Delhi: The auction for the third edition of South Africa's SA20 League has been completed. This time around 200 cricketers were shortlisted, out of which 6 franchises have bought 13 players. In the auction, MI Cape Town bought star opener Reeza Hendricks for Rs 2.7 crore, who became the most expensive player in this auction. At the same time, national team captain Captain Temba Bavuma did not find any buyer. In this auction, MI Cape Town, Pretoria Capitals and Joburg Super Kings bought 3 players each, while Durban Super Giants bought only one player.

Interestingly, South African Test and ODI captain Temba Bavuma and Sri Lankan batsman Kamindu Mendis were not bought by any franchise. Bavuma has scored 3102 runs in 59 test matches, which includes 2 centuries and 21 half-centuries. On the other hand, Josh Little, who has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and Mendis, who has performed well this year, also remained unsold.

MI Cape Town bought Reeza Hendricks for Rs 2.7 crore, besides Dane Piedt and Colin Ingram for Rs 8.4 lakh. The team also included Tristan Luce as a rookie. Pretoria Capitals bought Evin Lewis for Rs 38.7 lakh, Marques Ackerman for Rs 72.6 lakh and Kyle Simmonds for Rs 8.4 lakh. Keegan Lion-Cashette was also drafted by the team as a rookie.

Joburg Super Kings bought Vihaan Lubbe, Evan Jones and Doug Bracewell for Rs 8.4 lakh, while adding JP King as a rookie. Sunrisers Eastern Cape made Okuhle Cele a part of their team by purchasing them for Rs 8.4 lakh and Richard Gleeson for Rs 1.1 crore. Paarl Royals bought wicketkeeper Rubin Harman for Rs 8.4 lakh and also included Dwayne Morris as a rookie. Durban Super Giants picked up Shamar Joseph for Rs 20.5 lakh and CJ King as a rookie.

When will the third edition of SA20 start?

The next season of SA20 will start from 9 January and will run till 8 February. In the last two seasons, Sunrisers Eastern Cape had won under the captaincy of Aiden Markram. In 2024, they won the title by defeating Durban Super Giants by 89 runs.