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
Kyle Verreynne bought for R2.3M by Paarl after 1050% price bump on RTM
He had a base price of R200K and fetched a solitary bid from Paarl, but had his price bumped by the Royals after Pretoria wished to use RTM on him.
Connor Esterhuizen joins Pretoria for R3.2M
He has a strike rate of 120.99 in the SA20, making 219 runs in 11 games while playing for MI across two editions. He had a base price of R200K, and was involved in a heavy bidding war with Sunrisers and MI Cape Town, before Pretoria picked him up.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes unsold
He had a base price of R1.5M
Fast bowlers' set up next
Jayden Seales: unsold
Dan Worral: R1.5M, sold to Joburg Super Kings
Junior Dala: unsold
Craig Overton: R1M, sold to Pretoria Capitals
Saqib Mahmood: R1.5M to Pretoria Capitals
Lutho Sipamla: R600K to Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Tristan Luus: R650K to MI Cape Town
Codi Yusuf: R225K to Pretoria Capitals
England duo unsold
George Garton and Dan Lawrence are both unsold.
Pratrick Kruger scalped by Sunrisers for R450K
Kruger, with seven T20I appearances, last played for South Africa in November 2024.
Delano Potgieter bought for R2.6M by Paarl Royals
The all-rounder, who had a base price of R500K, has made 1,239 runs at a strike rate of 132.23 in T20s, and has taken 46 wickets @ 17.21 in 84 matches.
DSG buy Eathan Bosch for R1.75M
Pretoria wanted to retain Bosch using an RTM, but let him go after Durban asked for over a million.
Reeza Hendricks to play for MI Cape Town
He was bought at his base price of R500K.
Hear what Pretoria Capitals head coach Sourav Ganguly has to say on Dewald Brevis' signing
Hear thoughts from Cricketing great Sourav Ganguly, Pretoria Capitals Head Coach, after the team’s record-breaking signing of Dewald Brevis ahead of Betway SA20 Season 4. #BetwaySA20Auction #BetwaySA20 pic.twitter.com/qoDRtOL93e
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) September 9, 2025
David Bedingham goes to Durban Super Giants
He's bought for R325K, up from his base price of R200K. The Sunrisers do not use an RTM for him.
The second round of bidding for specialist players begins
Rillee Rossouw is the first player in the set of specialist batters, and is unsold.
Jordan Cox unsold in first round at SA20 auction despite ridiculous Hundred campaign. Gather he's signed a big IT20 deal with Dubai Capitals that would limit his availability in South Africa, which may explain why they've passed
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) September 9, 2025
Gudakesh Motie: Sold to Paarl Royals as well
Sold for R375K. And that also concludes the marquee set of players.
No takers for Mustafizur Rahman
He remains unsold for now.
Baartman: Sold for R5.10M
It's Sangakkara who gets him, and he'll play for Paarl Royals.
Ottneil Baartman in the midst of a bidding war
And it's between two iconic left-handers: Sangakkara and Ganguly
Maheesh Theekshana is unsold
No takers for the Sri Lanka spinner yet.
Sold to the Durban Super Giants!
For R7.4 million
A slow-moving bidding race for Coetzee
"Might have to hurry you up, pal," says the auctioneer to the Paarl Royals group.
Gerald Coetzee is up next
Sangakkara is eyeing him, but can he get the final bid?
Jordan Cox unsold
No takers for his base price of R1.5million
Capitals buy Williams!
Sold for R2.4million
Lizaad Williams is up next
The bids have crossed R2M
Capitals use RTM on Senuran Muthusamy
But Sunrisers Eastern Cape triple the price. He goes to them for R1.5M
Capitals head coach Ganguly on Brevis' record-breaking signing
“I hope he does well. I think he is a tremendous talent. His game has really progressed over the last one and a half year, as we saw against Australia. On that tour, he showed he is a game-changer, and that’s exactly what you need in T20 cricket. We have Russell, Rutherford, who can really step it up, and I hope Brevis does the same. I never associate performance with money. Leaving aside the R 16.5 million, I believe he is a fantastic talent. He plays spin very well, which is extremely important, and taking everything into account, that’s why he went for that price.”
Anrich Nortje sold to Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Sold for R5 million!
Nqabayomzi Peter goes unsold
No takers yet, but he can still be bought later.
The Durban Super Giants raise their RTM on Burger
R6.30M is their bid – but Super Kings have matched it!
Intense bidding for Nandre Burger!
The bids have crossed R5 million.
MI Cape Town bag RvdD
Sold for R5.2M!
Rassie van der Dussen is up next
The bids have crossed R1million
Devon Conway, sold to DSG
Bought for R325K
Breetzke is sold!
Bagged by Sunrisers Eastern Cape for R6.1million
The action resumes: Matthew Breetzke is up next
Starts from his base price of R200K
List of marquee players sold so far:
Keshav Maharaj
Kwena Maphaka
Quinton de Kock
Aiden Markram
Lungi Ngidi
Dewald Brevis
Wiaan Mulder
Wiaan Mulder gets a big contract as well!
Sold to Joburg Super Kings for R9million. And that concludes the first set.
Dewald Brevis has been sold for an eye-watering R16M
The Pretoria Capitals have bought him!
For the first time ever, the R15M mark has been breached
And it keeps going up!
The bid is currently at R10M
Who's going to get him?
Dewald Brevis is next...
He gets into the middle of an intense bidding battle in no time.
Lungi Ngidi, sold to Pretoria Capitals!
Bought for R2.30M.
Super Giants have offered a flat R14M on the table!
Sunrisers back out, and he's sold to Durban!
The Giants almost have him, but Sunrisers use the RTM!
Hang on...
Capitals vs Super Giants: The game is on
One of the biggest SA20 auction tussles ever!
The bids have crossed R10million!
For the first time ever in the SA20 auction.
The bids have flown past R5million!
Is he going to become the most expensive SA20 player ever?
Aiden Markram is next
The big name everyone's been waiting for.
Quinton de Kock: Sold to Sunrisers Eastern Cape!
Bagged for R2.4million.
Maphaka to DSG: Sold for R2.3M
He played for Paarl Royals last season
