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EVERY TEAM'S SEASON 4 SQUAD

10 Sep 20253 mins

Following the 2025 Player Auction, where 541 players vied for the final 84 player slots, the Season 4 squads are now decided. Here are the six teams' squads as they start looking forward to another incredible season of action.

DURBAN’S SUPER GIANTS

Head coach: Lance Klusener

Retained for Season 4: Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan)

Pre-signings: Jos Buttler (England - Paarl Royals in Seasons 1-2), Sunil Narine (West Indies)

Auction signings: Marques Ackerman (R200 000), David Bedingham (R325 000), Eathan Bosch (R1.75 million), Gerald Coetzee (R7.4 million), Devon Conway (New Zealand, R325 000), Tony de Zorzi (R200 000), Daryn Dupavillon (R200 000), Dayyaan Galiem (R200 000), Taijul Islam (Bangladesh, R500 000), Evan Jones (R200 000), Kwena Maphaka - U23 (R2.3 million), Aiden Markram (R14 million), Andile Simelane - U23 (R200 000), Gysbert Wege - U23 (R200 000), David Wiese (R1 million)

Wildcard: Heinrich Klaasen

Not retained: Matthew Breetzke (now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Junior Dala, Quinton de Kock (now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Shamar Joseph (West Indies), Brandon King (West Indies, now Joburg Super Kings), Keshav Maharaj (now Pretoria Capitals), Wiaan Mulder (now Joburg Super Kings), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Bryce Parsons (now Pretoria Capitals), Dwaine Pretorius (now MI Cape Town), Jason Smith (now MI Cape Town), Jon-Jon Smuts, Marcus Stoinis (Australia), Prenelan Subrayen (now Joburg Super Kings), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Chris Woakes (England)

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JOBURG SUPER KINGS

Head coach: Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)

Retained for Season 3: Faf du Plessis - captain

Pre-signings: Richard Gleeson (England - Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Season 3), Akeal Hosein (West Indies), James Vince (England)

Auction signings: Nandre Burger (R6.3 million - Right to Match exercised), Dian Forrester (R200 000), Brandon King (West Indies, R200 000), Rivaldo Moonsamy (R400 000), Wiaan Mulder (R9 million), Shubham Ranjane (USA, R200 000), Rilee Rossouw (R500 000), Janco Smit (R200 000), Steve Stolk - U23 (R200 000), Prenelan Subrayen (R1 million), Imran Tahir (R600 000 - re-signed), Neil Timmers - U23 (R200 000), Reece Topley (England, R1 million), Dan Worrall (England, R1.5 million)

Wildcard: Donovan Ferreira

Not retained: Moeen Ali (England), Jonny Bairstow (England - now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Doug Bracewell (New Zealand), Gerald Coetzee (now Durban's Super Giants), Devon Conway (New Zealand - now Durban's Super Giants), Leus du Plooy (England), Beuran Hendricks, Evan Jones (now Durban's Super Giants), JP King (now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Wihan Lubbe (now Pretoria Capitals), Sibonelo Makhanya (now Pretoria Capitals), Tshepo Moreki, Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka), Tabraiz Shamsi (now MI Cape Town), Lutho Sipamla (now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Hardus Viljoen (now Paarl Royals), David Wiese (now Durban's Super Giants), Lizaad Williams (now Pretoria Capitals).

MI CAPE TOWN

Head coach: Robin Peterson

Retained for Season 4: Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult (New Zealand), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), George Linde, Ryan Rickelton

Pre-signing: Nicholas Pooran (West Indies - Durban's Super Giants in Season 2)

Auction signings: Reeza Hendricks (R500 000 - re-signed), Karim Janat (Afghanistan, R1 million), Dan Lategan - U23 (R400 000), Tristan Luus - U23 (R650 000 - re-signed), Tom Moores (England, R200 000), Dane Piedt (R200 000 - re-signed), Dwaine Pretorius (R650 000), Tabraiz Shamsi (R500 000), Jason Smith (R500 000), Jacques Snyman (R200 000), Rassie van der Dussen (R5.2 million - re-signed), Tiaan van Vuuren (R1 million)

Wildcard: Kagiso Rabada

Not retained: Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan), Chris Benjamin (England), Dewald Brevis (now Pretoria Capitals), Connor Esterhuizen (now Pretoria Capitals), Colin Ingram, Thomas Kaber, Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), Delano Potgieter (now Paarl Royals), Matthew Potts (England).

