With 541 players vying for 84 open slots, all six SA20 franchises have finalized their retentions, pre-signings, and wildcards ahead of the 2025 SA20 Season 4 Player Auction. Here’s a team-by-team look at how the squads stand going into the highly anticipated auction.
Durban’s Super Giants
Head coach: Lance Klusener
Retained: Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan)
Pre-signings: Jos Buttler (England), Sunil Narine (West Indies)
Wildcard: Heinrich Klaasen
Not retained: Matthew Breetzke, Junior Dala, Quinton de Kock, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Naveen-ul-Haq, Bryce Parsons, Dwaine Pretorius, Jason Smith, Jon-Jon Smuts, Marcus Stoinis, Prenelan Subrayen, Kane Williamson, Chris Woakes
Joburg Super Kings
Head coach: Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
Retained: Faf du Plessis (captain)
Pre-signings: Richard Gleeson (England), Akeal Hosein (West Indies), James Vince (England)
Wildcard: Donovan Ferreira
Not retained: Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Doug Bracewell, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway, Leus du Plooy, Beuran Hendricks, Evan Jones, JP King, Wihan Lubbe, Sibonelo Makhanya, Tshepo Moreki, Matheesha Pathirana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lutho Sipamla, Imran Tahir, Maheesh Theekshana, Hardus Viljoen, David Wiese, Lizaad Williams
MI Cape Town
Head coach: Robin Peterson
Retained: Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult (New Zealand), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), George Linde, Ryan Rickelton
Pre-signing: Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Wildcard: Kagiso Rabada
Not retained: Sediqullah Atal, Chris Benjamin, Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram, Thomas Kaber, Tristan Luus, Azmatullah Omarzai, Dane Piedt, Delano Potgieter, Matthew Potts, Rassie van der Dussen
Paarl Royals
Head coach: Trevor Penney (Zimbabwe)
Retained: Bjorn Fortuin, David Miller, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
Pre-signing: Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Wildcard: Rubin Hermann
Not retained: Keith Dudgeon, Dayyaan Galiem, Sam Hain, Dinesh Karthik, Eshan Malinga, Kwena Maphaka, Dewan Marais, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Owen, Nqaba Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Joe Root, Mitchell van Buuren, Dunith Wellalage, Codi Yusuf
Pretoria Capitals
Head coach: Sourav Ganguly (India)
Retained: Will Jacks (England)
Pre-signing: Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)
Wildcard: Andre Russell (West Indies)
Not retained: Marques Ackerman, Jason Behrendorff, Matthew Boast, Eathan Bosch, Daryn Dupavillon, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Keagan Lion-Cachet, Liam Livingstone, Senuran Muthusamy, Jimmy Neesham, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Gideon Peters, Migael Pretorius, Tom Rogers, Rilee Rossouw, Kyle Simmonds, Will Smeed, Steve Stolk, Ashton Turner, Tiaan van Vuuren, Kyle Verreynne
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Head coach: Adrian Birrell
Retained: Tristan Stubbs
Pre-signings: Jonny Bairstow (England), Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Adam Milne (New Zealand)
Wildcard: Marco Jansen
Not retained: Tom Abell, Ottneil Baartman, David Bedingham, Okuhle Cele, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Tony de Zorzi, Richard Gleeson, Simon Harmer, Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Aiden Markram, Craig Overton, Caleb Seleka, Andile Simelane, Daniel Smith, Beyers Swanepoel, Roelof van der Merwe
The 2025 SA20 player auction is expected to bring new energy and roster reshuffles, with all six franchises entering with a blend of retained experience, new overseas stars, and wildcard X-factors. With just 84 slots available and global interest peaking, this auction promises to be a critical moment ahead of SA20 Season 4.
