SA20 2025 Retentions List: Retained & Pre-Signed Players of All 6 Teams Ahead of Auction

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All six teams have started revealing their retention list for next year's SA20, starting with the defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Durban's Super Giants and Paarl Royals as the rest of the teams will announce their complete list ahead of the season 3 auction.

Aiden Markram has been retained as captain for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape's bid for an unprecedented Betway SA20 hat-trick of championship titles. The Sunrisers also retained the core of their back-to-back championship winning squad for Season 3.

The Paarl Royals also have retained David Miller as their skipper, but have traded spinner Tabraiz Shamsi to Joburg Super Kings in exchange for Dayyaan Galiem. The Royals have also retained the services of Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kwena Maphaka and Lhuan-dre Pretorius among others.

Each squad competing in South Africa's premier T20 cricket league comprises 19 players, which includes a Rookie and Wildcard, with a maximum of eight overseas players allowed. For the match day Playing XI, teams can field a maximum of four overseas players and a minimum of seven South Africans.

Joburg Super Kings also have retained their skipper Faf Du Plessis alongside the likes of Donovan Ferreira, Moeen Ali and Imran Tahir among others. Durban's Super Giants also have retained majority of their players from last season.

MI Cape Town have retained the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen and Dewald Brevis among others, while Pretoria Capitals also revealed their retentions with Wayne Parnell, Anrich Nortje and Rilee Rossouw among those retained.

Each squad competing in South Africa's premier T20 cricket league comprises 19 players, which includes a Rookie and Wildcard, with a maximum of eight overseas players allowed.

For the match day Playing XI, teams can field a maximum of four overseas players and a minimum of seven South Africans. Here is a look at the SA20 2025 retentions list of all six teams ahead of the auction:

SA20 2025 Retained Players List

Sunrisers Eastern Cape 2025 Retentions: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Tom Abell (overseas, England), Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Beyers Swanepoel, Simon Harmer, Liam Dawson (overseas, England), Caleb Seleka, Andile Simelane.

Paarl Royals 2025 Retentions: David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Keith Dudgeon, Nqaba Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius.

MI Cape Town 2025 Retentions: Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen.

Durban's Super Giants 2025 Retentions: Keshav Maharaj, Heinrich Klaasen, Quinton de Kock, Naveen-ul-Haq (overseas, Afghanistan), Marcus Stoinis (overseas, Australia), Dwaine Pretorius, Noor Ahmad (overseas, Afghanistan), Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Breetzke, Prenelan Subrayen, JJ Smuts, Junior Dala, Jason Smith, Bryce Parsons.

Joburg Super Kings 2025 Retentions: Faf du Plessis (captain), Leus du Plooy, Imran Tahir, David Wiese, Donovan Ferreira, Moeen Ali (England), Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Sibonelo Makhanya.

Pretoria Capitals 2025 Retentions: Wayne Parnell, Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje, Jimmy Neesham (overseas, New Zealand), Will Jacks (overseas, England), Kyle Verreynne, Eathan Bosch, Migael Pretorius

Apart from the retained players, teams also add to their squads via pre-signed players with Paarl Royals adding England's Joe Root, Durban's Super Giants roping in New Zealand's Kane Williamson and England's Chris Woakes to name a few. Here is a look at the pre-signed players list:

SA20 2025 Pre-Signed or Traded Players List

• Pretoria Capitals: Will Smeed (overseas, England)
• Durban's Super Giants: Kane Williamson (overseas, New Zealand), Brandon King (overseas, West Indies), Chris Woakes (overseas, England)
• Sunrisers Eastern Cape: David Bedingham, Zak Crawley (overseas, England), Roelof van der Merwe
• Joburg Super Kings: Tabraiz Shamsi (Traded), Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Jonny Bairstow (England)
• Paarl Royals: Joe Root (overseas, England), Dayyaan Galiem (Traded)