All-rounder Donovan Ferreira is among several South Africans signed for this season’s Caribbean Premier League.
Ferreira has joined the Barbados Royals. He was in the Rajasthan Royals‘ squad for the 2023 Indian Premier League, but did not play a match. He played for the Joburg Super Kings in the SA20 earlier this year.
Ferreira will be joined by Proteas batsman Rassie van der Dussen at the Barbados Royals.
Proteas batsman Rilee Rossouw will play for the Trinbago Knight Riders.
All-rounders Corbin Bosch and George Linde – and batsman Dewald Brevis – have signed for the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.
The St Lucia Kings will have former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis.
Leg-spinner Imran Tahir and all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius will be with the Guyana Amazon Warriors.
This year’s CPL is scheduled to start on 17 August, after the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket in the United States of America, which will also feature several South Africans.
Men’s Caribbean Premier League squads
Trinbago Knight Riders
Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Rilee Rossouw, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Martin Guptill, Jayden Seales, Matheesha Pathirana, Mark Deyal, Chadwick Walton, Terrance Hinds, Kadeem Alleyne, Jaden Carmichael.
Barbados Royals
Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Maheesh Theekshana, Rassie van der Dussen, Alick Athanaze, Obed McCoy, Kevin Wickham, Roelof van der Merwe, Akeem Jordan, Rahkeem Cornwall, Donovan Ferreira, Justin Greaves, Joshua Bishop, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke, Ramon Simmonds.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Sherfane Rutherford, Dominic Drakes, Sheldon Cottrell, George Linde, Yannic Cariah, Oshane Thomas, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Jyd Goolie, Izharulhaq Naveed, Kofi James, Joshua da Silva, Ashmead Nedd, Johann Layne.
St Lucia Kings
Faf du Plessis, Johnson Charles, Dasun Shanaka, Alzarri Joseph, Roston Chase, Jair McAllister, Sikandar Raza, Peter Hatzoglou, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Roshon Primus, Jeavor Royal, Sadrack Descarte, Khary Pierre, Leonardo Julien, Matthew Forde, Kimani Melius, McKenny Clarke.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Azam Khan, Shai Hope, Gudakesh Motie, Dwaine Pretorius, Kevlon Anderson, Kevin Sinclair, Keemo Paul, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Ronsford Beaton, Matthew Nandu, Junior Sinclair.
Jamaica Tallawahs
Imad Wasim, Brandon King, Fabian Allen, Mohammad Amir, Naveen-ul-Haq, Chris Green, Jermaine Blackwood, Shamarh Brooks, Hayden Walsh Junior, Raymon Reifer, Amir Jangoo, Steven Taylor, Shamar Springer, Nicholson Gordon, Kirk McKenzie, Joshua James.
Proteas Women stars in Women’s Caribbean Premier League
Meanwhile, in the Women’s Caribbean Premier League, the Barbados Royals will have Proteas Women star Marizanne Kapp.
Fast bowler Shabnim Ismail, who retired from international cricket recently, will play for the Guyana Amazon Warriors.
The Trinbago Knight Riders will have former Proteas Women pair Mignon du Preez and Dane van Niekerk.
Women’s Caribbean Premier League squads
Barbados Royals Women
Hayley Matthews, Afy Fletcher, Aaliyah Alleyne, Chinelle Henry, Rashada Williams, Jannillea Glasgow, Chedean Nation, Vanessa Watts, Qiana Joseph, Trishan Holder, Jahzara Claxton, Marizanne Kapp, Laura Harris, Gaby Lewis, Amanda-Jade Wellington.
Guyana Amazon Warriors Women
Stafanie Taylor, Karishma Ramharack, Natasha McLean, Shermaine Campbelle, Shakiba Gajnabi, Shakera Selman, Sheneta Grimmond, Kaysia Schultz, Suzie Bates, Shabnim Ismail, Shreyanka Patil, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Ashmini Munisar, Djenaba Joseph, Sophie Devine.
Trinbago Knight Riders Women
Deandra Dottin, Shamilla Connell, Anisa Mohammed, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Britney Cooper, Zaida James, Lee-Ann Kirby, Carena Noel, Samara Ramnath, Shunelle Sawh, Orla Prendergast, Mignon du Preez, Dane van Niekerk, Fran Jonas.