Over 300 players shortlisted for SA20 auction

The player auction for the 2023 SA20, a new six-team T20 league based in South Africa, will take place on Monday, September 19

Over 300 cricketers have been confirmed for the inaugural SA20 player auction.

More than 500 players registered their interest for the new six-team T20 league based in South Africa, with the list trimmed to 318 names following a short-listing process by the franchises.

The auction will take place on Monday, September 19.

At the auction, each franchise will be able to build a squad of up to 17 players, of which 10 must be based in South Africa. Up to four players can be from overseas.

^{Adil Rashid is one of eight players in the top price band [Ashley Allen/Getty Images]}

The players have been split into five price bands, with each team possessing a purse of R34million (£1.7million)

Eight players – Jimmy Neesham, Odean Smith, Jason Roy, Eoin Morgan, Chamika Karunaratne, Tymal Mills, Jayden Seales and Adil Rashid -  have been placed in the top category, with a base price of R1.7million (£85,100).

Around 22 players have been pre-signed by the franchises, including Quinton de Kock (Durban Super Giants), Faf du Plessis, (Joburg Super Kings), Rashid Khan (MI Cape Town), and David Miller (Paarl Royals).

Five English players – Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Reece Topley and Moeen Ali – are among the pre-signed contingent.

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