The six SA20 franchises have announced their preliminary squads ahead of the season-two auction on 27 September.
For the 2024 tournament, each franchise has a salary purse cap of R39.1 million – an increase of R5.1 million from last season.
There will be 15 auction picks available across the six franchises, in addition to the new rookie player (aged under 22 who has not played SA20 before) to be added to the squad – making it a total of 21 picks on the day.
The Sunrisers Eastern Cape have retained the core of their championship-winning squad with a few notable overseas inclusions, including Dawid Malan, Liam Dawson and Craig Overton (wildcard) . This has left them with only three picks and a purse of R1.865-million available at the auction.
Last season’s runners-up, the Pretoria Capitals, have greater room for movement with a remaining purse of R9.737-million to add a further six players to complete their 19-player squad. Five of those six players can potentially still be overseas players.
The Joburg Super Kings will be in the market for five players with a remaining purse of R6.1-million. They bolstered their squad with the pre-signing of Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Sam Cook and Zahir Khan.
Durban’s Super Giants have finalised the majority of their squad with 16 signings, and will have R1.675-million to make up the three outstanding players.
MI Cape Town, who retained last season’s captain Rashid Khan and Sam Curran and also pre-signed English duo Liam Livingstone and Tom Banton, still have a remaining R5.05-million in their purse. Jofra Archer, retains his slot in the squad as the team’s wildcard player.
The Paarl Royals boast R8.865-million in their purse and could potentially add high-profile overseas-based players to their squad as they enter the auction looking to fill four slots. Their squad already boasts the England pair of Jos Buttler and Jason Roy along with West Indian bowler, Obed McCoy. Promising 17-year-old South Africa U19 left-arm quick, Kwena Maphaka, becomes the youngest player to be signed, with the Paarl outfit snapping up the talented bowler ahead of the auction.
The wildcard option introduced in the inaugural season has proved to be a hit, with four franchises incorporating their season-one wildcard selections into their main season-two squads. This means that four franchises will acquire a new wildcard for season two and have until 30 December to confirm the player.
In a squad of 19, all franchises are required to include a minimum of 10 South African players, a maximum of seven international players and an additional new rookie player who must be South African.
The auction on 27 September will take place in Johannesburg and be broadcast live on SuperSport.
Pre-liminary SA20 squads
® Player was signed up as a replacement last season
(WC) Player was a wildcard last season
DURBAN’S SUPER GIANTS
Available purse for auction: R1.675-million
| 1 | Prenelan Subrayen | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 2 | Quinton De Kock | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 3 | Naveen Ul Haq | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 4 | Kyle Mayers | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 5 | Reece Topley | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 6 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 7 | Dwaine Pretorius | Retain | RSA |
| 8 | Keshav Maharaj | Retain | RSA |
| 9 | Keemo Paul | Retain | Overseas |
| 10 | Kyle Abbott | Retain | RSA |
| 11 | Heinrich Klaasen | Retain | RSA |
| 12 | Wiaan Mulder | Retain | RSA |
| 13 | Dilshan Madushanka | Retain | Overseas |
| 14 | Jon-Jon Smuts | Trade In | RSA |
| 15 | Matthew Breetzke | Retain | RSA |
| 16 | Junior Dala | Retain | RSA |
| 17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 18 | Wildcard pick | Before 30 Dec | RSA or Overseas |
| 19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
JOBURG SUPER KINGS
Available purse for auction: R6.1-million
| 1 | Gerald Coetzee | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 2 | Francois du Plessis | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 3 | Moeen Ali | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 4 | David Wiese | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 5 | Zahir Khan | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 6 | Sam Cook | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 7 | Leus du Plooy | Retain | Overseas |
