South Africa's young wicketkeeper-batter Tristan Stubbs was the most expensive of the 314 players who went under the hammer at the inaugural auction of the first edition of the Proteas' SA 20 League on Monday, September 19. It was an action-packed process that involved all six teams. Some big names set bidding on fire, while others, including national team captain Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar, went unsold.
Stubbs, who plays for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League, was the costliest of the lot, going for a massive R 9.1 million (Rs 4.1 crore). The 22-year-old triggered a bidding war between MI Cape Town and JoBurg Super Kings. But MI Cape Town went up to R 7 million but it was the SunRisers Eastern Cape who eventually bought him.
Former England captain Eoin Morgan and New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham, who recently gave up his national contract, were among the ones who went unsold initially only to find takers in the accelerated round of the auction.
Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town and SunRisers Eastern Cape seem to have assembled powerful line-ups with the Super Kings stacking their team with pace for to suit the Highveld conditions.
Notably, all teams were allowed to pick as many as 5 players in the pre-auction draft for the inaugural edition of the SA 20 league, which will be held in January 2023. All teams are owned by the franchise owners of Indian Premier League teams.
Players sold in SA 20 League Auction :
| Players List in south Africa t20 league auction | Amount | Teams |
| Tristan Stubbs | R 9.2 million (Rs 4.1 crore) | SunRisers Eastern Cape |
| Rilee Rossouw | R 6.9 million (Rs 3.1 crore) | Pretoria Capitals |
| Marco Jansen | R 6.1 million (Rs 2.74 crore) | SunRisers Eastern Cape |
| Wayne Parnell | R 5.6 million (Rs 2.52 crore) | Pretoria Capitals |
| Donavon Ferreira | R 5.5 million (Rs 2.475 crore) | Jo'burg Super Kings |
| Sisanda Magala | R 5.4 million (Rs 2.43 crore) | SunRisers Eastern Cape |
| Heinrich Klassen | R 4.5 million (Rs 2.025 crore) | Durban’s Super Giants |
| Reeza Hendricks | R 4.5 million (Rs 2.025 crore) | Jo'burg Super Kings |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | R 4.3 million (Rs 1.935 crore) | Paarl Royals |
| Dwaine Pretorius | R 4.1 million (Rs 1.845 crore) | Durban’s Super Giants |
| George Linde | R 3.9 million (Rs 1.75 crore) | MI Cape Town |
| Keshav Maharaj | R 2.5 million (Rs 1.12 crore) | Durban Super Giants |
| Janneman Malan | R 2.7 million (Rs 1.21 crore) | Joburg Super Kings |
| Rassie Van Der Dussen | R 3.9 million (Rs 1.75 crore) | MI Cape Town |
| Lungi Ngidi | R 3.4 million (Rs 1.52 crore) | Pearl Royals |
| Phil Salt | R 2.0 million (Rs 89.90 lakh) | Pretoria Capitals |
| Eoin Morgan | R 2.0 million (Rs 90.03 lakh) | Pearl Royals |
| Jimmy Neesham | R 3.6 million (Rs 1.62 crore) | Pretoria Capitals |
| Adil Rashid | R 2.4 million (Rs 1.08 crore) | Pretoria Capitals |
Full Squads: SA 20 League
Durban’s Super Giants (Owned by RPSG Sports Private Limited)
Batters: Henrich Klaasen, Johnson Charles (West Indies), Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock
All-rounders: Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Keemo Paul (West Indies), Wiaan Mulder, Christian Jonker, Jason Holder (West Indies), Kyle Mayers (West Indies)
Bowlers: Kyle Abbott, Simon Harmer, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madhushanka (Sri Lanka), Reece Topley (England), Penelan Subrayen
Joburg Super Kings (Owned by Chennai Super Kings Limited)
Batters: Faf du Plessis, Donavon Ferreira, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Harry Brook (England), Kyle Verreynne, Leus Du Plooy
All-rounders: George Garton (England), Lewis Gregory (England), Romario Shepherd (West Indies)
Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph (West Indies), Lizaad Williams, Caleb Seleka, Nandre Burger, Malusi Soboto, Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Gerland Coetzee
MI Cape Town (Owned by Reliance Industries Limited)
Batters: Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, Grant Roelofsen, Webley Marshall
All-rounders: Odean Smith (West Indies), George Linde, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Liam Livingstone (England), Sam Curran (England)
Bowlers: Beuran Hendricks, Olly Stone (England), Waqar Salamkheil (Afghanistan), Ziyaad Abrahams, Kagiso Rabada.
Paarl Royals (Owned by Royals Sports Group)
Batters: Jason Roy (England), Eoin Morgan (England), Dane Vilas, Mithcell Van Buuren, Wihan Lubbe, Jos Buttler (England), David Miller.
All-rounders: Ferisco Adams, Imraan Manack, Codi Yusuf, Even Jones.
Bowlers: Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, B Jorn Fortuin, Ramon Simmonds (West Indies), Obed McCoy (West Indies), Corbin Bosch.
Pretoria Capitals (Owned by JSW Sports)
Batters: Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt (England), Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka), Will Jacks (England), Cameron Delport, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Marais.
All-rounders: James Neesham (New Zealand), Wayne Parnell, Eathan Bosch, Shane Dadswell
Bowlers: Josh Little (Ireland), Adil Rashid (England), Shaun Von Berg, Daryn Dupavillon, Anrich Nortje, Michael Pretorius.
SunRisers Eastern Cape (Owned by Sun TV Network)
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Sarel Erwee, Jordan Cox (England), Adam Rossington (England), Marques Ackerman, Aiden Markram.
All-rounders: Marco Jansen, Sisanda Magala, Brydon Carse (England), JJ Smuts, Tom Abell (England), Aya Gqamane, Roeof van der Merwe, James Fuller (England).
Bowlers: Mason Crane (England), Junaid Dawood, Ottneil Baartman
