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SA20 Auction: Dewald Brevis grabs the spotlight

Dewald Brevis, just 22 years old, has created history at the SA20 Auction by becoming the most expensive player ever. The Pretoria Capitals signed him for a record-breaking R16.5 million, spending more than half of their R32.5 million budget on him alone. The bidding war started between Joburg Super Kings and Paarl Royals, quickly crossing the R10 million mark. That’s when the Capitals entered the race and eventually sealed the deal, outlasting the Super Kings in the final showdown.

Aiden Markram, the most successful captain in SA20 history with three titles for Sunrisers Eastern Cape, was another big signing at the auction. The Durban Super Giants showed strong interest in the South African T20I skipper and were challenged by the Pretoria Capitals, who had not yet bought Brevis at that point. The bidding battle climbed to R12.4 million with the Super Giants in front. Sunrisers tried to use their Right to Match, but when the price was pushed up to R14 million, they decided not to continue, leaving Markram with the Super Giants.

All-rounder Wiaan Mulder was the third most expensive pick of the SA20 Auction, joining Joburg Super Kings for R9 million. Other big-money signings included Gerald Coetzee, who went to Durban Super Giants for R7.4 million, Nandre Burger picked up by Joburg Super Kings for R6.3 million, and Matthew Breetzke signed by Sunrisers Eastern Cape for R6.1 million. Rassie van der Dussen (R5.2 million to MI Cape Town), Ottneil Baartman (R5.1 million to Paarl Royals), and Anrich Nortje (R5 million to Sunrisers Eastern Cape) also featured among the costlier buys of the day.

Kyle Verreynne’s auction saw some fascinating drama. He was first picked up by Paarl Royals at his base price of R200,000, but the Pretoria Capitals quickly exercised their Right to Match. In response, the Royals raised the bid straight to R2.3 million — a staggering 1050% jump in one move — which forced the Capitals to back out.

South Africa’s Test and ODI captain Temba Bavuma once again went unsold at the SA20 Auction, marking the second straight season without a bid for him. In the first auction, Bavuma had also been overlooked but later joined Sunrisers as an injury replacement and was retained for the next season before being released. Another surprising name to miss out this time was veteran pacer James Anderson, who at 43 went without a buyer.

Full list of squads for SA20 2026

MI Cape Town

Retentions and pre-signings: Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada (Wildcard), Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Nicholas Pooran 

Auction picks: Rassie van der Dussen (R5.2 million), Tian van Vuuren (R1 million), Karim Janat (R1 million), Dwaine Pretorius (R650,000), Tristan Luus (R650,000), Reeza Hendricks (R500,000), Jason Smith (R500,000), Tabraiz Shamsi (R500,000), Dan Lategan (R400,000), Tom Moores (R200,000), Dane Piedt (R200,000), Jacques Snyman (R200,000)

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Retentions and pre-signings: Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen (Wildcard), AM Ghazanfar, Adam Milne, Jonny Bairstow

Auction picks: Matthew Breetzke (R6.1 million), Anrich Nortje (R5 million), Quinton de Kock (R2.4 million), Senuran Muthusamy (R1.5 million), Jordan Hermann (R1.5 million), James Coles (R1 million), Lewis Gregory (R1 million), Lutho Sipamla (R600,000), Chris Wood (R500,000), Patrick Kruger (R450,000), Mitchell van Buuren (R200,000), Beyers Swanepoel (R200,000), Christopher King (R200,000), JP King (R200,000)

Joburg Super Kings

Retentions and pre-signings: Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira (Wildcard), James Vince, Akeal Hosein, Richard Gleeson 

Auction picks: Wiaan Mulder (R9 million), Nandre Burger (R6.3 million), Prenalen Subrayen (R1 million), Imran Tahir (R600,000), Reece Topley (R600,000), Rilee Rossouw (R500,000), Rivaldo Moonsamy (R400,000), Dian Forrester (R200,000), Steve Stolk (R200,000), Janco Smit (R200,000), Neil Timmers (R200,000), Shubham Ranjane (R200,000), Brandon King (R200,000)

Paarl Royals

Retentions and pre-signings: David Miller, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Bjorn Fortuin, Rubin Hermann (Wildcard), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sikandar Raza 

Auction picks: Ottneil Baartman (R5.1 million), Delano Potgieter (R2.6 million), Kyle Verreynne (R2.3 million), Eshan Malinga (R1 million), Keagan Lion Cachet (R950,000), Dan Lawrence (R500,000), Nqabayomzi Peter (R500,000), Gudakesh Motie (R375,000), Asa Tribe (R200,000), Hardus Viljoen (R200,000), Jacob Johannes Basson (R200,000), Nqobani Mokoena (R200,000), Vishen Halambage (R200,000)

Pretoria Capitals 

Retentions and pre-signings: Will Jacks, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell (Wildcard) 

Auction picks: Dewald Brevis (R16.5 million), Connor Esterhuizen (R3.2 million), Lizaad Williams (R2.40 million), Lungi Ngidi (R2.3 million), Bryce Parsons (R1.9 million), Keshav Maharaj (R1.7 million), Saqib Mahmood (R1.5 million), Craig Overton (R1 million), Gideon Peters (R400,000), Codi Yusuf (R225,000), Junaid Dawood (R200,000), Will Smeed (R200,000), Meeka eel Prince (R200,000), Bayanda Majola (R200,000), Wihan Lubbe (R200,000), Sibonelo Makhanya (R200,000)

Durban Super Giants 

Retentions and pre-signings: Heinrich Klaasen (Wildcard), Sunil Narine, Jos Buttler, Noor Ahmad 
Auction picks: Aiden Markram (R14 million), Gerald Coetzee (R7.4 million), Kwena Maphaka (R2.3 million), Eathan Bosch (R1.75 million), David Wiese (R1.3 million), Taijul Islam (R500,000), Devon Conway (R325,000), David Bedingham (R325,000), Marques Ackermann (R200,000), Andile Simelane (R200,000), Tony de Zorzi (R200,000), Dayyaan Galiem (R200,000), Evan Jones (R200,000), Gysbert Wege (R200,000), Daryn Dupavillon (R200,000)