Gallery | View the 2026 Player Auction in Pictures

19 slots were available and 19 slots were filled as Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape gathered in Johannesburg for the Betway SA20 Season 5 Player Auction.

With Durban's Super Giants and Paarl Royals watching on from a distance, having completed their squads during the pre-signing window, it was an intriguing session of bluffing, bidding and buying...

While established stars dominated much of the conversation, the most dramatic moment of the auction belonged to 18-year-old schoolboy Jason Rowles. The highly rated Under-23 prospect became the subject of an intense bidding battle between MI Cape Town and Joburg Super Kings, with both franchises recognising his long-term potential.

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Betway SA20 Season 5 gets underway on Sunday, 17 January 2027, with Sunrisers Eastern Cape hosting Pretoria Capitals at St George’s Park in Gqeberha in a repeat of last season’s Final.