The SA20 2026 auction is being held in Johannesburg on September 9, 2025: follow live updates of the event, including the full list of players sold and unsold.
SA20 2026 auction: Key details
Venue: Johannesburg
Date: September 9, 2025
Time: 13.30 CAT
Players on the list: 541
South Africans: 300
Overseas: 241
Salary cap: USD 2.31 million
Squad requirements: 19-player squads, minimum of two Under-23 South African players (no rookie draft). A maximum of seven overseas players, and at least nine local South Africans, and an additional Wildcard player
Biggest purse? Pretoria Capitals (USD 1.86 million)
Smallest purse? MI Cape Town (USD 0.65 million)
Dewald Brevis breaks the record, Aiden Markram among top buys
South Africa sensation Dewald Brevis broke the record for the biggest SA20 auction buy ever, not long after Aiden Markram took the top spot earlier in the 2026 auction. Brevis was bought by Pretoria Capitals for R16.5 million.
SA20 2026 auction live updates: Full list of sold players and unsold
Joburg Super Kings squad
Retained/Wild Card/Pre-signed players: Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira, James Vince, Akeal Hosein, Richard Gleeson
Bought at the auction: Wiaan Mulder (R9M), Nandre Burger (R6.3M), Prenalen Subrayen (R1M), Dian Forrester (R200K), Steve Stolk (R200K), Janco Smit (R200K), Neil Timmers (R200K), Shubham Ranjane (R200K), Brandon King (R200K). Rilee Rossouw (R500K), Rivaldo Moonsamy (R400K), Imran Tahir (R600K), Reece Topley (R600K)
Pretoria Capitals squad
Retained/Wild Card/Pre-signed players: Andre Russell, Will Jacks, Sherfane Rutherford
Bought at the auction: Keshav Maharaj (R1.7M), Lungi Ngidi (R2.3M), Dewald Brevis (R16.5M), Lizaad Williams (R2.40M), Craig Overton (R1M), Saqib Mahmood (R1.5M), Codi Yusuf (R225K), Connor Esterhuizen (R3.2M), Bryce Parsons (R1.9M), Gideon Peters (R400K), Junaid Dawood (R200K), Will Smeed (R200K), Meeka-eel Prince (R200K), Bayanda Majola (R200K), Wihan Lubbe (R200K), Sibonelo Makhanya (R200K)
Durban Super Giants squad
Retained/Wild Card/Pre-signed players: Noor Ahmad, Heinrich Klaasen, Sunil Narine, Jos Buttler
Bought at the auction: Kwena Maphaka (R2.3M), Aiden Markram (R14M), Devon Conway (R325K) Gerald Coetzee (R7.4M), David Bedingham (R325K), Marques Ackermann (R200K), Eathan Bosch (R1.75M), Andile Simelane (R200K), Tony de Zorzi (R200K), Dayyaan Galiem (R200K), Taijul Islam (R500K), Evan Jones (R200K), Gysbert Wege (R200K), David Wiese (R1.3M), Daryn Dupavillon (R200K)
Paarl Royals squad
Retained/Wild Card/Pre-signed players: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, David Miller, Bjorn Fortuin, Rubin Hermann, Sikandar Raza, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
Bought at the auction: Ottneil Baartman (R5.1M), Gudakesh Motie (R375K), Delano Potgieter (R2.6M), Kyle Verreynne (R2.3M), Keagan Lion-Cachet (R950K), Asa Tribe (R200K), Hardus Viljoen (R200K), Jacon Johannes Basson (R200K), Dan Lawrence (R500K), Eshan Malinga (R1M), Nqobani Mokoena (R200K), Vishen Halambage (R200K), Nqaba Peter (R500K)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape squad
Retained/Wild Card/Pre-signed players: Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Jonny Bairstow, AM Ghazanfar, Adam Milne
Bought at the auction: Quinton de Kock (R2.4M), Matthew Breetzke (R6.1M), Anrich Nortje (R5M), Senuran Muthusamy (R1.5M), Patrick Kruger (R450K), Lutho Sipamla (R600K), Mitchell van Buuren (R200K), Jordan Hermann (R1.5M), Beyers Swanepoel (R200K), James Coles (R1M) , Chris Wood (R500K), Lewis Gregory (R1M), CJ King (R200K), JP King (R200K)
MI Cape Town squad
Retained/Wild Card/Pre-signed players: Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Ryan Rickleton, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran
Bought at the auction: Rassie van der Dussen (R5.2M), Reeza Hendricks (R500K), Dwaine Pretorius (R650K), Tristan Luus (R650K), Jason Smith (R500K), Tom Moores (R200K), Dane Piedt (R200K), Tian van Vuuren (R1M), Dan Lategan (R400K), Tabraiz Shamsi (R500K), Karim Janat (R1M), Jacques Snyman (R200K)
We're finally done with the SA20 2026 auction!
No more rounds this time, promise!
