MAL won by 6 wickets

88/4

87/6

NEP won by 6 runs

289/7

248/8

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United States of America Women

62/4

GER won by 162 runs

308/1

146/10

JER won by 6 wickets

92/10

93/4

Day 1 - Surrey trail by 339 runs.

Surrey

19/0

Sussex

358/9d

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Day 1 - Hampshire elected to bowl

Hampshire

Glamorgan

353/1

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Day 1 - Somerset elected to bowl

Somerset

Yorkshire

140/5

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Day 1 - Leicestershire elected to bowl

Leicestershire

Nottinghamshire

404/4

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Innings Break : Day 1 - Derbyshire trail by 328 runs.

Kent

352/10

Derbyshire

24/0

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Stumps : Day 1 - Northamptonshire trail by 266 runs.

Northamptonshire

40/0

Worcestershire

306/10

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Day 1 - Middlesex elected to bat

Middlesex

143/4

Durham

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NEP-W won by 8 wickets

36/6

40/2

GER won by 4 wickets

165/6

163/7

HK won by 2 runs

184/7

186/5

DC won by 7 wickets

225/6

226/3

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SA20 2026 Auction Explained: Squads, Purse, Retentions, Slots Left & Key Details

by K D Mishra September 9, 2025

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SA20 2026 Auction Explained: Squads, Purse, Retentions, Slots Left & Key Details The SA20 Season 4 auction will take place in Johannesburg on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. You can watch the live player bidding for South Africa’s T20 league today. In total, 549 players are in the auction, but only 84 spots are open across six teams. Out of these, 241 are overseas players for 25 places and 308 are South African players for 59 places. The SA20 Season 4 will be played from December 26, 2025 to January 25, 2026.

Franchise Budgets, Retentions and Remaining Slots – SA20 2026

Team	Salary Cap (ZAR)	Spent (retentions)	Remaining Purse (ZAR)	Slots to Fill
Pretoria Capitals	41,000,000	8,500,000	32,500,000	16
Durban Super Giants	41,000,000	11,500,000	29,500,000	15
Joburg Super Kings	41,000,000	19,500,000	21,500,000	14
Sunrisers EC	41,000,000	19,500,000	21,500,000	14
Paarl Royals	41,000,000	26,500,000	14,500,000	13
MI Cape Town	41,000,000	29,500,000	11,500,000	12

Durban Super Giants

Wildcard: Heinrich Klaasen (wk)

Other key players: Keshav Maharaj (c), Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock, Noor Ahmad, Sunil Narine, Naveen-ul-Haq and Wiaan Mulder

Highlight: Durban built a spin-heavy unit with Maharaj, Narine and Noor Ahmad, while strengthening their top order with Klaasen and Buttler.

Joburg Super Kings

Wildcard: Donovan Ferreira (wk)

Other key players: Faf du Plessis (c), Devon Conway, Leus du Plooy, Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Gerald Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir

Highlight: Joburg stayed loyal to Faf as captain and balanced their side with experienced all-rounders like Moeen and Wiese. A fiery pace-spin combo of Coetzee and Shamsi could be their X-factor.

MI Cape Town

Wildcard: Kagiso Rabada

Other key players: Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Dewald Brevis, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton and Nicholas Pooran

Highlight: Defending champions doubled down on their title-winning core. With Boult, Rabada, and Rashid Khan, they arguably have the best bowling attack in the league.

Paarl Royals

Wildcard: Rubin Hermann

Other key players: David Miller, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Joe Root, Sam Hain, Sikandar Raza and Dunith Wellalage

Highlight: Paarl surprised everyone by bringing in Joe Root and Sam Hain. They’ve built a batting-heavy side around Miller and Root with Fortuin and Ngidi leading the bowling.

Joburg Super Kings

Wildcard: Donovan Ferreira (wk)

Other key players: Faf du Plessis (c), Devon Conway, Leus du Plooy, Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Gerald Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsi and Imran Tahir

Highlight: Joburg stayed loyal to Faf as captain and added experience with Moeen and Wiese. Their pace-spin duo of Coetzee and Shamsi could be key this season.

MI Cape Town

Wildcard: Kagiso Rabada

Other key players: Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Dewald Brevis, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton and Nicholas Pooran

Highlight: The defending champions backed their title-winning core. With Boult, Rabada and Rashid Khan, MI Cape Town once again have the best bowling attack in the league.

Key Signings & Player Movements – SA20 2026 Auction

Team	Wildcard Pick	Big Additions	Key Retentions
Durban Super Giants	Heinrich Klaasen (wk)	Jos Buttler, Sunil Narine	Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de Kock
Joburg Super Kings	Donovan Ferreira (wk)	David Wiese, Tabraiz Shamsi	Faf du Plessis (c)
MI Cape Town	Kagiso Rabada	Nicholas Pooran, George Linde, Rashid Khan	Dewald Brevis, Rassie van der Dussen
Paarl Royals	Rubin Hermann	Joe Root, Sam Hain	David Miller, Bjorn Fortuin
Pretoria Capitals	Andre Russell	Jason Behrendorff, Sherfane Rutherford	Will Jacks, Senuran Muthusamy
Sunrisers Eastern Cape	Marco Jansen	Jonny Bairstow, Liam Dawson, Zak Crawley	Tristan Stubbs (c)

SA20 Auction 2026 vs 2025 & 2024 – What Changed?

Feature / Rule	2024 (Season 3)	2025 (Season 4)	2026 (Season 5)
Squad Size	19 players	19 players	19 players
Local/Overseas Balance	Min. 9 SA players, Max. 7 overseas	Same	Same
Rookie / U23 Rule	1 Rookie slot + 1 Wildcard	Rookie draft scrapped	Mandatory 2 U23 local players + 1 Wildcard
Wildcard	1 per team	1 per team	1 per team
RTM (Right to Match)	Not available	Not available	Reintroduced (1 per team)
Salary Cap	R39.1 million	R41 million	R41 million
Strategy Trends	Focus on rookies + marquee overseas picks	More balanced, core retentions + overseas signings	Youth investment (U23), aggressive overseas bidding, MI conserved, Pretoria splurged

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K D Mishra

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