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PAARL ROYALS

Head coach: Trevor Penney (Zimbabwe)

Retained for Season 4: Bjorn Fortuin, David Miller, Lhuan-dre Pretorius - U23, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)

Pre-signing: Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)

Auction signings: Ottneil Baartman (R5.1 million), JJ Basson - U23 (R200 000), Vishen Halambage (Sri Lanka, R200 000), Dan Lawrence (England, R500 000), Keagan Lion-Cachet (R950 000), Eshan Malinga (Sri Lanka, R1 million - re-signed), Nqobani Mokoena - U23 (R200 000), Gudakesh Motie (West Indies, R375 000), Nqaba Peter (R500 000 - re-signed), Delano Potgieter (R2.6 million), Asa Tribe (England, R200 000), Kyle Verreynne (R2.3 million), Hardus Viljoen (R200 000)

Wildcard: Rubin Hermann

Not retained: Keith Dudgeon, Dayyaan Galiem (now Durban's Super Giants), Sam Hain (England), Dinesh Karthik (India), Kwena Maphaka (now Durban's Super Giants), Dewan Marais, Lungi Ngidi (now Pretoria Capitals), Mitchell Owen (Australia), Andile Phehlukwayo, Joe Root (England), Mitchell van Buuren (now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka), Codi Yusuf (now Pretoria Capitals)

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PRETORIA CAPITALS

Head coach: Sourav Ganguly (India) - replaced Jonathan Trott

Retained for Season 4: Will Jacks (England)

Pre-signing: Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)

Auction signings: Dewald Brevis - U23 (R16.5 million), Junaid Dawood (R200 000), Connor Esterhuizen (R3.2 million), Wihan Lubbe (R200 000), Keshav Maharaj (R1.7 million), Saqib Mahmood (England, R1.5 million), Sibonelo Makhanya (R200 000), Bayanda Majola - U23 (R200 000), Lungi Ngidi (R2.3 million), Bryce Parsons (R1.9 million), Craig Overton (England, R1 million), Gideon Peters (R400 000 - Right to Match exercised), Meeka-eel Prince - U23 (R200 000), Will Smeed (England - R200 000 - re-signed), Lizaad Williams (R2.4 million), Codi Yusuf (R225 000)

Wildcard: Andre Russell (West Indies)

Not retained: Marques Ackerman (now Durban's Super Giants), Jason Behrendorff (Australia), Matthew Boast, Eathan Bosch (now Durban's Super Giants), Daryn Dupavillon (now Durban's Super Giants), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Keagan Lion-Cachet (now Paarl Royals), Liam Livingstone (England), Senuran Muthusamy (now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand), Anrich Nortje (now Sunrisers Eastern Cape), Wayne Parnell, Migael Pretorius, Tom Rogers (Australia), Rilee Rossouw (now Joburg Super Kings), Kyle Simmonds, Steve Stolk (now Joburg Super Kings), Ashton Turner (Australia), Tiaan van Vuuren (now MI Cape Town), Kyle Verreynne (now Paarl Royals)

SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE

Head coach: Adrian Birrell

Retained for Season 4: Tristan Stubbs

Pre-signings: Jonny Bairstow (England - Joburg Super Kings in Season 3), Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Adam Milne (New Zealand)

Auction signings: Matthew Breetzke (R6.1 million), James Coles (England, R1 million), Quinton de Kock (R2.4 million), Lewis Gregory (England, R1 million), Jordan Hermann (R1.5 million - Right to Match exercised), CJ King (R200 000), JP King (R200 000), Patrick Kruger (R450 000 - re-signed), Senuran Muthusamy (R1.5 million), Anrich Nortje (R5 million), Lutho Sipamla (R600 000), Beyers Swanepoel (R200 000 - re-signed), Mitchell van Buuren (R200 000), Chris Wood (England, R500 000)

Wildcard: Marco Jansen

Not retained: Tom Abell (England), Ottneil Baartman (now Paarl Royals), David Bedingham (now Durban's Super Giants), Okuhle Cele, Zak Crawley (England), Liam Dawson (England), Tony de Zorzi (now Durban's Super Giants), Richard Gleeson (England - now Joburg Super Kings), Simon Harmer, Aiden Markram (now Durban's Super Giants), Craig Overton (England - now Pretoria Capitals), Caleb Seleka, Andile Simelane (now Durban's Super Giants), Daniel Smith, Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands)

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