Graeme Smith welcomes world-class talent to Betway SA20 ahead of player auction

Leading talent is welcomed to Betway SA20 by Graeme Smith ahead of the player auction.

Commissioner of the Betway SA20 League, Graeme Smith, is overjoyed by the outstanding talent that will be on display in Season 3 of the premier T20 competition in South Africa, which kicks off on January 9, 2025. Smith expressed his confidence in the quality squads put together for the forthcoming season and ahead of the player auction in Cape Town on October 1st, even as the teams confirmed the players they had retained and pre-signed.

"The world-class cricket played in front of sold-out crowds during the first two seasons has established Betway SA20 as one of the top franchise leagues in the world." International players like Dinesh Karthik, Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Trent Boult, Johnny Bairstow, Devon Conway, Zak Crawley, Rashid Khan, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have committed to their respective SA20 teams, demonstrating the success of the League's and the franchises' tireless efforts to provide a top-notch experience. Smith expressed gratitude to all those involved. 

"An incredible season is promised with the caliber of international players joining hometown legends like Aiden, KG, and Heinrich. In addition, we are immensely proud of every single domestic player that the teams have kept, even the vast majority of rookies who have been signed to full contracts for Season 3.

At the Cape Town Auction on October 1, 2024, the franchises will select a total of 13 players at the end of the pre-signing and retention window. Apart from this, every organization has to choose its Season 3 Rookie; also, three franchises still need to reveal their wildcard before December 30.

The Betway SA20's third season will run from January 9 to February 8, 2025. The schedule will be released once it becomes available.

Squads in preparation for the Season 3 Auction:

The Super Giants of Durban are: Jon-Jon Smuts, Wiaan Mulder, Junior Dala, Bryce Parsons, Matthew Breetzke, Jason Smith, Marcus Stoinis; Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Noor Ahmed, Heinrich Klaasen, Naveen Ul Haq, Kane Williamson, Chris Woakes, and Quinton De Kock.

Joburg Super Kings: David Wiese, Leus Du Plooy, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Donavon Ferreira, Imran Tahir, Sibonelo Makhanya, Tabraiz Shamsi, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Maheesh Theekshana, Devon Conway, Gerald Coetzee, and David Wiese.

MI Cape Town: Connor Esterhuizen, Delano Potgieter, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, Chris Benjamin, Rashid Khan, Ben Stokes, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Azmatullah Omarzai, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Nuwan Thushara.

The Pretoria Capitals are: Wayne Parnell, Senuran Muthusamy, Kyle Verreynne, Daryn Dupavillon, Steve Stolk, Tiaan van Vuuren, Migael Pretorius, Will Jacks, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Will Smeed, Eathan Bosch, and Wayne Nortje.

The Paarl Royals are made up of the following players: Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Van Buuren, Keith Dudgeon, Nqaba Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Codi Yusuf, John Turner, Dayyaan Galiem, Jacob Bethell; Mujeeb Ur-Rahman, Sam Hain, Joe Root, Dinesh Karthik, Kwena Maphaka, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Zak Crawley, Roelof van der Merwe, Liam Dawson, Ottneil Baartman, Marco Jansen, Beyers Swanepoel, Caleb Seleka, Tristan Stubbs, Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, Tom Abell, Simon Harmer, Andile Simelane, David Bedingham.