SA20 Auction 2025-26 Live Updates: The SA20 Season 4 Player Auction is set to take place today, September 9, 2025, in Johannesburg, just months ahead of the league’s fourth season starting December 26. This auction sees a total of 541 players—300 South Africans and 241 overseas—going under the hammer for 84 open slots across six franchises, with a combined purse of US$7.37 million up for grabs. Each team operates under a salary cap of US$2.31 million, making SA20 the world’s second-richest T20 league after the IPL.
The auction is expected to feature big names like South Africa’s T20I captain Aiden Markram, rising star Dewald Brevis, and international players including James Anderson, Shakib Al Hasan, Moeen Ali, and Devon Conway. New squad rules mandate a minimum of two Under-23 South African players per 19-player squad, replacing the Rookie Draft, while a maximum of seven overseas players is allowed.
The auction launches live across multiple platforms: on JioHotstar in India starting at 5:30 pm IST, SuperSport in South Africa, Sky Sports in the UK, and the SA20 YouTube channel globally.
