Ex-SRH Star Party Ways With Kavya Maran’s SA20 Franchise, check the full list of chosen players

Lucknow’s super-managers, Aiden Markram, decided to separate from the Sunrisers Eastern Cape team before the auction later this year. The South African was released by IPL Side Sunrisers Hyderabad before the mega auction IPL 2025 and was bought by LSG. The next edition of SA20 will start from December 26, 2025 and the final will take place a few days before the T20 World Cup.

Markram offers goodbye to Sunrisers in SA20

Markram decided to separate from the two Champions of SA20 and enter the auction. Under the captain of the Proteas star, Sunrisers Eastern Cape won two successive titles in 2023 and 2024. The auction of SA20 for 2026 will be held on September 9.

Markram played 36 games for dry and raised 967 points, with an average of 34.53. Until now, he has a century and five fifty ones in his name in SA20.

Complete list of SA20 preserved players

1. Mi Cape Town

Retained: Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Ryan Rickton, Kagiso Rabada, George Linde, Corbin Bosch

Pre-signature: Nicholas Pooran

2. Oriental cape of Sunrisers

Pre-signature: Jonny Baistow, Am Ghazanfar, Adam Milne

Retained: Tristan Stubbs

Joker: Marco Jansen

3. Johannesburg Super Kings

Retained: Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira

Pre-signature: James Vince, Akeal Hosein

4. Pretoria Capitals

Pre-signature: Andre Russell, Will Jacks, Sherfane Rutherford

5. Paarl Royals

Retention: David Miller, Fortin Bjorn

Pre-signature: Sikandar Raza, Mujeb-War-Mahaman

6. Super Giant Durban

Pre-signature: Sunil Narine, Jos Buttler

Retained: Noor Ahmed

Joker: Heinrich Klaansen

CSA decided that the six franchises could not keep more than 6 players. Consequently, the teams will have the opportunity to fill 72 available locations. This represents 63% of the total points (108). Franchises cannot choose more than 7 players abroad and a minimum of 11 South African players.