SA20 Season 4 auction set with 541-player pool and 84 slots

Cricket South Africa on Monday finalised a 541-player list for the SA20 Season 4 auction, confirming that 300 South African and 241 overseas players will go under the gavel in Johannesburg on September 9 as the six franchises finalise their 19-player squads ahead of a tournament that begins on December 26, 2025. The pool follows more than 800 initial registrations, the governing body said, and will be auctioned to fill 84 roster slots with a total purse of 131 million rand, roughly US$7.37 million.

Cricket South Africa outlined squad composition rules that will shape team strategies: each franchise must name 19 players, including a minimum of nine South Africans, a maximum of seven international players, two Under-23 South African picks and one Wildcard. Up to 25 of the 84 auction slots are earmarked for overseas players. The auction will be broadcast live on JioHotstar in India and the SA20 YouTube channel, with additional coverage across the tournament’s social platforms.

The list features the tournament’s leading domestic and international names. Proteas T20I captain Aiden Markram headlines the South African contingent and can be acquired by his former franchise through a...