoin Morgan and New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham found takers in the accelerated round of the auction.
All six franchises were allowed to pick as many as five players in the pre-auction draft for the inaugural edition of the SA 20 league, slated to be held in January 2023.
Notably, all six teams are owned by the franchise owners of the Indian Premier League teams.
SA20 Auction - Costliest Buys:
Tristan Stubbs - R 9.2 million - SunRisers Eastern Cape
Rilee Rossouw - R 6.9 million - Pretoria Capitals
Marco Jansen - R 6.1 million - SunRisers Eastern Cape
Wayne Parnell - R 5.6 million - Pretoria Capitals
Donavon Ferreira - R 5.5 million - Joburg Super Kings
Sisanda Magala - R 5.4 million - SunRisers Eastern Cape
Heinrich Klassen - R 4.5 million - Durban’s Super Giants
Reeza Hendricks - R 4.5 million - Joburg Super Kings
Tabraiz Shamsi - R 4.3 million - Paarl Royals
Dwaine Pretorius - R 4.1 million - Durban’s Super Giants
Full Squads:
Durban Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker, Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer
Jo'burg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Donavon Ferreira, Nandre Burger, Malusi Siboto, Caleb Seleka
MI Cape Town: Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Grant Roelofsen, Wesley Marshall, Olly Stone, Waqar Salamkheil, Ziyaad Abharams, Odean Smith
Paarl Royals: David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Wihan Lubbe, Ferisco Adams, Imraan Manack, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Mitchell van Buuren, Eoin Morgan, Codi Yusuf
Pretoria Capitals: Anrich Nortje, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun von Berg, Adil Rashid, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Marais, Phil Salt, Kusal Mendis, Daryn Dupavillon, Jimmy Neesham, Eathan Bosch, Shane Dadswell
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, JJ Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller, Tom Abell, Aya Gqamane, Sarel Erwee, Brydon Carse
