SA20, the brand new franchise T20 league in South Africa conducted its players’ auction on Monday. South African batting sensation Tristan Stubbs triggered a bidding frenzy with Sunrisers Eastern Cape getting his services for a staggering 9.2 million rand (USD 500,000 plus) at the inaugural auction of the SA T20 league on Monday. The six teams in the league are owned by IPL franchises — MI Cape Town (Reliance), Pretoria Capitals (JSW), Paarl Royals (Royals Sports Group), Durban Super Giants (RPG-Sanjiv Goenka), Johannesburg Super Kings (India Cements), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kaviya Maran). With a salary cap of R 34 million (USD 1.9 million approx, INR 15 crore) per team, robust bidding was witnessed with Stubbs, who plays for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, being the most sought-after.
Here are the highlights of SA20 Player auction:
Squads so far
Durban’s Super Giants (15): Quinton de Kock, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker
Johannesburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Donavon Ferreira, Malusi Siboto
MI Cape Town (11): Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter
Paarl Royals (15): David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Wihan Lubbe, Ferisco Adams, Imraan Manack, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Mitchell van Buuren
Pretoria Capitals: Anrich Nortje, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun von Berg, Adil Rashid, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Marais
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, Jon-Jon Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof can der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller
Accelerated round of the auction now
Bayers Swanepoel Unsold
James Fuller sold to Sunrisers for R425,000
Ramon Simmonds sold to Royals for R175,000
Malusi Siboto sold to JSK for R175,000
Evan Jones sold to Royals for 1.7 million rand
Unmukt Chand unsold
Pite van Biljon unsold
Farhaan Behardien unsold
George Scrimshaw unsold
Henry Brookes unsold
Dayyaan Galiem unsold
Christiaan Jonker sold to DSG for R175,000
Imraan Manack sold to Royals for R175,000
Ferisco Adams sold to Royals for R325,000
Marques Ackerman sold to Sunrisers for R175,000
Pieter Malan unsold
Sam Cook unsold
Johan van Dyk unsold
Khaya Zondo unsold
Tom Moores unsold
Diego Rosier unsold
Steve Eskinazi unsold
Roelof can der Merwe sold to Sunrisers for R175,000
Delano Potgieter sold to MI Cape Town for R175,000
Aya Gqamane unsold
Paul Walter unsold
Marco Marais sold to Capitals for R175,000
Wihan Lubbe sold to Royals for R350,000
Mitchell van Buuren sold to Royals for R175,000
Adam Lyth unsold
Matthew Breetzke sold to DSG for R175,000
Donavon Ferreira sold to JSK for 5.5 million rand
Ziyaad Abrahams unsold
Mbulelo Budaza unsold
Glenton Stuurman unsold
Jake Lintott unsold
Jeffrey Vandersay unsold
Nandre Burger sold to JSK for R175,000
Adam Rossington sod to Sunrisers for R425,000
Johnson Charles sold to DSG for R425,000
Grant Roelofsen unsold
Set No. 10 now
Dunith Wellalage unsold
Bryce Parsons unsold
Dilshan Madushanka sold to DSG for R275,000
Caleb Seleka unsold
Jonathan Bird unsold
Tiaan van Vuuren unsold
Andile Simelane unsold
Fast bowlers next
Lizaad Williams sold to JSK for R325,000
Nuwan Pradeep unsold
Daryn Dupavillon unsold
Duanne Olivier unsold
Binura Fernando unsold
Chris Wood unsold
Tom Helm unsold
Junior Dala sold to DSG for R175,000
Olly Stone unsold
Akila Dananjaya unsold
Allrounders next
Wiaan Mulder unsold
Craig Overton unsold
Colin Ackermann unsold
Jon-Jon Smuts sold to Sunrisers for 2.3 million rand
Duan Jansen sold to MI Cape Town for 3.3 million rand
Roston Chase unsold
Carlos Brathwaite unsold
Lewis Gregory sold to JSK for R850,000
Batters’ list comes up
Keegan Petersen unsold
Theunis de Bruyn to Capitals for 1 million rand
Dean Elgar is unsold
Harry Tector unsold
Will Jacks sold to Capitals for 1.1 million rand
Leus du Plooy sold to JSK for 1.5 million rand
Lendl Simmons unsold
Cameron Delport sold to Capitals for R800,000
Ross Taylor unsold
Sarel Erwee unsold
Ibrahim Zadran unsold
Avishka Fernando unsold
Spinners go under the hammer
Bjorn Fortuin sold to Royals for 1.5 million rand
Adil Rashid sold to Capitals for 2.4 million rand
Aaron Phangiso unsold
Simon Harmer unsold
Mason Crane sold to Sunrisers for R425,000
Matt Parkinson unsold
Hayden Walsh Jr unsold
Shaun von Berg sold to Capitals for R325,000
Junaid Dawood sold to Sunrisers for R375,000
Fast bowlers now
Matheesha Pathirana unsold
Oshane Thomas unsold
Lutho Sipamla unsold
Beuran Hendricks sold to MI Cape Town for R275,000
Kyle Abbott sold to DSG for R175,000
Hardus Viljoen unsold
Jayden Seales unsold
Tymal Mills unsold
Ollie Robinson unsold
Josh Little sold to Capitals for 1.5 million rand
Alzarri Joseph sold to JSK for 2.1 million rand
The allrounders’ auction starts
Brydon Carse unsold
George Linde sold to MI Cape Town for 3.9 million rand
Keshav Maharaj to Durban’s Super Giants for 2.5 million rand
Andile Phehlukwayo unsold
Sisanda Magala sold to Sunrisers Eastern Cape for 5.2 million rand
George Garton to Johannesburg Super Kings for R425,000
Sean Williams unsold
Chamika Karunaratne unsold
Wayne Parnell sold to Pretoria Capitals for 5.6 million rand
Keemo Paul sold to Durban’s Super Giants for R850,000
Set 3 Players (Sold and Unsold)
Phil Salt sold to Pretoria Capitals for 2 million rand
Kusal Perera unsold
Kusal Medis unsold
Ryan Rickelton sold to MI Cape Town for 1 million rand
Dane Vilas sold to Paarl Royals for 3.3 million rand
Shai Hope goes unsold
Kyle Verreynne sold to Johannesburg Super Kings for 175000 rand
David Bedingham is unsold
Dinesh Chandimal is unsold
Set 2 Players (Sold and Unsold)
Reeza Hendricks sold to Johannesburg Super Kings for 4.5 million rand
Pathum Nissanka goes unsold
Jason Roy sold to Paarl Royals for 1.5 million rand
Tristan Stubbs sold to Sunrisers for 9.2 million rand
Janneman Malan sold to Johannesburg Super Kings for 2.7 million rand
Temba Bavuma unsold
Brandon King unsold
Rilee Rossouw sold to Pretoria Capitals for 6.9 million rand
Harry Brook sold to Johannesburg Super Kings for 2.1 million rand
Eoin Morgan goes unsold
Set 1 Players (Sold and Unsold)
Marco Jansen sold to Sunrisers for 6.1 million rand
Heinrich Klaasen sold to Durban Super Giants for 4.5 million rand
Jimmy Neesham unsold
Rassie van der Dussen sold to MI Cape Town for 3.9 million rand
Odean Smith unsold
Dwayne Pretorius sold to Durban Super Giants 4.1 million rand
Promoted
Tabrez Shamsi sold to Paarl Royals at 4.3 million rand.
Lungi Ngidi sold to Paarl Royals at 3.4 million rand.
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