The local and international stars signed by the six franchises, before September 2023’s player auction, for the second season of the SA20 have been announced.
England batsmen Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali, who withdrew from the inaugural edition of the SA20 earlier this year, have been signed for season two. Livingstone and Ali will play for MI Cape Town and the Joburg Super Kings, respectively.
The Sunrisers Easter Cape are the defending SA20 champions – and have signed England duo Dawid Malan and Liam Dawson. The Sunrisers have retained batsman Aiden Markram and seamer Ottniel Baartman.
MI Cape Town keep Khan
MI Cape Town have retained Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan, South African duo Kagiso Rabada and Dewald Brevis – and England all-rounder. They have also signed England batsman Tom Banton.
The Joburg Super Kings have retained batsman Faf du Plessis and fast bowler Gerald Coetzee. They have signed former Proteas all-rounder and current Namibia all-rounder David Wiese, Afghanistan spinner Zahir Khan and Essex batsman Sam Cook.
Durban’s Super Giants have kept Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock, West Indian all-rounder Kyle Mayers, South African spinner Prenelan Subrayen and England seamer Reece Topley. The Super Giants have signed Sri Lankan batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Afghanistan seamer Naveen-ul-Haq.
Paarl Royals retain Buttler
The Paarl Royals have retained South African duo David Miller and Corbin Bosch, England limited-overs captain Jos Buttler and West Indian fast bowler Obed McCoy.
The Pretoria Capitals have retained Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje – and all-rounders Jimmy Neesham and Migael Pretorius.
SA20 players signed before auction for season two
MI Cape Town
- Kagiso Rabada
- Dewald Brevis
- Sam Curran
- Liam Livingstone
- Rashid Khan
- Tom Banton
Durban’s Super Giants
- Quinton de Kock
- Prenelan Subreyan
- Kyle Mayers
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Reece Topley
Joburg Super Kings
- Faf du Plessis
- Gerald Coetzee
- Moeen Ali
- David Wiese
- Sam Cook
- Zahir Khan
Paarl Royals
- David Miller
- Corbin Bosch
- Jos Buttler
- Obed McCoy
Pretoria Capitals
- Migael Pretorius
- Anrich Nortje
- Jimmy Neesham
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
- Aiden Markram
- Ottniel Baartman
- Dawid Malan
- Liam Dawson
What the SA20 said
“Teams have until 1 August to finalise their pre-auction squads and this will then determine their remaining purse ahead of the season two auction, scheduled for late September,” read a statement from the SA20.
“The pre-signings are effectively closed and finalised but teams also have until 31 July to:
“Trade South African players – following the season one auction, all South African players were on multi-year contracts. Franchise teams therefore have the option to retain or trade these players. Trading does, however, not apply to overseas players.
“Overseas players – franchises can retain overseas players purchased at the season one auction who were on option contracts or choose not to retain the player to open up a slot for the auction.
“Buy out – franchises can also buy out players (South African or overseas) still under contract to open up a slot in their squad. The player would then go back into the auction.”