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The next fourth edition of the SA20 is scheduled for the largest shake. The organizers have decided to allow only six players to be retained or pre-signed up for each franchise, which means that the next SA20 auction scheduled for September 9 will see a complete review of the squad.
A total of 108 players appear in the six franchises of the South League -African of T20. After the change, 72 players of the total of 108 players will pass under the hammer at the auction, which means that a 63% promotion of the players’ pool is open for tender.
SA20 established for the Mega Review of next season
It means that the teams will need to rebuild from scratch and hunting game changing to the next Sa20 2026. As Espncricinfo reported, the salary lid has increased to R41 million (about $ 2.31 million).
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This makes Sa20 the second highest spending league in the world T20 after the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchises can also provide a joker player that the salary will not count on the lid, giving teams an additional flexibility to pursue the big names.
Above all, the six SA20 teams are owned by Franchises IPL.
SA20 introduces the right to combine and take away from home
Although the salary structure has changed, the team’s composition is still the same, as each team can include up to 7 players abroad, but must have at least 11 south -African players. However, they have drained the Rookie project, and now the franchises have to sign a minimum of two players under the age of 23 directly to encourage young talents to climb the ranks of the domestic cricket.
In the meantime, franchisees will be able to use the right to achieve (RTM) option during the auction for the first time in SA20 history. If a player who represented a franchise in the previous season is chosen by another team at the auction, his former team can intervene and combine the winning candidacy for the right to match (RTM) to return.
But there is a turn. In fact, the number of RTM depends on how south -Africans have preserved the team. The more local they have, the more power they get on the auction table.
SA20 to start at the beginning of December 26 but the format remains unchanged
On the other hand, there is also a change in the calendar for next season SA20. The National South Franchise League -Africa will begin before the usual next season. Without home test matches this summer, the tournament will now start boxing day (December 26) and will end on January 26.
South Africa will play matches abroad until mid-December, and some stadiums are being improved for the World Click Cup ICC 2027, which allows the organizers to start the tournament at the beginning of the 2025-26 season, but this change is only for next season.
The T20 League will return to the regular January window in mid -February during 2027 and 2028 seasons and can also see a slightly longer season during these years. Despite the adjustment, the format remains unaltered, with 6 teams competing in 34 games in the tournament.
