SA20 League auction in October, legends like Dinesh Karthik, Rashid Khan will participate, when will the tournament start?

Durban. The players’ auction for the third season of the SA20 League will be held on October 1 in which 13 players will be selected. League commissioner Graeme Smith gave this information. The next season of SA20 will be played between 9 January and 8 February 2025. After the pre-season retention and early signing window ends, teams will get a chance to select 13 more players.

India’s retired wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has recently joined Paarl Royals, who will be the first Indian to play in this league. Apart from this, every team will have to select a new player for the third season, while three teams have to announce the wild card before 30 December. Apart from Karthik, international stars like Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Trent Boult, Johnny Bairstow, Devon Conway, Jack Crowley, Rashid Khan and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will also participate in it.

Smith said in a release, “With the arrival of international veterans along with local stars Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada and Heinrich Klaasen, this is going to be a great season. We are proud of all the domestic cricketers retained by the teams.”

Here are some of the teams before the auction:

Durban Super Giants: Brendon King, Quinton de Kock, Navinul Haque, Kane Williamson, Chris Woakes, Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Noor Ahmed, Heinrich Klaasen, Jon Jon Smuts, Wiaan Mulder, Junior Dala, Brian Persons, Matthew Brejke, Jason Smith, Marcus Stoinis

Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Mahish Theekshana, Devon Conway, Gerald Coetzee, David Weese, Louis du Plooy, Lizad Williams, Nandre Berger, Donavon Ferreira, Imran Tahir, Sibonelo Makhanya, Tabrez Shamsi

MI Cape Town: Rashid Khan, Ben Stokes, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Azmatullah Umarzai, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Nuwan Thushara, Conor Easterhuizen, Delano P, Rassi van der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, Chris Benjamin

Pretoria Capitals : Anrich Norkia, Jimmy Neesham, Will Jacks, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Will Smeed, Miguel Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Ethan Bosch, Wayne Parnell, Senuran Muthusamy, Kyle Verreyne, Daryn Dupavillon, Steve Stoke, Tiaan van Vuuren

Paarl Royals : David Miller, Mujibur Rahman, Sam Hain, Joe Root, Dinesh Karthik, Kwena Mafa, Luan Dre Pretorius, Bjorn Fortun, Luing Ngidi, Mitchell van Buuren, Keith Djohn, Nkaba Peter, Andile Felikuwayo, Kodi Yusuf, John Turner, D’Galiem, Jacob Bethel

Sunrisers Eastern Cape : Aiden Markram, Jacques Crowley, Roald van der Merwe, Liam Dawson, Ottneil Bartman, Marco Jansen, Beyers Swanepoel, Caleb Celica, Tristan Stubbs, Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, Tom Abell, Simon Harmer, Andile Simelane, David Bedingham

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