The auction for the fourth season of SA20 took place on Tuesday, September 9, in Johannesburg. A total of 541 players went under the hammer, out of which 300 Proteas players were in the auction pool. Each team was there in the auction to complete their 19-player squad. At the end of the auction, a total of 84 players were sold.
Each team needed to pick a minimum of two Under-23 South African players. A maximum of seven overseas players and at least nine local South African players were required in each team. Each team could pick one additional Wildcard player. Pretoria Capitals had the biggest purse at the auction table with USD 1.86 million. MI Cape Town came to the auction with a purse value of USD 0.65 million, which was the smallest purse.
Dewald Brevis became the most expensive player in the history of the SA20 Auction and was picked by Pretoria Capitals for a price of R16.5 million. Aiden Markram, who captained the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the first three seasons of the league. Markram decided to put his name in the auction this year and was picked by the Durban Super Giants for a price of R14 million.
Some of the other most expensive players in the SA20 Auction were Wiaan Mulder, who was picked by the Joburg Super Kings for R9 million. He was the third-most expensive player in the auction this year. Gerald Coetzee (R7.4 million to Durban Super Giants), Nandre Burger (R6.3 million to Joburg Super Kings), Matthew Breetzke (R6.1 million to Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Rassie van der Dussen (R5.2 million to MI Cape Town), Ottneil Baartman (R5.1 million to Paarl Royals), and Anrich Nortje (R5 million to Sunrisers Eastern Cape) were some of the other expensive buys at the auction.
SA20 2026 Auction: Full List Of Sold Players
Let’s take a detailed look at the team’s status after the auction:
Joburg Super Kings
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
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
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
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
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
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)
SA20 2026 Auction: Full List Of Unsold Players
Many international stars went unsold in the auction. Players like Moeen Ali and Jason Roy, who have already played in the league, couldn’t find a buyer this year. James Anderson, who registered himself for the first time in the auction, also didn’t find any team making a bid for him.
Domestic players like Simon Harmer, Junior Dala, Andile Phehlukwayo, Leus Du Plooy, JJ Smuts, also didn’t find any buyer at the SA20 Auction. A total of 13 Indian players registered themselves for the auction, including Piyush Chawla, Siddharth Kaul, and Ankit Rajpoot. However, no Indian player was picked by any franchise in the auction.
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Here is a list of some of the Unsold Players at the SA20 2026 Auction
Moeen Ali (England), Jason Roy (England), James Anderson (England), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh), Tom Abell (England), George Garton (England), Jayden Seales (West Indies), Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka), Leus Du Plooy (South Africa), Andile Phehlukwayo (South Africa), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England), Junior Dala (South Africa), Waqar Salamkheil (Afghanistan), Simon Harmer (South Africa), Kyle Simmonds (South Africa), Keacy Karty (West Indies), Temba Bavuma (South Africa), Tawanda Muyeye (England), Keith Dudgeon (South Africa), Okhule Cele (South Africa), Matthew Boast (South Africa), Migael Pretorius (South Africa), Sonny Baker (England, U23), Daniel Smith (South Africa, U23), Andries Gous (USA), Grant Roelofsen (South Africa), Jewel Andrew (West Indies, U23), Schalk Engelbrecht (South Africa, U23), Thomas Kaber (South Africa), Nathan Sowter (England), Caleb Seleka (South Africa), Jordan Clark (England), Jason Roy (England), Jordan Thompson (England), Beuran Hendricks (South Africa), Chad Laycock (South Africa, U23), Ruan Haasbroek (South Africa), Wayne Parnell (South Africa), James Robb-Quinlan (South Africa, U23), Aphiwe Mnyanda (South Africa, U23), Jorich Van Schalkwyk (South Africa, U23), George Van Heerden (South Africa, U23), JJ Smuts (South Africa), Okhule Cele (South Africa), Janco Smit (South Africa), Meeka-eel Prince (South Africa, U23), and Neil Timmers (South Africa, U23).
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