• Sunrisers sign Jansen, Markram at IPL auction

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    Proteas fast bowler Marco Jansen and batsman Aiden Markram were bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad on day two of the IPL auction.

    Jansen, who played for the Mumbai Indians in last year’s IPL, was picked up for R8.4 million (4.2 Indian crore), while Markram, who had a short stint with the Punjab Kings, went for R5.2m (2.6 crore).

    David Miller was bought by new IPL franchise the Gujarat Titans for R6.2m (3 crore), while Rassie van der Dussen was sold to the Rajasthan Royals for R2m (1 crore), Lungi Ngidi went to the Delhi Capitals for R1m (50 lakh), and the Chennai Super Kings bought Dwaine Pretorius for R1m (50 Lakh).

    On Saturday, Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was bought for R18.6m (9.25 Indian crore) by the Punjab Kings. He had been with the Delhi Capitals since 2017.

    Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was sold to new IPL franchise the Lucknow Super Giants for R13.5m (6.75 crore) having previously played for the Mumbai Indians.

    The Royal Challengers Bangalore picked up Faf du Plessis, who spent nine seasons with the Chennai Super Kings, for R14m (7 crore), while SA U19 star Dewald Brevis was bought for R6m (3 crore) by the Mumbai Indians.

    Note: Anrich Nortje was retained by the Delhi Capitals before the auction.

    Unsold South Africans: Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Janneman Malan, Rilee Rossouw, Marchant de Lange, Zubayr Hamza, Ryan Rickelton, Wayne Parnell, Daryn Dupavillon, Donavon Ferreira, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Sisanda Magala, Andile Phehlukwayo, Migael Pretorius, Corbin Bosch, Ottneil Baartman, Khwezi Gumede, Duan Jansen, Beyers Swanepoel, Johan van Dyk.

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    Simon Borchardt