England quickie joins MI Cape Town as wild card signing

MI Cape Town have signed England fast bowler Jofra Archer as their wild card for next year's SA20.

This comes after league organisers on Monday introduced a new wild card signing option for the six franchise teams.

Teams are allowed to sign a South African or overseas cricketer. The player has a base price of R175 000, with a salary cap at the discretion of the team.  

Archer hasn't played for England since March 2021 due to a right elbow injury, which was followed by a stress fracture of his lower back.

He is currently with the England Lions in Abu Dhabi and bowled nine overs in a three-day warm-up match against England's Test squad on Wednesday.

.@JofraArcher, welcome to Cape Town. ????@SA20_League wild card pick ? pic.twitter.com/7EWaQ7fwRH

Meanwhile, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape also announced their wild car signing with Warriors batsman Jordan Hermann signing up.

The 20-year-old Hermann has been in red-hot form for the Warriors this season. He recently scored an unbeaten 187 against the Rocks in the CSA 4-Day Franchise Series.

In six T20 matches, Hermann has also scored 186 runs at an average of 46.50 and a strike rate of 116.25.

Presenting to you Eastern Cape's new superhero - Jordan Her'MANN ??‍??#OrangeArmy, join us in welcoming the hard-hitting prodigy as our Wild Card signing for the #SA20 ?? @SA20_League #OrangeArmy #SunrisersEasternCape pic.twitter.com/TGLcV9xwaX

Franchises have until 30 December to make their wild card selections, with the inaugural SA20 starting on 10 January.