Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday, October 1 organised the player auction for the third edition of the SA20 league. The premier T20 league of CSA, SA20 2025 will see six teams, namely Pretoria Capitals, Paarl Royals, SunRisers Eastern Cape, Durban Super Giants, Joburg Super Kings, and MI Cape Town once again take the centre stage from January 9 till February 8.
While the Aiden Markram-led SunRisers Eastern Cape will enter the tournament as defending champions, they will kick start the proceedings as they are scheduled to take on MI Cape Town in the tournament opener on January 9 at the S George’s Park in Gqberha. While the six teams boast of international stars; CJ King (Durban Super Giants), JP King (Joburg Super Kings), Tristan Luus (MI Cape Town), Dewan Marais (Paarl Royals), Keagan Lion-Cachet (Pretoria Capitals) and Daniel Smith (SunRisers Easter Cape) have been roped in as rookie drafts.
Emerging as one of the top T20 leagues in the world, here’s how the teams look for the 2025 edition after the successful auction.
SA20 2025: Teams, Squads, Players List & More
Pretoria Capitals: Anrich Nortje, Jimmy Neesham, Will Jacks, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Will Smeed, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Eathan Bosch, Wayne Parnell, Senuran Muthusamy, Kyle Verreynne, Daryn Dupavillon, Steve Stolk, Tiaan van Vuuren, Marques Ackerman, Evin Lewis, Kyle Lewis, Kyle Simmonds, Keagan Lion-Cachet, Liam Livingstone
Paarl Royals: David Miller, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sam Hain, Joe Root, Dinesh Karthik, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell van Buuren, Keith Dudgeon, Nqaba Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Codi Yusuf, John Turner, Dayyaan Galiem, Rubin Hermann, Dewan Marais, Jacob Bethell
SunRisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Zak Crawley, Roelof van der Merwe, Liam Dawson, Ottneil Baartman, Marco Jansen, Beyers Swanepoel, Caleb Seleka, Tristan Stubbs, Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, Tom Abell, Simon Harmer, Andile Simelane, Okuhle Cele, Richard Gleeson, Daniel Smith, David Bedingham
Durban Super Giants: Brandon King, Quinton de Kock, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kane Williamson, Chris Woakes, Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Noor Ahmad, Heinrich Klaasen, Jon-Jon Smits, Wiaan Mulder, Junior Dala, Bryce Parsons, Matthew Breetzke, Jason Smith, Shamar Joseph, CJ King, Marcus Stoinis
Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Maheesh Theekshana, Devon Conway, Gerald Coetzee, David Wiese, Leus du Plooy, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira, Imran Tahir, Sibonelo Makhanya, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wihan Lubbe, Evan Jones, Doug Bracewell, JP King
MI Cape Town: Rashid Khan, Ben Stokes, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Azmatullah Omarzai, dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, george Linde, Nuwan Thushara, Connor Esterhuizen, Delano Potgieter, Rassie van der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, Chris Benjamin, Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram, Dane Piedt, Tristan Luus, Corbin Bosch