SA20 2027 Auction – Sold, Unsold Players, Teams List

The SA20 2027 auction took place on 7 October 2026, with 156 players shortlisted for 19 open slots across four franchises. Nineteen players were sold and three went unsold. Eighteen-year-old Jason Rowles was the costliest buy at R2.9 million for Joburg Super Kings, who also signed Faf du Plessis and Kieron Pollard.

MI Cape Town added Trent Boult and Shimron Hetmyer, while Temba Bavuma joined Pretoria Capitals. Below are the sold list, unsold players, squads and purses before the 17 January season.

SA20 2027 Auction at a Glance

The fifth edition of the SA20 league got its final shape in a single day. Only four of the six franchises attended, because Paarl Royals and Durban’s Super Giants had already filled every slot.

Key Detail	Information
Auction date	7 October 2026 (Wednesday)
Players shortlisted	156 (95 South African, 61 overseas)
Maximum slots to fill	19
Players sold	19
Players unsold	3
Most expensive player	Jason Rowles, R2.9 million (Joburg Super Kings)
Franchises in the room	Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Pretoria Capitals, Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Purse per team	R42 million
SA20 2027 season start	17 January 2027

SA20 2027 Auction Sold Players List with Final Prices

Nineteen players found buyers across three rounds. Rowles topped the list, followed closely by du Plessis and Wiaan Mulder.

Round	Player	Country	Role	Base Price	Final Price	Team
1	Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	Batter	R1.5m	R1.5m	MI Cape Town
1	Wiaan Mulder	South Africa	All-rounder	R500k	R2.6m	MI Cape Town
1	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	Batter	R500k	R2.7m	Joburg Super Kings
1	Jason Rowles	South Africa	All-rounder	R200k	R2.9m	Joburg Super Kings
1	Trent Boult	New Zealand	Fast bowler	R1.5m	R1.5m	MI Cape Town
2	Nandre Burger	South Africa	Fast bowler	R500k	R500k	Sunrisers Eastern Cape
2	Dayyaan Galiem	South Africa	All-rounder	R200k	R375k	Joburg Super Kings
2	Kieron Pollard	West Indies	All-rounder	R1.5m	R1.5m	Joburg Super Kings
2	Craig Overton	England	All-rounder	R1.5m	R1.5m	Sunrisers Eastern Cape
3	Blessing Muzarabani	Zimbabwe	Fast bowler	R500k	R500k	Joburg Super Kings
3	Daniel Smith	South Africa	WK batter	R200k	R200k	MI Cape Town
3	Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	Batter	R500k	R500k	Pretoria Capitals
3	Andries Gous	USA	WK batter	R1m	R1m	Joburg Super Kings
3	Lehan Botha	South Africa	All-rounder	R200k	R200k	MI Cape Town
3	Keemo Paul	West Indies	All-rounder	R200k	R200k	Pretoria Capitals
3	Ackeem Auguste	West Indies	Batter	R200k	R200k	Pretoria Capitals
3	Josh Breed	South Africa	Spin bowler	R200k	R200k	Pretoria Capitals
3	Temba Bavuma	South Africa	Batter	R200k	R200k	Pretoria Capitals
3	Oliver Whitehead	South Africa	All-rounder	R200k	R200k	MI Cape Town

SA20 2027 Auction Unsold Players List

Three players finished the auction without a franchise. Two of them, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Jordan Cox, sat in the highest base price bracket of R1.5 million.

Player	Country	Role	Base Price
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar	Afghanistan	Spin bowler	R1.5m
Jordan Cox	England	WK batter	R1.5m
Nqaba Peter	South Africa	Spin bowler	R200k

Rassie van der Dussen and Andries Gous were also unsold in early rounds, but both found buyers in round three. That makes the late rounds worth watching in any future auction.

SA20 Teams List: All Six Franchises for 2027

The league has six franchises, each linked to a well-known IPL sister team. Here is the full SA20 teams list and how each one approached the 2027 auction.

