SA20 Auction 2027 LIVE Updates: Big Names To Go Under The Hammer As 4 Teams Aim To Complete Squad

SA20 Auction 2027 LIVE Updates: The player auction for Season 5 of the SA20 takes place today. The event brings plenty of thrill, hype and buzz, with four franchises left to spend USD 2.10 million on 19 available slots to complete their squads. Durban's Super Giants and Paarl Royals have already finished their business after the salary cap was increased to USD 2.54 million for Season 5. Joburg Super Kings coach Albie Morkel has the biggest purse at USD 1.245 million. MI Cape Town, under Robin Peterson, have USD 565,150. Adrian Birrell's three-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape have USD 217,600, while last season's runners-up Pretoria Capitals, with Shaun Pollock at the table, have USD 89,150.

Here are the LIVE Updates from SA20 Auction 2027:

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Oct 07, 2026 20:30 (IST)

SA20 2027 Auction LIVE: How Auction will take place

The auction structure comprises Marquee Mixed Set Rounds followed by a Nomination Express Round, where franchises can explicitly nominate individual players to bring to the table. The Right to Match (RTM) option will not be available to any of the participating teams for this auction.

Across the five seasons of the league, total auction spend on players has reached 70.75 million USD, producing career-defining moments for several homegrown talents. 

Oct 07, 2026 20:27 (IST)

SA20 Player Auction LIVE: Auction rules

Under league roster regulations, each 19-player squad must feature 18 registered core players - including a maximum of seven overseas players and a minimum of 11 South Africans (at least two of whom must be Under-23) - in addition to one wildcard player outside the standard salary cap. Both Joburg Super Kings and MI Cape Town must select at least one Under-23 player from the 48 players shortlisted in that bracket.

Oct 07, 2026 20:03 (IST)

SA20 Player Auction LIVE: What's The Purse of Teams

Joburg Super Kings, under new head coach Albie Morkel, possess the largest purse entering the auction at 1.245 million USD alongside an unallocated wildcard slot. Robin Peterson's MI Cape Town enter with 565,150 USD while three-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape, coached by Adrian Birrell, hold 217,600 USD. Shaun Pollock's Pretoria Capitals carry 89,150 USD into the session.

Oct 07, 2026 20:02 (IST)

SA20 2027 Auction LIVE: What's In Store

With Durban's Super Giants and Paarl Royals having already finalised their squads following an increase in the salary cap to 2.54 million USD for season five, the remaining four teams - Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, and Pretoria Capitals, will enter the bidding room to complete their rosters.

Oct 07, 2026 19:59 (IST)

SA20 Season 5 Auction LIVE: Auction details

The stage is set for the SA20 season 5 player auction as four franchises prepare to battle it out for 19 available squad slots with a total purse of 2.10 million USD on Wednesday.

Oct 07, 2026 19:43 (IST)

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