Most Expensive players of SA20-2024
Interestingly, all 6 teams of the SA20 are owned by IPL owners.
The squad must include a minimum of 10 South African players. A maximum of 7 overseas players are allowed. Each team can have one wild card player whose fee is excluded from the salary cap. Maximum salary cap for each team stands at R39.1. Teams can also include one rookie player, defined as a South African player aged 22 or young on the day of the auction and who has not previously played in SA 20.
SAT20 is the 3rd most richest Cricket T20 league in terms of salaries. Averag salary of each player is USD110,000. Wild card player miniumum salary is USD 175,000.
BBL clubs have seen their player payment pool skyrocket to 39.1 Million South African Rand (USD 2.09 million) for each Franchise team.
Each team can retain upto maximum of 19 players in the squad. 114 players divided among 6 teams.
Maximum cap for SA20 is USD 12.55 million.
1.Most Expensive Player of SA20-2024
Tristan Stubbs was the most expensive signing at the inaugural SA20 Auction. The young South African wicketkeeper batter earned a contract worth R 9.2 million (₹4.41 crore) from SunRisers Eastern Cape in the player auction. Tristan Stubs salary is USD 492,000. The two seaons at Sunrisers will net him Rand 18 million. 9 million on auction and 9 million to retain him for the season 2024.
Macros Jansen is the 2nd most expensiv player of Sunrisers Eastern cap with salary of Rand 6.1 million (USD 326,000)
2.Most Expensive Player of Pretoria Capitals
Most expensive player of Pretoria Capitals is Rilee Rossouw with salary of Rand 6.9 million (USD 370,000). Rilee Rossouw is the 2nd most expensive player after Tristan Stubbs in SA20. 2nd most expensive player of Pretoria Capitals is Wayne Parnell with salary of Rand 5.6 million (USD 300,000).
3. Most Expensive Player of Joburg Super Kings
Donovan Ferreira is the most expensice player of Joburg Super Kings with salary of USD 294,000.
4. Most Expensive Player of Paarl Royals
Most expensive player of Paarl Royals is Tabraiz Shamsi with salary of USD 230,000.
5. Most Expensive Player of Durban Super Giants
Dwaine Pretorius is the most expensive player picked by Durban Super Giants with salary of USD 219,000.
6. Most Expensive Player of MI Cape Town
Rassie van der Dussen, George Linde are the most expensive players of MI Cape Town with salary of USD 209,000.
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