SA20 Auction LIVE Updates | SA20 Auction 2026 Live Updates on Players Sold, Unsold, Purse Remaining & Full Squad Details
The fourth annual player auction of the SA20 for the 2026 edition will be held on Tuesday, September 09, and will begin at 5:30 PM IST.
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SA20 2026 Auction Rules & Key Highlights:
- Squad Size: 19 players per team
- Overseas Limit: Maximum 7 overseas players per team
- Retentions & Pre-signings: 6 per team (already done)
- Wildcard Picks: Allowed, not counted in purse
- Rookie Draft: Discontinued this season
- U-23 Players: Minimum 2 per squad mandatory
- Right to Match (RTM): New feature; franchises can buy back a released player by matching the highest bid
Purse Details:
- Total Purse per Team: R 41 million (INR 20.55 crore)
- Highest Purse Left: Pretoria Capitals (R 32.5 million)
- Lowest Purse Left: MI Cape Town (R 11.5 million)
SA20 2026 Auction Date, Time and Venue Details:
| Event | Date | Time (South Africa) | Time (India - IST) | Venue |
| Player Auction | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 2:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Johannesburg |
Cricket South Africa (CSA) is set to host the thrilling auction for SA20 Season 4 on September 9. With 549 players in the pool, only 84 will find a spot across six franchises. Headlining the list is 43-year-old James Anderson, who makes a return to franchise cricket, alongside stars like Shakib Al Hasan, Moeen Ali, and Alex Hales.
Notably, each franchise can build a 19-member squad with a maximum of seven overseas players. The teams have already exercised their retention and pre-signing rights, completed at six per side, and announced their wildcard picks, which don’t count against the purse.
This year also sees the end of the rookie draft, but two Under-23 players are mandatory to be picked every squad. Notably, the Right to Match (RTM) card has been introduced, allowing franchises to buy back a released player by matching the final bid at the auction.
The purse stands at R41 million (INR 20.55 crore) per team, with Pretoria Capitals holding the largest kitty at R32.5 million and MI Cape Town the smallest at R11.5 million.
The fourth edition of the tournament will kick off on December 26, with defending champions, MI Cape Town, taking on Durban's Super Giants at Newlands in Cape Town.
SA20 2026 Auction Purse Remaining:
| Franchise | Purse Remaining (Rand) | Purse Remaining (INR) |
| Durban's Super Giants | R 29.50 million | ₹14.79 crore |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | R 21.50 million | ₹10.78 crore |
| Joburg Super Kings | R 21.50 million | ₹10.78 crore |
| MI Cape Town | R 11.50 million | ₹5.76 crore |
| Paarl Royals | R 14.50 million | ₹7.27 crore |
| Pretoria Capitals | R 32.50 million | ₹16.30 crore |
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