The six Betway SA20 teams have announced a competitive set of preliminary squads ahead of the Season 2 auction taking place on September 27^th. All six squads have placed a strong emphasis on retaining homegrown South African talent, combined with the quality experience of overseas players. 

Season 1 saw the rise and prominence of young stars performing on a global stage, with the international recruits adding their skill and expertise to produce a world-class display of entertaining and competitive cricket.   

The planning and strategy behind the scenes to confirm squads will culminate at the auction, with teams making last-bid strategic purchases to complete their squads. For Season 2, each team 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 teams, in addition to the new Rookie player to be added to the squad  – this is a player aged under 22 that has not played SA20 before, making it a total of 21 picks on the day. 

Betway SA20 League Commissioner, Graeme Smith, expects another captivating season of South Africa’s premier T20 League: “Season 2 of the Betway SA20 is shaping up to be another spectacular showcase of world class cricket and entertainment. The quality of the players already included in the squads, including a few newcomers, is testimony to the success of the inaugural season. Our planning is on track and we look forward to the auction and welcoming players and fans in Season 2”.   

Sunrisers Eastern Cape have retained the core of their championship-winning squad with a few notable overseas inclusions, including former ICC World No 1 T20 batter Dawid Malan, Liam Dawson and Craig Overton (who is their Wildcard) . This has left them with only three picks and a purse of R1.865 million available at the auction.  

Runners-up 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.  

Joburg Super Kings will be in the market for five players with a remaining purse of R6.1 million. The Johannesburg outfit 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 teams Wildcard player.  

Paarl Royals boast R 8.865million 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 seventeen-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 teams incorporating their Season 1 Wildcard selections into their main Season 2 squads. This means that four teams will acquire a new Wildcard for Season 2 and have until December 30^th to confirm the player.   

In the squad of 19, all teams 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 will take place on September 27^thin Johannesburg and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.  

List of pre-liminary squads  

• ® means the player was signed up as a replacement last season  
• (WC) means the 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	Fabian Allen	Wild Card Pick
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