SA20 defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape have bolstered their squad by roping in Australia’s explosive batter Mitchell Marsh for season five of the tournament. This will be Marsh’s first-ever stint in the SA20 as he prepares to join a star-studded batting line-up boasting the likes of Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Jordan Hermann and Tristan Stubbs.
All six teams have announced their retained and pre-signed players, with immensely talented players Sam Curran, Joe Root, Phil Salt and Jason Holder slated to feature in the upcoming season of the league. The rest of the squads will be completed at the Player Auction which is scheduled to be held on October 7. England veteran Joe Root is set to return for his second spell with the Paarl Royals, and Sam Curran, with his amazing all-round abilities, will strengthen Durban Super Giants. Sam Curran is quite familiar with the tournament, having represented MI Cape Town in the first two seasons of the tournament. England all-rounder Will Jacks has moved to MI Cape Town after serving Pretoria Capitals for three seasons. Joburg Super Kings have roped in West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder amid the departure of Faf du Plessis. Meanwhile, Jonny Bairstow has been released by Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
Joburg Super Kings (Squad)
Retained players: Jarren Bacher, Matthew de Villiers, Leus du Plooy, Donovan Ferreira, Dian Forrester, Akeal Hosein, Duan Jansen, Rilee Rossouw, Janco Smit, Prenelan Subrayen, James Vince,
Pre-signings: Jason Holder
Not retained: Nandre Burger, Faf du Plessis, Richard Gleeson, Brandon King, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Wiaan Mulder, Michael Pepper, Shubham Ranjane, Steve Stolk - U23, Imran Tahir, Neil Timmers - U23, Reece Topley, Jorich van Schalkwyk - U23, Dan Worrall
MI Cape Town (Squad)
Retained players: Corbin Bosch, Reeza Hendricks, Rashid Khan, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Tristan Luus - U23, Dane Piedt, Nicholas Pooran, Kagiso Rabada (Wildcard), Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tiaan van Vuuren
Pre-signings: Will Jacks
Not retained: Trent Boult, Karim Janat, Dan Lategan - U23, Tom Moores, Kieron Pollard, Dwaine Pretorius, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jacques Snyman, Rassie van der Dussen
Durban Sper Giants (Squad)
Retained players: Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Eathan Bosch, Jos Buttler, Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway, Tony de Zorzi, Daryn Dupavillon, Simon Harmer, Evan Jones, Heinrich Klaasen (Wildcard), Liam Livingstone, Kwena Maphaka - U23, Aiden Markram, Sunil Narine, Andile Simelane - U23, Kyle Simmonds, Kane Williamson
Pre-signings: Sam Curran
Not retained: Noor Ahmad, Dayyaan Galiem, Taijul Islam , Gysbert Wege - U23, David Wiese
Paarl Royals (Squad)
Retained players: Ottneil Baartman, JJ Basson - U23, Bjorn Fortuin, Rubin Hermann, Dan Lawrence, Keagan Lion-Cachet, David Miller, Nqobani Mokoena - U23, Gudakesh Motie, Delano Potgieter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius - U23, Sikandar Raza, Thomas Rew, Asa Tribe, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kyle Verreynne, Hardus Viljoen
Pre-signings: Azmatullah Omarzai, Joe Root (Wildcard)
Not retained: Okuhle Cele, Vishen Halambage, Eshan Malinga, Nqaba Peter, Rovman Powell, Waqar Salamkheil
Pretoria Capitals (Squad)
Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Wihan Lubbe, Keshav Maharaj, Bayanda Majola - U23, Lungi Ngidi, Bryce Parsons, Gideon Peters, Andre Russell (Wildcard), Sherfane Rutherford, Lizaad Williams, Codi Yusuf
Pre-signings: Phil Salt, Matthew Short
Not retained: Roston Chase, Jordan Cox, Junaid Dawood, Keith Dudgeon, Shai Hope, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Sibonelo Makhanya, Tymal Mills, Craig Overton, Meeka-eel Prince - U23, Will Smeed, Daniel Smith.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Squad)
Retained players: Matthew Breetzke, James Coles, Quinton de Kock, Lewis Gregory, Jordan Hermann, Marco Jansen (Wildcard), CJ King - U23, JP King, Patrick Kruger, Adam Milne, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Lutho Sipamla, Tristan Stubbs, Mitchell van Buuren
Pre-signings: Mitchell Marsh, Rishad Hossain
Not retained: Jonny Bairstow, AM Ghazanfar, Beyers Swanepoel, Chris Wood