SA20 2026 auction<\/a> is being held in Johannesburg on September 9, 2025: follow live updates of the event, including the full list of players sold and unsold.<\/p>\n SA20 2026 auction: Key details <\/p>\n
Venue: Johannesburg<\/p>\n
Date: September 9, 2025<\/p>\n
Time: 13.30 CAT<\/p>\n
Players on the list: 541<\/p>\n
South Africans: 300<\/p>\n
Overseas: 241<\/p>\n
Salary cap: USD 2.31 million<\/p>\n
Squad requirements: 19-player squads, minimum of two Under-23 South African players (no rookie draft). A maximum of seven overseas players, and at least nine local South Africans, and an additional Wildcard player<\/p>\n
Biggest purse? Pretoria Capitals (USD 1.86 million)<\/p>\n
Smallest purse? MI Cape Town (USD 0.65 million)<\/p>\n
SA20 2026 auction live updates: Full list of sold players and unsold <\/p>\n
2 minutes ago<\/p>\n
Who are the top names on the global roster? <\/p>\n
Among others, Shakib Al Hasan, James Anderson,\u00a0
Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Tom Abell, D’Arcy Short and Devon Conway are available to be picked.<\/p>\n
4 minutes ago<\/p>\n
A total of 84 slots set to be filled <\/p>\n
A total purse of\u00a0USD 7.37 million\u00a0is available\u00a0across six franchises.<\/p>\n
10 minutes ago<\/p>\n
Several big names will be up for grabs<\/p>\n
18 minutes ago<\/p>\n
The auction begins at 5.30pm IST <\/p>\n
In India, streaming will be available on the Star Sports network, JioHotstar and SA20’s YouTube channel<\/p>\n
18 hours ago<\/p>\n
How many players will go under the hammer? <\/p>\n
From an initial list of 800+, the auction will see 541 names: 300 from South Africa, and 241 overseas<\/p>\n
18 hours ago<\/p>\n
Which team has the largest purse? <\/p>\n
Pretoria Capitals have a spending limit of US$1.86 million<\/p>\n
18 hours ago<\/p>\n
Welcome to the live coverage of the SA20 2026 auction <\/p>\n
The auction will be held on September 9<\/p>\n
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