The first ever player draft for South Africa’s inaugural T20 Global League got underway on Sunday in Cape Town. The T20 Global League is Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) answer to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Big Bash T20 competitions.
Eight franchisees have been spread out across South Africa after a tedious process in which over 150 applications were received. CSA unveiled the owners which include five Indians in an event in London on 19 June.
Each franchisee had been assigned two marquee players ahead of the auction – one South African international while the other a global star.
A total of 116 players had thrown their hat into the ring for the draft held on Sunday. The marquee players had been drafted to their respective teams on Saturday while Sunday saw eight rounds of the players draft. Below are how the teams have stacked up so far after the player draft.
Benoni Zalmi
Owner: Javed Afridi
Home ground: Willowmoore Park
Coach: Graeme Smith
South African marquee player: Quinton de Kock
International marquee player: Jason Roy (England)
Squad so far: Albie Morkel, Wahab Riaz, Umar Akmal, Lungi Ndidi, David Wiese, Eddie Leie, Pite van Biljon, Leus du Plooy.
International Marquee: Jason Roy
Bloem City Blazers
Owner: Sushil Kumar
Home ground: Mangaung Oval
Coach: Phil Simmons
South African marquee player: David Miller
International marquee player: Keiron Pollard
Squad so far: Dane Peterson, Chris Jordan, Dwayne Smith, Shaun von Burg, Aaron Phangiso, Morne Van Wyk, Beuran Hendricks, Theunis de Bruyn
International Marquee: Keiron Pollard
Cape Town Knight Riders
Owner: Shahrukh Khan
Home ground: Newlands
Coach: Jacques Kallis
South African marquee player: JP Duminy
International marquee player: Chris Gayle
Squad so far: Dale Steyn, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Rassie van der Dussen, James Vince, Dwaine Pretorius, Jason Smith, Rudi Second
International Marquee: Chris Gayle
Durban Qalanders
Owner: Fawad Rana
Home ground: Kingsmead Oval
Coach: Paddy Upton
South African marquee player: Hashim Amla
International marquee player: Eoin Morgan
Squad so far: Chris Morris, Sam Billings, Mitchell McClenaghan, Bjorn Fortuin, Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Junior Dala, Qaasim Adams
International Marquee: Eoin Morgan
Joburg Giants
Owner: GMR Group
Home ground: Wanderers
Coach: S Sriram
South African marquee player: Kagiso Rabada
International marquee player: Brendon McCullum
Squad so far: Colin Ingram, Vernon Philander, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Jonker, Temba Bavuma, Patrick Kruger, Yasir Shah, Nicholas Pooran
International Marquee: Brendon McCullum
Nelson Mandela Bay Stars
Owner: Ajay Sethi
Home ground: St. George’s Park
Coach: Mark Boucher
South African marquee player: Imran Tahir
International marquee player: Kevin Pietersen
Squad so far: JJ Smuts, Aiden Markram, Anwar Ali, Heinrich Klassen, Junaid Khan, Dawid Malan,Sisanga Magala, Heino Kuhn
International Marquee: Kevin Pietersen
Pretoria Mavericks
Owner: Osman Osman
Home ground: SuperSport Park
Coach: Russell Domingo
South African marquee player: AB de Villiers
International marquee player: Dwayne Bravo
Squad so far: Morne Morkel, Farhaan Behardien, Dane Vilas, Robbie Frylinck, Keshav Maharaj, Johan Botha, Vaughn van Jaarsveld
International Marquee: Dwayne Bravo
Stellenbosch Monarchs
Owner: Cricket South Africa
Home ground: Boland Park
Coach: Stepehen Fleming
South African marquee player: Faf du Plessis
International marquee player: Lasith Malinga
Squad so far: Alex Hales, Tabaiz Shamsi, Wayne Parnell, Imad Wasim, Henry Davids, Mangaliso Moshele, Willem Mulder, Justin Ontong
International Marquee: Lasith Malinga