We'll bring up the complete squads for each team shortly
Vishen Halambage & Nqabayomzi Peter sold to Paarl Royals
Royals close off the SA20 2026 auction with the last two acquisitions of the day.
JSK get Reece Topley
The England left-arm seamer has been picked up for R1M
Nqobani Mokoena picked up by Paarl
The 19-year-old seamer goes to Paarl Royals
Imran Tahir will NOT go unsold!
JSK start the bidding, Paarl Royals join in for the South Africa legend, JSK eventually acquire him for R600K
Welcome back for the final round (hopefully)
The last round gets underway with JSK and PR yet to complete their squads
We are... not done yet
JSK and Paarl Royals haven't completed their squads. JSK need at least two more players, Royals need at least three. So we're back for another last round.
Eshan Malinga picked up by Paarl Royals
The Sri Lankan quick will play under Kumar Sangakkara in SA20 2026
Daryn Dupavillon sold to DSG
The South Africa speedster is sold at base price of R200K
Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat gets a bid
Currently playing in the Asia Cup, Janat is set to play for MI Cape Town - for R1M
David Wiese gets a team in the final round
The experienced all-rounder started a bidding war between JSK and DSG, ultimately sold to DSG for R1.3M. Is he the last millionaire of the day?
MI Cape Town get Tabraiz Shamsi
The left-arm wrist-spinner is sold for his base price R500K
No takers for Imran Tahir
The South African legend goes unsold
Mini-bidding war for Rivaldo Moonsamy!
The 28-year-old uncapped South African batter goes to JSK for R400K, twice his base price!
Dan Lawrence gets a team
The England batter will play for Paarl Royals
Andile Phehlukwayo goes unsold
The South Africa all-rounder finds no bidders
Rilee Rossouw goes to JSK as well
The South African all-rounder is sold at base price R500K
Brandon King will play SA20 2026
Joburg Super Kings acquire his services for R200K
Welcome back for the final (this time, for sure!) set of the auction
23 players unsold earlier in the day have been listed by franchises
A final call to the franchises to resubmit a list of players
Teams have been asked to resubmit a list of players they might want for one last time. The next round should begin in 10 minutes.
Last player of the round - Shubham Ranjane - gets a bidder
The American international is picked up by the Joburg Super Kings.
Bidding war for Tiaan Van Vuuren!
The 24-year-old is a left-arm seam-bowling all-rounder, yet to play for South Africa. MI Cape Town acquire him for R1M!
Hardus Viljoen goes to Paarl Royals
Royals get the seamer at R200K
Lewis Gregory goes to Sunrisers Eastern Cape
The former England all-rounder has played three ODIs and nine T20Is
Jason Roy unsold
No bids for the England opening batter in the last round
Asa Tribe gets a bid
The Jersey batter scored his maiden professional double hundred earlier today in the County Championship. Paarl Royals get him for R200K.
Moeen Ali goes unsold. Again.
No bidders for the England all-rounder in the Express round as well
Taijul Islam gets a team
Durban Super Giants have acquired the Bangladesh spinner for R500K
We're back for the Express round!
Unsold players nominated by the teams will be up for grabs, for one final time!
What's the purse remaining for each team?
Durban Super Giants - R2.60 million
Joburg Super Kings - R3.50 million
MI Cape Town - R3.50 million
Paarl Royals - R3.18 million
Pretoria Capitals - R1.18 million
Sunrisers Eastern Cape - R3.55 million
Unsold players get second chance
Each of the six teams can now submit 10 players from the list of unsold players, who will then be up for auction again.
That's in 15 minutes!
Keagan Lion-Cachet acquired for R950K
He is a promising wicket-keeper batter, who has played only five professional games.
The first American player today, Andries Gous, goes unsold
Gous did not fetch a bid after being priced at R500K.
Sonny Baker also goes unsold
Baker also had a base price of R1M.
James Anderson does not fetch a bid
He had a base price of R1M.
Bryce Parsons snapped for R1.9M
Bryce Parsons was bought by Pretoria Capitals, following an intense bidding escalation from an initial R200,000 after Durban's Super Giants activated the RTM.
Reece Topley also unsold
He had a base price of R1M.
David Wiese unsold
Wiese finds no bidders in the first round of the auction.
Jordan Hermann bought for R1.5M via RTM by Sunrisers
They matched the price set by Pretoria Capitals
Temba Bavuma unsold again
He fails to get a bid yet again, after being unsold in the auction last year. Bavuma has played in just two editions, playing five games in the league in total.
Tony de Zorzi heads to DSG
He has been scooped up for R200K.
Imran Tahir unsold
Tahir has been in sensational form in the CPL, picking up 14 wickets @ 15.71 at an economy rate of 7.85 in seven games.
Tabraiz Shamsi goes unsold
Shamsi played five games for JSK in the last edition, picking up three wickets.
Prenelan Subrayen bought for R1M by JSK
Another player who saw his price jump after his former team, DSG, expressed interest in buying him back via RTM, only to decline later.
