Betway SA20 Preliminary squads announced: Full lists

The six franchises have revealed a aggressive set of Betway SA20 preliminary squads forward of the season two public sale on 27 September 2023. 

All six groups have put plenty of effort into maintaining their high South African expertise, along with the experience of choose international gamers.

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SA20 Preliminary squads introduced

The inaugural season witnessed the rise of youthful stars who carried out on the large stage the glitzy SA20 supplied, whereas the international signings added their expertise and information to ship a show of cricket that was each entertaining and aggressive.  

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Teams should make intelligent last-bid acquisitions throughout the public sale to finish their squads. Each crew’s payroll finances ceiling for season two is R39.1 million, a rise of R5.1 million over the maiden time period.

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Betway SA20 League Commissioner, Graeme Smith, expects one other fascinating season of South Africa’s premier T20 League: “Season 2 of the Betway SA20 is shaping up to be another spectacular showcase of world class cricket and entertainment. The quality of the players already included in the squads, including a few newcomers, is testimony to the success of the inaugural season. Our planning is on track and we look forward to the auction and welcoming players and fans in Season 2”. 

Defending champions to strengthen

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Sunrisers Eastern Cape have retained the core of their championship-winning squad with a couple of notable abroad inclusions, together with former ICC World No 1 T20 batter Dawid Malan, Liam Dawson and Craig Overton (who’s their Wildcard). Their picks have left the Sunrisers with solely three extra slots and a handbag of R1.865 million out there on the public sale. 

Runners-up Pretoria Capitals have higher room for motion with a remaining purse of R9.737 million so as to add an additional six gamers to finish their 19-player squad. Five of these six gamers can doubtlessly nonetheless be abroad gamers. 

Joburg Super Kings can be available in the market for 5 gamers with a remaining purse of R6.1 million. The Johannesburg outfit bolstered their squad with the pre-signing of Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Sam Cook and Zahir Khan.

Durban’s Super Giants have finalised nearly all of their squad with 16 signings and may have R1.675 million to make up the three excellent gamers.

MI Cape Town, who retained final season’s captain Rashid Khan and Sam Curran and in addition pre-signed English duo Liam Livingstone and Tom Banton, nonetheless have a remaining R5.05 million of their purse. Jofra Archer retains his slot within the squad because the crew’s Wildcard participant.

Paarl Royals boast R 8.865million of their purse and will doubtlessly add high-profile overseas-based gamers to their squad as they enter the public sale seeking to fill 4 slots. Their squad already boasts the England pair of Jos Buttler and Jason Roy together with West Indian bowler Obed McCoy. Promising seventeen-year-old South Africa U19 left-arm fast Kwena Maphaka turns into the youngest participant to be signed, with the Paarl outfit snapping up the proficient bowler forward of the public sale.

Wildcard choices

The Wildcard choice launched within the inaugural season has proved to be successful, with 4 groups incorporating their Season 1 Wildcard choices into their predominant Season 2 squads. This signifies that 4 groups will purchase a brand new Wildcard for Season 2 and have till 30 December to verify the participant. 

In the squad of 19, all groups are required to incorporate a minimal of 10 South African gamers, a most of seven worldwide gamers and a further new rookie participant who should be South African.

The public sale will happen on 27 September in Johannesburg and can air stay on SuperSport.

SA20 Preliminary squads 

List of SA20 Preliminary squads

• ® means the participant was signed up as a substitute final season
• (WC) means the participant was a Wildcard final season

Durban’s Super Giants

Available purse for public sale – R1.675 million