# List of 2024 SA20 auction and personnel signings

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

## Background

For the league's second season, 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, at least ten of whom had to be South African. Each team had to make one wildcard selection and select one rookie player.

## Pre-signed and retained players

All South African players bought at 2022–23 SA20 auction were on two-year contracts. Teams had the option to retain, trade or buy out these contracts.
| Teams | Durban's Super Giants | Joburg Super Kings | MI Cape Town | Paarl Royals | Pretoria Capitals | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Retained Players | Kyle Abbott Matthew Breetzke Junior Dala Heinrich Klaasen Dilshan Madushanka Keshav Maharaj Wiaan Mulder Keemo Paul Dwaine Pretorius Jon-Jon Smuts | Nandre Burger Donovan Ferreira Reeza Hendricks Sibonelo Makhanya Aaron Phangiso Leus du Plooy Kyle Simmonds Lizaad Williams | Rassie van der Dussen Beuran Hendricks Duan Jansen George Linde Delano Potgieter Ryan Rickelton Grant Roelofsen Olly Stone | Ferisco Adams Mitchell Van Buuren Bjorn Fortuin Evan Jones Wihan Lubbe Lungi Ngidi Andile Phehlukwayo Jason Roy Tabraiz Shamsi Dane Vilas Codi Yusuf | Corbin Bosch Eathan Bosch Theunis de Bruyn Shane Dadswell Colin Ingram Will Jacks Senuran Muthusamy Wayne Parnell Adil Rashid Rilee Rossouw | Tom Abell Temba Bavuma Brydon Carse Sarel Erwee Ayabulela Gqamane Simon Harmer Jordan Hermann Marco Jansen Sisanda Magala Adam Rossington Tristan Stubbs |
| Pre-signed players | Naveen-ul-Haq Quinton De Kock Kyle Mayers Bhanuka Rajapaksa Prenelan Subrayen Reece Topley | Moeen Ali Gerald Coetzee Sam Cook Zahir Khan Faf du Plessis David Wiese | Tom Banton Dewald Brevis Sam Curran Liam Livingstone Rashid Khan Kagiso Rabada | Jos Buttler Kwena Maphaka Obed McCoy David Miller | Jimmy Neesham Anrich Nortje Migael Pretorius | Ottniel Baartman Liam Dawson Dawid Malan Aiden Markram |
* Sources:

### Summary

Pre-auction summary :
| Team | Retained | Retained | Pre-signed | Pre-signed | Total | Open slots to fill | Funds remaining |
| Team | Domestic | Overseas | Domestic | Overseas | Total | Open slots to fill | Funds remaining |
| Durban | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 3 | R1.68 million (US$113,328.82) |
| Johannesburg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | R6.1 million (US$412,719.89) |
| Cape Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | R5.05 million (US$341,677.94) |
| Paarl | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | R8.87 million (US$599,797.02) |
| Pretoria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | R9.74 million (US$658,795.67) |
| Eastern Cape | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | R1.79 million (US$121,109.61) |
* Maximums: Overseas players: 8; Squad size: 19; Budget: R39.1m

## Player auction

A total of 257 players (135 South Africa and 122 Overseas) entered the auction pool, with only 25 open places. During the main auction, 15 players were sold along with 6 rookie players were drafted.
| Name | National team | Playing role | Price (in ZAR) | Team |
| Wayne Madsen | Italy | Batsman | 850,000 | Joburg Super Kings |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | Batsman | 425,000 | Pretoria Capitals |
| Kyle Verreynne | South Africa | Wicketkeeper | 175,000 | Pretoria Capitals |
| Chris Benjamin | England | Wicketkeeper | 175,000 | MI Cape Town |
| Matthew Boast | South Africa | Allrounder | 1,600,000 | Pretoria Capitals |
| Dayyaan Galiem | South Africa | Allrounder | 1,600,000 | Joburg Super Kings |
| Romario Shepherd | West Indies | Bowler | 850,000 | Joburg Super Kings |
| John Turner | England | Bowler | 425,000 | Paarl Royals |
| Daryn Dupavillon | South Africa | Bowler | 600,000 | Pretoria Capitals |
| Caleb Seleka | South Africa | Bowler | 175,000 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Lorcan Tucker | Ireland | Wicketkeeper | 175,000 | Paarl Royals |
| Beyers Swanepoel | South Africa | Allrounder | 600,000 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Jason Smith | South Africa | Allrounder | 175,000 | Durban's Super Giants |
| Nealan van Heerden | South Africa | Bowler | 175,000 | MI Cape Town |
| Thomas Kaber | South Africa | Bowler | 175,000 | MI Cape Town |

### Rookie picks

A rookie was classified as a South African player aged 22 or younger on the day of the auction and who had not been previously drafted in the league.
All six teams were mandated to select a player from the rookie draft. A player meeting the definition of a rookie could be bought in the regular auction stage, but if not chosen became eligible for the rookie draft, which took place at the end of the regular auction.
Each rookie player had a set value of R75,000, which was deducted from the team’s available salary cap prior to the auction. The order of selection of the rookie draft was in reverse order of the final position of each team in the previous season.
* Durban's Super Giants: Bryce Parsons
* Joburg Super Kings: Ronan Hermann
* MI Cape Town: Connor Esterhuizen
* Pretoria Capitals: Steve Stolk
* Paarl Royals: Lhuan-dre Pretorius
* Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Andile Simelane

## Wildcard picks

Each team had until 30 December 2023 to select a wildcard player. This player's fee was excluded from the salary cap.
* Durban's Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran
* Joburg Super Kings: Imran Tahir
* MI Cape Town: Jofra Archer
* Pretoria Capitals: Phil Salt
* Paarl Royals: Fabian Allen
* Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Craig Overton