# List of 2025 SA20 auction and personnel signings

This is a list of auction and personnel signings for the 2024–25 SA20 cricket tournament.

## Background

For the third season of the SA20, the salary cap was increased by R 5,100,000 to R39.1 million (US$2.65 million) per team. Each team had a maximum squad size of 19 players, at least two of whom had to be South African. One of the 19 players had to be a wildcard selection, and one a rookie player.

## Pre-signed and retained players

All South African players bought at the 2023–24 SA20 auction were on two-year contracts. Teams had the option to retain, trade or buy out the contracts of these players.
| Team | Durban's Super Giants | Joburg Super Kings | MI Cape Town | Paarl Royals | Pretoria Capitals | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Retained players | Keshav MaharajNoor AhmadMatthew BreetzkeJunior DalaQuinton de KockHeinrich KlaasenWiaan MulderNaveen-ul-HaqBryce ParsonsDwaine PretoriusJason SmithJJ SmutsPrenelan Subrayen | Faf du PlessisMoeen AliNandre BurgerGerald CoetzeeLeus du PlooyDonovan FerreiraSibonelo MakhanyaImran TahirDavid WieseLizaad Williams | Dewald BrevisChris BenjaminConnor EsterhuizenThomas KaberRashid KhanGeorge LindeDelano PotgieterKagiso RabadaRyan RickeltonNuwan ThusharaRassie van der Dussen | David MillerKeith DudegonBjorn FortuinKwena MaphakaLungi NgidiNqaba PeterAndile PhehlukwayoLhuan-dre PretoriusJohn TurnerMitchell van BuurenCodi Yusuf | Eathan BoschDaryn DupavillonWill JacksSenuran MuthusamyJames NeeshamAnrich NortjeMigael PretoriusRilee RossouwSteve StolkTiaan van VuurenKyle Verreynne | Aiden MarkramTom AbellOttniel BaartmanLiam DawsonSimon HarmerJordan HermannMarco JansenPatrick KrugerCaleb SelekaAndile SimelaneTristan StubbsBeyers Swanepoel |
| Pre-signed players | Brandon KingKane WilliamsonChris Woakes | Jonny BairstowMaheesh TheekshanaDevon Conway | Trent BoultAzmatullah OmarzaiBen Stokes | Joe RootSam HainDinesh KarthikMujeeb Ur RahmanJacob Bethell | Rahmanullah GurbazWill Smeed | Roelof van der MerweCraig OvertonZak Crawley |
| Traded players | | Tabraiz Shamsi | | Dayyaan Galiem | | |

### Summary

Pre-Auction summary :
| Team | Retained | Retained | Pre-signed | Pre-signed | Total | Slots to fill | Funds remaining (in ZAR millions) |
| Team | Domestic | Overseas | Domestic | Overseas | Total | Slots to fill | Funds remaining (in ZAR millions) |
| Durban | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2.35m |
| Johannesburg | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3.925m |
| Cape Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 8.275m |
| Paarl | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11.95m |
| Pretoria | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4.575m |
| Eastern Cape | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2.845m |
* Maximums: Overseas players: 10; Squad size: 19; Budget: ZAR 36.1m

## Player auction

A total of 200 players (110 South Africa and 90 overseas) entered the auction pool, with only 13 open places available.

### Auction results

| Name | National team | Playing role | Price (in ZAR) | Team |
| Reeza Hendricks | South Africa | Batsman | 4,300,000 | MI Cape Town |
| Colin Ingram | South Africa | Batsman | 175,000 | MI Cape Town |
| Marques Ackerman | South Africa | Batsman | 800,000 | Pretoria Capitals |
| Rubin Hermann | South Africa | Wicket-keeper | 175,000 | Paarl Royals |
| Wihan Lubbe | South Africa | All-rounder | 175,000 | Joburg Super Kings |
| Evan Jones | South Africa | All-rounder | 175,000 | Joburg Super Kings |
| Okuhle Cele | South Africa | Fast bowler | 175,000 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Richard Gleeson | England | Fast bowler | 2,300,000 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Dane Piedt | South Africa | Spin bowler | 175,000 | MI Cape Town |
| Evin Lewis | West Indies | Batsman | 1,500,000 | Pretoria Capitals |
| Shamar Joseph | West Indies | Fast bowler | 425,000 | Durban's Super Giants |
| Doug Bracewell | New Zealand | Fast bowler | 175,000 | Joburg Super Kings |
| Kyle Simmonds | South Africa | All-rounder | 175,000 | Pretoria Capitals |

## Wildcard picks

Each team had until 30 December 2024 to select an additional players. The player's fee is excluded from the salary cap.
* Durban's Super Giants: Marcus Stoinis
* Joburg Super Kings: Matheesha Pathirana
* MI Cape Town: Corbin Bosch
* Paarl Royals: Jacob Bethell
* Pretoria Capitals: Liam Livingstone
* Sunrisers Eastern Cape: David Bedingham

## Rookie Draft

The rookie draft was held on 1 October 2024. Each team could select one player.
* MI Cape Town: Tristan Luus
* Pretoria Capitals: Keegan-Lion Cachet
* Paarl Royals: Dewan Marais
* Joburg Super Kings: JP King
* Durban’s Super Giants: CJ King
* Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Daniel Smith