Johannesburg, Aug 15
South Africa’s crop of rising Under-23 stars will be in the spotlight at the SA20 Season 4 auction taking place in Johannesburg on September 9. For the first time, each of the six franchises will be required to select a minimum of two Under-23 players in their 19-player squads, a new player regulation in place of the Rookie Draft selections from the previous two auctions.
The regulation was introduced to give the selected players continuity within their squads, with their contract terms in line with all other auction signings and at a market value determined at the auction.
Under-23 players entering the auction will be looking to follow in the footsteps of Season 3 Rising Star Dewald Brevis and former rising stars like Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who have all seized their moment by making a significant impact on the League.
Brevis was one of the standout performers in SA20 Season 3, where he played a leading role in MI Cape Town annexing their first championship title. The 22-year-old has since transferred his form to the international arena, highlighted by his record-breaking 125 not out off just 56 balls in the second T20I against Australia in Darwin.
Jansen was the Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s first purchase back at the inaugural auction for USD 347k - the second highest SA20 price ever - back in 2022.