The South African cricketer Reeza Hendricks has become the biggest buy in the SA20 2025 auction. MI Cape Town clinched the opening batter for a price of R 4.3 million.
Hendricks has previously played for Joburg Super Kings and has been CSA’s T20 Player of the Year.
He was the central focus of a bidding war between MI Cape Town and Pretoria Capitals, with the Newlands-based team winning the race. He recently has shown brilliant format scoring two fifties in the series against Ireland.
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The franchise has further signed Colin Ingram for R 175000 and also brought Dane Piedt for R 175000 back to Newlands.
The next biggest buy was England pacer Richard Gleeson, picked up by Sunrisers Easter Cape for R2.3 million.
A total of 13 players were bought in the auction. Other than the buys, South African players aged 22 or below have been picked by franchises to round off their squads for the season.
MI Cape Town has picked Tristan Luss as their pick to round off their squad.
MI Cape Town Squad: Rashid Khan, Ben Stokes, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Azmatullah Omarzai, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Nuwan Thushara, Connor Esterhuizen, Delano Potgieter, Rassie van der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, Chris Benjamin, Corbin Bosch, Colin Ingram, Reeza Hendricks, Dane Piedt, Tristan Luus.
SA20 2025 Auction Purchases
MI Cape Town: Colin Ingram (R175000), Reeza Hendricks (R4.3 million), Dane Piedt (R175000)
Pretoria Capitals: Marques Ackerman (R80000), Evin Lewis (R1.5 million), Kyle Simmonds (R175000)
Paarl Royals: Rubin Hermann (R175000)
Joburg Super Kings: Wihan Lubbe (R175000), Evan Jones (R17500), Doug Bracewell (R175000)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Okuhle Cele (R175000), Richard Gleeson (R2.3 million)
Durban Super Giants: Shamar Joseph (R425000)
