The SA20 2025 auction was held in Cape Town on October 1 as a total of 13 players were sold alongside six rookie stars.
Reeza Hendricks, South Africa’s T20 Cricketer of the Year, became the most expensive player at SA20 2025 auction.
The former Joburg Super Kings batter was involved in an intense bidding between MI Cape Town and Pretoria Capitals before the Cape Town-based franchise acquired Reeza Hendricks for R4.30 million.
Apart from Reeza Hendricks, MI Cape Town bought South African duo Colin Ingram and Dane Piedt for R175,000 each.
England fast bowler Richard Gleeson attracted the second-highest bid at SA20 2025 auction.
Having played for various franchises in different T20 leagues across the globe, Richard Gleeson was bought by two-time SA20 champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape for R2.3 million.
The two-time defending champions further bolstered their pace attack by shelling out R175,000 for Okuhle Cele.
West Indies’ hard-hitting batter Evin Lewis and South Africa’s uncapped T20 star Marques Ackerman were sold to Pretoria Capitals for R1.5 million and R800,000, respectively. The Capitals completed their slots by signing all-rounder Kyle Simmonds for R175,000.
Last season’s finalist Durban's Super Giants filled their only slot by roping in West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph for R425,000, while Paarl Royals filled their remaining slot by signing wicketkeeper-batter Rubin Hermann for R175,000.
Meanwhile, Joburg Super Kings bought all-rounders Wihan Lubbe, Evan Jones and New Zealand’s Doug Bracewell for R175,000 each.
More than 180 cricketers including 115 South Africans and 73 overseas cricketers earlier registered for the SA20 2025 auction.
South Africa’s Test and ODI captain Temba Bavuma, Kamindu Mendis, Naseem Shah, Joshua Little and Tony de Zorzi were some of the big names that went unsold at SA20 auction.
Meanwhile, the SA20 2025 will start on January 9 and run till February 8. As many as six teams will compete in a total of 34 matches in the third season of SA20.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape are the defending champions of the SA20 title after they defeated Durban's Super Giants by 89 runs in the 2024 final in Cape Town.
Get SA20 2025 players auction list.
SA20 2025 players auction list: Know all sold players and full squads of all teams
Reeza Hendricks - MI Cape Town - R4.30 million
Richard Gleeson - Sunrisers Eastern Cape - R2.3 million
Evin Lewis - Pretoria Capitals - R1.5 million
Marques Ackerman - Pretoria Capitals - R800,000
Shamar Joseph - Durban's Super Giants - R425,000
Colin Ingram - MI Cape Town - R175,000
Dane Piedt - MI Cape Town - R175,000
Rubin Hermann - Paarl Royals - R175,000
Wihan Lubbe - Joburg Super Kings - R175,000
Evan Jones - Joburg Super Kings - R175,000
Okuhle Cele - Sunrisers Eastern Cape - R175,000
Doug Bracewell - Joburg Super Kings - R175,000
Kyle Simmonds - Pretoria Capitals - R175,000
SA20 2025 teams and squads
Durban's Super Giants: Brandon King, Quinton de Kock, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kane Williamson, Chris Woakes, Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Noor Ahmad, Heinrich Klaasen, Jon-Jon Smuts, Wiaan Mulder, Junior Dala, Bryce Parsons, Matthew Breetzke, Jason Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Shamar Joseph, CJ King (rookie)
Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Maheesh Theekshana, Devon Conway, Gerald Coetzee, David Wiese, Leus Du Plooy, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira, Imran Tahir, Sibonelo Makhanya, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wihan Lubbe, Evan Jones, Doug Bracewell, Matheesha Pathirana, JP King (rookie)
MI Cape Town: Rashid Khan, Ben Stokes, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Azmatullah Omarzai, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Nuwan Thushara, Connor Esterhuizen, Delano Potgieter, Rassie van der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, Chris Benjamin, Corbin Bosch, Colin Ingram, Reeza Hendricks, Dane Piedt, Tristan Luus (rookie)
Pretoria Capitals: Anrich Nortje, Jimmy Neesham, Will Jacks, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Liam Livingstone, Will Smeed, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Eathan Bosch, Wayne Parnell, Senuran Muthusamy, Kyle Verreynne, Daryn Dupavillon, Steve Stolk, Tiaan van Vuuren, Marques Ackerman, Evin Lewis, Kyle Simmonds, Keagan Lion-Cachet (rookie)
Paarl Royals: David Miller, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sam Hain, Joe Root, Dinesh Karthik, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Van Buuren, Keith Dudgeon, Nqaba Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Codi Yusuf, John Turner, Dayyaan Galiem, Jacob Bethell, Rubin Hermann, Dewan Marais (rookie)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Zak Crawley, Roelof van der Merwe, Liam Dawson, Ottneil Baartman, Marco Jansen, Beyers Swanepoel, Caleb Seleka, Tristan Stubbs, Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, Tom Abell, Simon Harmer, Andile Simelane, David Bedingham, Okuhle Cele, Richard Gleeson, Daniel Smith (rookie)
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