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
Capitals join the race at R1.6M
The bidding has intensified for the teenage prodigy.
Kwena Maphaka is next
The teenage quick has been turning heads with his rapid rise.
Maharaj: Sold to Capitals for R 1.70M!
The Super Giants don't use their RTM card.
Sourav Ganguly and Kavya Maran in an intense tussle
Who will get Maharaj?
Keshav Maharaj is the first name out of the bag
The bids have begun
Richard Madley, the auctioneer, is on the podium
The list begins with the marquee sets
541 players, 84 slots – the action starts now!
Graeme Smith, the league commissioner, starts off the proceedings.
Watch the SA20 2026 auction live here!
Who's going to be the biggest draw at the auction?
Ryan Rickelton believes his South Africa teammate Dewald Brevis will be breaking the bank.
What is the new Under-23 criterion?
No Rookie Draft this time. Each franchise will have to select a minimum of two U23 players in their 19-player squads.
James Anderson is part of the list set to go under the hammer.
Who have been retained from the last season?
SEC: Tristan Stubbs
PC: Will Jacks
PR: Bjorn Fortuin, David Miller, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
MICT: Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, George Linde, Ryan Rickelton
JSK: Faf du Plessis (C)
DSG: Noor Ahmad
Wildcard picks for each team
DSG: Heinrich Klaasen
JSK: Donovan Ferreira
MICT: Kagiso Rabada
PR: Rubin Hermann
PC: Andre Russell
SEC: Marco Jansen
Pre-signings by each team
Durban Super Giants: Jos Buttler (England - Paarl Royals in Seasons 1-2), Sunil Narine (West Indies)
Joburg Super Kings: Richard Gleeson (England - Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Season 3), Akeal Hosein (West ndies), James Vince (England)
MI Cape Town: Nicholas Pooran (West Indies - Durban Super Giants in Season 2)
Paarl Royals: Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Pretoria Capitals: Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Jonny Bairstow (England - Joburg Super Kings in Season 3), Allah Mohammad
Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Adam Milne (New Zealand)
Who are the top names on the global roster?
Among others, Shakib Al Hasan, James Anderson,
Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Tom Abell, D'Arcy Short and Devon Conway are available to be picked.
A total of 84 slots set to be filled
A total purse of USD 7.37 million is available across six franchises.
Several big names will be up for grabs
The auction begins at 5.30pm IST
In India, streaming will be available on the Star Sports network, JioHotstar and SA20's YouTube channel
How many players will go under the hammer?
From an initial list of 800+, the auction will see 541 names: 300 from South Africa, and 241 overseas
Which team has the largest purse?
Pretoria Capitals have a spending limit of US$1.86 million
Welcome to the live coverage of the SA20 2026 auction
The auction will be held on September 9