SA20 Team	IPL Sister Franchise	Auction Status
Joburg Super Kings	Chennai Super Kings	6 slots filled
MI Cape Town	Mumbai Indians	6 slots filled
Pretoria Capitals	Delhi Capitals	5 slots filled
Sunrisers Eastern Cape	Sunrisers Hyderabad	2 slots filled
Paarl Royals	Rajasthan Royals	Squad complete before auction
Durban’s Super Giants	Lucknow Super Giants	Squad complete before auction

SA20 2027 Auction Team-wise Buys

Joburg Super Kings

Joburg Super Kings led the spending and the headlines. They signed Jason Rowles (R2.9m), Faf du Plessis (R2.7m), Kieron Pollard (R1.5m), Andries Gous (R1m), Blessing Muzarabani (R500k) and Dayyaan Galiem (R375k).

MI Cape Town

MI Cape Town bought Wiaan Mulder (R2.6m), Shimron Hetmyer (R1.5m), Trent Boult (R1.5m), plus Daniel Smith, Lehan Botha and Oliver Whitehead at R200k each.

Pretoria Capitals

Pretoria Capitals worked with the smallest purse. They added Rassie van der Dussen (R500k), Keemo Paul, Ackeem Auguste, Josh Breed and Temba Bavuma at R200k each.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Sunrisers Eastern Cape needed only two players. They chose Craig Overton (R1.5m) and Nandre Burger (R500k).

SA20 2027 Auction Purse Remaining for Each Team

Each franchise started with a R42 million purse. The table shows the money left before the auction and an estimate of what remained after it.

Team	Purse Before Auction	Total Spent (calculated)	Purse Remaining (calculated)
Joburg Super Kings	R20.6m	R8.975m	R11.625m
MI Cape Town	R9.35m	R6.2m	R3.15m
Sunrisers Eastern Cape	R3.6m	R2.0m	R1.6m
Pretoria Capitals	R1.475m	R1.3m	R175k

The spent and remaining figures are calculated from the reported prices and are not official numbers. Wildcard signings sit outside the salary cap.

SA20 2027 Squads After the Auction

All six franchises now hold full squads of 19. Overseas players are capped at seven per team, and each squad must include at least eleven South Africans and two Under-23 players.

1. Joburg Super Kings

• South African: Faf du Plessis, Leus du Plooy, Matthew de Villiers, Donovan Ferreira, Dian Forrester, Duan Jansen, Rilee Rossouw, Janco Smit, Prenelan Subrayen, Dayyaan Galiem
• Overseas: Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, James Vince, Blessing Muzarabani, Kieron Pollard, Andries Gous
• Under-23: Jarren Bacher, Jason Rowles
• Wildcard: Jamie Overton

2. MI Cape Town

• South African: Corbin Bosch, Reeza Hendricks, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Dane Piedt, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tiaan van Vuuren, Wiaan Mulder, Lehan Botha, Daniel Smith
• Overseas: Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer
• Under-23: Tristan Luus, Oliver Whitehead
• Wildcard: Kagiso Rabada

3. Sunrisers Eastern Cape

• South African: Tristan Stubbs (c), Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock, Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Lutho Sipamla, Mitchell van Buuren, Nandre Burger
• Overseas: Mitchell Marsh, Rishad Hossain, James Coles, Lewis Gregory, Adam Milne, Craig Overton
• Under-23: CJ King, JP King
• Wildcard: Marco Jansen

4. Pretoria Capitals

• South African: Keshav Maharaj (c), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Connor Esterhuizen, Wihan Lubbe, Lungi Ngidi, Bryce Parsons, Gideon Peters, Lizaad Williams, Codi Yusuf, Josh Breed
• Overseas: Sherfane Rutherford, Phil Salt, Matthew Short, Keemo Paul, Ackeem Auguste
• Under-23: Bayanda Majola, Dewald Brevis
• Wildcard: Andre Russell

5. Paarl Royals

• South African: David Miller (c), Ottneil Baartman, Bjorn Fortuin, Rubin Hermann, Keagan Lion-Cachet, Nqobani Mokoena, Delano Potgieter, Kyle Verreynne, Hardus Viljoen
• Overseas: Sikandar Raza, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gudakesh Motie, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Thomas Rew, Asa Tribe, Daniel Lawrence
• Under-23: JJ Basson, Lhuan-dre Pretorius
• Wildcard: Joe Root

6. Durban’s Super Giants

• South African: Aiden Markram (c), Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Eathan Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Daryn Dupavillon, Simon Harmer, Evan Jones, Kyle Simmonds
• Overseas: Sam Curran, Jos Buttler, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Liam Livingstone, Sunil Narine
• Under-23: Andile Simelane, Kwena Maphaka
• Wildcard: Heinrich Klaasen

SA20 2027 Auction Rules and Squad Formation

Every franchise had to build its squad within the same limits. These rules explain why some big names went unsold while young South Africans commanded a premium.

