LIVE | SA20 Auction: Dean Elgar goes UNSOLD, Marco Jansen’s TWIN goes for R3.3 million!

D-day has arrived. On Monday, 19 September, over 300 players will go under the hammer in the auction for the inaugural edition of SA20.

Sep 19, 2022 - 20:06
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LIVE | SA20 Auction: Dean Elgar goes UNSOLD, Marco Jansen’s TWIN goes for R3.3 million!

Amid much speculation, D-day has arrived. On Monday, 19 September, over 300 players will go under the hammer in the auction for the inaugural edition of SA20.

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While all six participating teams have already revealed their pre-auction picks, they would now have to choose wisely at the main event to get the balance of the side right.

Proteas Test skipper Dean Elgar failed to attract any offers at his base price of R175 000.

In contrast, Proteas speedster Marco Jansen’s twin brother Duan was snapped up by MI Cape Town for R3.3 million.

Each SA20 franchise will be allowed a maximum of 17 players in their squad, 10 of which must be South African and a limit of 7 overseas players.

The six participating teams are MI Cape Town, Durban Super Giants, Johannesburg Super Kings, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

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The auction will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre

The tournament will be played in January next year.

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The auctioneer would be Richard Madley, who is a veteran and has conducted IPL auctions in the past. There is massive Indian interest in the league.

In this league, a total of 33 matches will be played.

All teams will play each other twice – on a home-and-away basis – with two semi-finals and the final to follow.

However, the complete schedule is yet to be released by CSA, but the opening match is scheduled for 23 January 2023.