| 8 | Reeza Hendricks | Retain | RSA |
| 9 | Lizaad Williams | Retain | RSA |
| 10 | Nandre Burger | Retain | RSA |
| 11 | Donovn Ferreira | Retain | RSA |
| 12 | Aaron Phangiso | Retain (WC) | RSA |
| 13 | Sibonelo Makhanya | Retain ® | RSA |
| 14 | Kyle Simmonds | Retain ® | RSA |
| 15 | Wildcard pick | Wild Card | RSA or Overseas |
| 16 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA |
| 17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 18 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
MI CAPE TOWN
Available purse for auction: R5.05-million
| 1 | Dewald Brevis | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 2 | Kagiso Rabada | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 3 | Rashid Khan | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 4 | Sam Curran | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 5 | Liam Livingstone | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 6 | Tom Banton | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 7 | Rassie Van Der Dussen | Retained | RSA |
| 8 | Delano Potgieter | Retained | RSA |
| 9 | Ryan Rickelton | Retained | RSA |
| 10 | George Linde | Retained | RSA |
| 11 | Beuran Hendricks | Retained | RSA |
| 12 | Duan Jansen | Retained | RSA |
| 13 | Olly Stone | Retained | Overseas |
| 14 | Grant Roelofsen | Retained | RSA |
| 15 | Jofra Archer | Wildcard | Overseas |
| 16 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA/Overseas |
| 17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA/Overseas |
| 18 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA |
| 19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
PAARL ROYALS
Available purse for auction: R8.865-million
| 1 | Kwena Maphaka | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 2 | David Miller | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 3 | Jos Buttler | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 4 | Obed McCoy | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 5 | Tabraiz Shamsi | Retained | RSA |
| 6 | Lungisani Ngidi | Retained | RSA |
| 7 | Jason Roy | Retained | Overseas |
| 8 | Andile Phehlukwayo | Retained(WC) | RSA |
| 9 | Dane Vilas | Retained | RSA |
| 10 | Bjorn Fortuin | Retained | RSA |
| 11 | Mitchell Van Buuren | Retained | RSA |
| 12 | Wihan Lubbe | Retained | RSA |
| 13 | Ferisco Adams | Retained | RSA |
| 14 | Codi Yusuf | Retained | RSA |
| 15 | Evan Jones | Retained | RSA |
| 16 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 18 | Wildcard pick | Before 30 Dec | |
| 19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
PRETORIA CAPITALS
Available purse for auction: R9.737 million
| 1 | Migael Pretorius | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 2 | Anrich Nortje | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 3 | Jimmy Neesham | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 4 | Rilee Rossouw | Retain | RSA |
| 5 | Colin Ingram | Retain ® | RSA |
| 6 | Senuran Muthusamy | Retain (WC) | RSA |
| 7 | Wayne Parnell | Retain | RSA |
| 8 | Theunis De Bruyn | Retain | RSA |
| 9 | Adil Rashid | Retain | Overseas |
| 10 | William Jacks | Retain | Overseas |
| 11 | Eathan Bosch | Retain | RSA |
| 12 | Shane Dadswell | Retain | RSA |
| 13 | Corbin Bosch | Trade in | RSA |
| 14 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 15 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 16 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 18 | Wildcard pick | Before 30 Dec | RSA/Overseas |
| 19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE
Available purse for auction: R1.865-million
| 1 | Ottniel Baartman | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 2 | Aiden Markram | Pre-sign | RSA |
| 3 | Liam Dawson | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 4 | Dawid Malan | Pre-sign | Overseas |
| 5 | Marco Jansen | Retained | RSA |
| 6 | Tristan Stubbs | Retained | RSA |
| 7 | Sisanda Magala | Retained | RSA |
| 8 | Brydon Carse | Retained | Overseas |
| 9 | Simon Harmer | Trade in | RSA |
| 10 | Temba Bavuma | Retained ® | RSA |
| 11 | Sarel Erwee | Retained | RSA |
| 12 | Jordan Hermann | Retained (WC) | RSA |
| 13 | Aya Gqamane | Retained | RSA |
| 14 | Adam Rossington | Retained | Overseas |
| 15 | Tom Abell | Retained | Overseas |
| 16 | Craig Overton | Wildcard | Overseas |
| 17 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 18 | Auction pick | Auction | RSA or Overseas |
| 19 | Rookie draft pick | Auction | RSA |
