The SA20 Season 5 teams have confirmed their pre-auction squads after the retention window closed on 31 July. All six franchises have retained their core players and made a few pre-signings ahead of the player auction.
Several international stars, including Jos Buttler, Rashid Khan, Joe Root, Phil Salt, Mitchell Marsh, Sam Curran, Jason Holder, and Will Jacks, have already secured their places for the upcoming season.
SA20 Season 5 Pre-Auction Squads
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Captain: Tristan Stubbs
Head Coach: Adrian Birrell
Squad: Matthew Breetzke, James Coles, Quinton de Kock, Lewis Gregory, Jordan Hermann, Marco Jansen, CJ King, JP King, Patrick Kruger, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Milne, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Rishad Hossain, Lutho Sipamla, Tristan Stubbs, Mitchell van Buuren.
Durban’s Super Giants
Captain: Aiden Markram
Head Coach: Lance Klusener
Squad: Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Eathan Bosch, Jos Buttler, Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway, Sam Curran, Tony de Zorzi, Daryn Dupavillon, Simon Harmer, Evan Jones, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Sunil Narine, Andile Simelane, Kyle Simmonds, Kane Williamson.
Paarl Royals
Captain: David Miller
Head Coach: Trevor Penney
Squad: Azmatullah Omarzai, Ottneil Baartman, JJ Basson, Bjorn Fortuin, Rubin Hermann, Dan Lawrence, Keagan Lion-Cachet, David Miller, Nqobani Mokoena, Gudakesh Motie, Delano Potgieter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Sikandar Raza, Thomas Rew, Asa Tribe, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kyle Verreynne, Hardus Viljoen.
Joburg Super Kings
Captain: To Be Confirmed
Head Coach: Albie Morkel
Squad: Jarren Bacher, Matthew de Villiers, Leus du Plooy, Donovan Ferreira, Dian Forrester, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Duan Jansen, Rilee Rossouw, Janco Smit, Prenelan Subrayen, James Vince.
MI Cape Town
Captain: Rashid Khan
Head Coach: Robin Peterson
Squad: Corbin Bosch, Reeza Hendricks, Will Jacks, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Tristan Luus, Dane Piedt, Nicholas Pooran, Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tiaan van Vuuren.
Pretoria Capitals
Captain: Keshav Maharaj
Head Coach: Sourav Ganguly
Squad: Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Wihan Lubbe, Keshav Maharaj, Bayanda Majola, Lungi Ngidi, Bryce Parsons, Gideon Peters, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Phil Salt, Matthew Short, Lizaad Williams, Codi Yusuf.