Johannesburg, July 23 -- The SA20 season four auction is set to be a blockbuster event after the six franchises laid down an early squad marker with the announcement of the pre-signed and retained players for Season 4.

Each of the teams was permitted a maximum of 6 retained or pre-signed players, comprising of a maximum of 3 South African and 3 overseas players during the player retention window, which closed on 18 July, as per an SA20 press release.

The teams also strategically completed their 6 wildcard signings, with all the focus now on the remaining slots and the collective maximum purse of USD 7.4 million, to be spent on the 84 available slots at the auction on 9 September in Johannesburg. For Season 4, a Wildcard player could be ...