Wild card signings introduced for SA20

SA T20 organisers on Monday introduced a new wild card signing option for the six franchise teams.

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

This will see squads increased from 17 to 18 playing members, with players who were not registered for the auction also eligible for selection.

"The wild card offers our teams an opportunity to add another world-class player to their squad," Graeme Smith, the SA20 league commissioner, said in a statement. 

Each squad will be allowed to have a maximum of eight overseas players, and the maximum of four on-field overseas players at any time during the match remains unchanged. Organisers added that the franchise's salary cap following the auction will remain outside of the wild card player’s fee.  

"The cricket community showed a lot of interest in our league for the auction, I have no doubt we will be seeing six brilliant cricketers joining the SA20," Smith concluded. 

The SA20 starts on 10 January 2023.