Save the date. The SA20 player auction for the 2024 season will take place in Johannesburg on September 27. Each team will have a larger purse this time around, of R39.1 million, an increase of R5.1 million from the previous season.

In a squad of 19, each team is required to have a minimum of ten South African players, a maximum of seven international players and an additional new rookie player. A rookie player is someone who is a South African under the age of 22 and hasn’t played in the SA20 before. 

"Season 2 of the Betway SA20 is shaping up to be another spectacular showcase of world-class cricket and entertainment," Graeme Smith, the SA20 league commissioner, said in a press release. “The quality of the players already included in the squads, including a few newcomers, is testimony to the success of the inaugural season. Our planning is on track and we look forward to the auction and welcoming players and fans in Season 2.”

Here’s how the MI Cape Town retained players squad lines up: Dewald Brevis, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen, Delano Potgieter, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Grant Roelofsen, Jofra Archer, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Tom Banton, Olly Stone

Slots to be filled: 4 

Purse available: R5.05 million