• Maximum of 19 players: 18 squad players plus one Wildcard outside the salary cap
• Maximum of 7 overseas players per squad
• Minimum of 11 South African players, including at least two Under-23 players
• No Right to Match cards for any franchise
• Auction held in Marquee Mixed Set rounds, followed by a Nomination Express round
• Joburg Super Kings and MI Cape Town had to pick at least one Under-23 player from a shortlist of 48

SA20 2027 Auction Player Spotlight

These are the signings that shaped the day and are likely to carry the most attention when the season opens.

1. Jason Rowles (Joburg Super Kings, R2.9 million)

An 18-year-old South African all-rounder, Rowles started at a base price of R200,000 and sold for more than fourteen times that. His price shows how hard franchises chase young local talent who count towards the Under-23 requirement. He is the most expensive player of the 2027 auction.

2. Faf du Plessis (Joburg Super Kings, R2.7 million)

The 42-year-old returns to the franchise he once captained. He will wear the yellow of Joburg Super Kings again after a base price of R500,000 climbed more than fivefold. His experience gives the batting order a settled anchor.

3. Kieron Pollard (Joburg Super Kings, R1.5 million)

Pollard will turn out in yellow for the first time in his career. The 39-year-old West Indies all-rounder went at his base price. Alongside Jason Holder, he gives Joburg Super Kings power and options in the middle order.

4. Wiaan Mulder (MI Cape Town, R2.6 million)

The South African all-rounder was the third most expensive buy, up from a base price of R500,000. At 28, he adds batting depth and seam bowling to a squad already loaded with overseas stars. His price was the biggest jump among the senior locals.

5. Trent Boult (MI Cape Town, R1.5 million)

The 37-year-old New Zealand left-arm quick joins MI Cape Town at his base price. He gives the franchise a proven new-ball option in a competition with a short, high-scoring format.

6. Shimron Hetmyer (MI Cape Town, R1.5 million)

Hetmyer was the first player sold on the day. The 30-year-old West Indies batter went at his base price. He strengthens the finishing department of MI Cape Town.

7. Temba Bavuma (Pretoria Capitals, R200,000)

The 36-year-old South African batter signed for his base price. He is the Proteas captain in Tests and ODIs, so his return to the SA20 is a talking point. He joins a Pretoria Capitals side led by Keshav Maharaj.

SA20 2027 Auction Trends and Takeaways

The SA20 League 2027 auction offered several patterns worth noting for fans and for anyone tracking the league.

• Fifteen of the 19 sold players went at their base price. Only Rowles, du Plessis, Mulder and Galiem sold above it.
• Eleven of the 19 buys were South African, with four from the West Indies and one each from New Zealand, England, Zimbabwe and the USA.
• Joburg Super Kings spent roughly R9 million of their R20.6 million purse, leaving them the most flexibility of any franchise.
• Pretoria Capitals filled five slots with a purse of only R1.475 million, mostly at base price.
• Wildcard signings such as Rabada, Root and Russell add star power without eating into the cap.
• Late rounds matter, as van der Dussen and Gous found buyers after going unsold earlier.

SA20 Auction 2027 and the England Tour of South Africa

The auction lands just before a busy South African summer. England’s tour of South Africa runs from 17 December 2026 to 15 January 2027, with three Tests and three ODIs. Their T20I series was postponed because of SA20 scheduling conflicts.

That connects several names in this article. Joe Root, England’s Test captain, is Paarl Royals’ Wildcard, while Temba Bavuma is the Proteas captain who now joins Pretoria Capitals. The SA20 season begins on 17 January, two days after the final England ODI.

Conclusion

The SA20 2027 auction has given every franchise a full squad of 19, with Joburg Super Kings and MI Cape Town the biggest winners on the day. Rowles, du Plessis, Pollard and Boult headline the new signings, while Bavuma, Root and Rabada add star power ahead of the fifth season.

Only three players ended unsold. With the season opening on 17 January 2027, bookmark this page for squad updates, fixtures and match previews as the new campaign approaches.

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