SA20 Auction 2025 Highlights: James Anderson goes UNSOLD! Dewald Brevis fetches record bid from Capitals

SA20 Auction 2025 Live: Dewald Brevis shattered records at the SA20 Season 4 auction, emerging as the most expensive signing in the league’s history. The 22-year-old batting sensation, nicknamed ‘Baby AB’, went for a staggering R16.5 million (approx. Rs 8.3 crore) to Pretoria Capitals after a fierce bidding battle. Brevis, who holds South Africa’s highest individual T20I score, had earlier lit up the league with MI Cape Town, where he scored 676 runs in 32 matches at a strike rate over 145. His standout display came during Cape Town’s title-winning season, hammering 291 runs at an explosive strike rate of 184.17.Durban’s Super Giants also made headlines by signing Aiden Markram for R14 million (approx. Rs 7 crore), adding leadership and proven SA20 success to their ranks. Meanwhile, Joburg Super Kings picked veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir for R600,000, proving there’s still demand for experience alongside youth.The auction also saw high-profile omissions, with Andile Phehlukwayo, Junior Dala, Mustafizur Rahman, Kusal Perera, James Anderson, and Moeen Ali all going unsold. The contrasting fortunes highlighted both the hunger for rising stars like Brevis and the tough competition faced by seasoned international names.marquee stars.