Salary purse increased ahead of next Betway SA20 season to Identify young talent

Betway SA20: Before the next season, there has been a significant shift in the pay budget for SA20 teams, which has gone from R34 million to R39.1 million.

A further modification made by the organisers mandates that clubs sign a rookie South African player who is under 22 years old. The squad size has now been extended to 19 as a result of the player who shouldn’t have previously participated in the SA20. The roster must have a minimum of 11 South Africans, while clubs are permitted to select four foreign players for their starting lineup.

“We have put these new regulations in place to build on the successful first season of Betway SA20, which was underpinned by entertaining and quality cricket from some of the best players in the world,” SA20 League Commissioner, Graeme Smith said. “The teams have an opportunity to assemble the best of South African and international talent, which will no doubt produce competitive and a high standard of cricket for the fans in the second season.

“The addition of a rookie player to the squads shows our continued commitment and investment to giving young talent exposure on a global platform. We saw some special performances from the young players in our first season. SA20 remains aspirational for up and coming cricketers and this is another opportunity for them to showcase their skills.”

Betway SA20 Season 2 Player Regulations

• Salary cap increase per team by R 5.1 M to now stand at R 39.1 M.
• Introduction of a rookie player per team. This is for South African players, 22 years of age or younger who have not featured in SA20 before.
• Player trading mechanism open for South African players so that teams can alter squads and make tactical trades to compile part of their squad before auction.
• Increase (by 1) of each team to pre sign overseas players – this means that players who may have been unavailable previously can be contracted even before the auction.
• Wildcard still available to teams.
• Squad sizes have increased to 19 including a rookie and wildcard.
• Minimum of 11 SA players per squad.

On June 1, the formal trade period for South African players began. Ahead of the auction, teams can now trade, keep, buy out, or pre-sign players. A successful first season was won by Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

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