England international and star T20 bowler, Tymal Mills, is hoping to make his mark in the SA20 2023 competition in January next year and looks forward to the inaugural player auction on Monday (September 19). More than 315 players from 14 countries will go under the hammer at the Cape Town International Convention Center on 19 September, with six franchise teams having a 17-million-rand salary budget to complete their squad of 34.
They will go face-to-face to bid for local and international T20 talent in their multi-million dollar buying spree. “It is exciting to have the first SA20 auction, I can’t wait to see it and hopefully I will be picked by a team,” left-arm pacer Mills said on Saturday.
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The teams are here, the briefing is done, it’s time to get down to business.@JSKSA20 @paarlroyals @sunrisersEC @pretoriacapssa @MICapeTown @durbansSG #SA20Auction #SA20 pic.twitter.com/knS35uDp1O— SA20_League (@SA20_League) September 18, 2022
“Auctions are always events I look forward to; the anticipation and nerves of waiting to go on a team and not knowing where you are going. I have never played professionally in South Africa before and whatever Be the case, I am excited to be out there in January to experience SA20,” said Mills, who has played 13 T20Is for England and a total of 172 T20Is.
SA20 has several South African coaches with local experience and knowledge, which opens up opportunities for local players to tag big prizes. Lance Klusener, Adrian Birrell and JP Duminy bring their South African expertise as they strategize for Durban’s Super Giants, Eastern Cape Sunrisers and Paarl Royals respectively.
SA20 2023 Players Auction: Teams
SA20 2023 will have six teams – Durban’s Super Giants, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, and Sunrisers Eastern Cape – based out of Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Paarl, Pretoria and Gkebera. that order. These teams are owned by the current IPL team owners of Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
SA20 2023 Players Auction: Cricketers already signed up
The teams have signed 23 cricketers. Durban has Quinton de Kock, Prenelan Subrian, Jason Holder, Kyle Meyers and Reece Topley; Joburg has Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Moeen Ali, Mahesh Thekshana and Romario Shepherd; Cape Town has Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran; Paarl stars David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Jos Butler and Obed McCoy; Pretoria has Enrique Nortje and Miguel Pretorius; and in the Eastern Cape are Aiden Markram and Ottniel Baartman.
SA20 2023 Players Auction: Squad Sizes and Purses
Each team has a total purse of $2 million, and can sign up to ten South African and seven foreign cricketers. However, they have used parts from both caps in the SA20 2023 auction. They have to pick at least seven South African cricketers for each match.
SA20 2023 Player Auction: Most Expensive Choice
At ZAR 1.75 million (about $101,000), Jayden Seals and Odion Smith are the most expensive players up for the SA20 2022/23 auction. Slightly below him, at ZAR 1.7 million (about $98,000) are Eoin Morgan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Tymal Mills, David Willey, Jimmy Neesham and Chamika Karunaratne.
The third category of ZAR 850,000 (approximately $49,000) consists of 52 players. These include 11 South Africans – Temba Bavuma, Tabrez Shamsi, Reeza Hendrix, Rassi van der Dussen, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Keegan Pietersen, Janman Malan, Dwayne Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo and Dean Elgar.
Other notable names include Unmukt Chand, former Indian captain and currently USA cricketer; Khalid Ahmed of Bangladesh; and Australia’s Ben Dunk and Jerome Chinaa.
When is the SA20 T20 League 2023 players auction taking place?
The SA20 T20 League 2023 Players Auction is taking place on Monday (September 19).
When will the SA20 T20 League 2023 players’ auction start?
The SA20 T20 League 2023 Players Auction will start at 530 PM IST.
How can I watch live streaming of SA20 T20 League 2023 Player Auction in India?
The SA20 T20 League 2023 Player Auction live streaming will be available on all platforms including the SA20 YouTube channel as well as JioTV and Viacom18’s VOOT website and app.