SA and international top talent headline Betway SA20 Season 4 Player Auction list
A total of 300 South African cricketers and 241 overseas players to go under the gavel.
South Africa’s top talent and a host of international stars headline the Betway SA20 Season 4 Player Auction list announced today. Over 500 players will go under the gavel in Johannesburg on 9 September, as the six franchises finalise their 19-player squads ahead of Season 4 starting on 26 December 2025.
Betway SA20 received an unprecedented amount of over 800 player registrations - the highest ever in the competition’s four-year history - before the list was whittled down to 541 players after the franchise reviews. Out of 541 players, 300 are South Africans and 241 are overseas players, an indication of the League’s global appeal.
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Proteas T20I captain Aiden Markram headlines the strong South African playing pool, boosted with seven of his fellow ICC T20 World Cup final squad members, including Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Baartman and Gerald Coetzee.
ICC test World Champions Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Tony de Zorzi and Dane Paterson also feature prominently on the list.
Betway SA20’s ever-growing international appeal has attracted global legends Shakib-al-Hasan and James Anderson.
Shakib is undeniably Bangladesh's greatest ever cricketer with the most T20 runs and wickets for the Asian nation. The allrounder, who boasts extensive Indian Premier League experience along with stints in various other T20 Leagues, is bidding to become the first Bangladeshi to feature in Betway SA20.
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He could be joined by fellow Bangladeshi superstar Mustafizur ‘The Fizz’ Rahman among others.
Anderson, England’s highest-ever wicket-taker, leads a large contingent that also includes former England T20 World Cup winners Alex Hales and Moeen Ali. They are joined by Betway SA20 Season 2 Player of the Final Tom Abell and former championship winners Adam Rossington, Jordan Cox and Daniel Worrall.
The Betway SA20 list of registered players stretches all the way Down Under with Australia’s D’Arcy Short along with a host of New Zealanders including South African-born Black Cap Devon Conway.
The Season 4 Player Auction will have a brand-new segment with the introduction of two Under-23 player picks. This is a South African player aged 23 on the day the competition starts.
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South Africa’s talent pool runs deep with Betway SA20 Rising Stars Dewald Brevis, Kwena Maphaka and Andile Simelane all eligible for the Under-23 player pick.
A mega R131 million (US$7,37 million) is on the table to fill the 84 available slots with up to 25 being slotted for overseas players.
All squads are required to include 19 players, with a minimum of nine South African players, a maximum of seven international players, two Under-23 South African players, and a Wildcard player.
The auction will take place in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 9 September and will be broadcast live on SuperSport in Sub-Saharan Africa, JioHotstar in India and Sky Sports in the UK and the Betway SA20 YouTube Channel. Fans will also receive rolling coverage on all Betway SA20 social and digital platforms.
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