Global T20 League: Final Squads of all Eight Teams
Aug 28, 2017 at 1:20 PM
In a watershed moment for South Africa cricket, the Main Player Draft for their inaugural T20 Global League was completed on Sunday (August 27) in a star-studded affair in Cape Town.
Each of the eight franchises had been allotted, both a big-name marquee South Africa player and an international marquee player, but the remaining 16 squad spots were filled on Sunday with 32 international players and 96 local players being picked by the various teams.
The Protea marquee players were allocated to each franchise during the launch ceremony in London in June while the international marquee players were auctioned on Saturday and the Main Player Draft saw another 16 players picked per squad, over 16 rounds, with eight selected picks in each round.
Each franchise owner was asked to choose the players during the event, with the first three players chosen to be South African. All-rounder Chris Morris, who plies his trade for Delhi Daredevils in Indian Premier League, was the first pick by the Durban Qalandars while Bloem City Blazers and Cape Town Knight Riders going for Dane Paterson and Dale Steyn.
The first season of the T20 Global League to be held from November 3 to December 16. Here is the full squad of every franchise
Benoni Zalmi:
Marquee Protea: Quinton de Kock
Marquee international: Jason Roy (ENG)
Squad: Albie Morkel, Wahab Riaz (PAK), Umar Akmal (PAK), Lungi Ngidi, David Wiese, Eddie Leie, Pite van Biljon, Leus du Plooy, Dillon du Preez, Dean Elgar, Mohammad Nawaz (PAK), George Linde, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Calvin Savage, Carmi le Roux, Tshepo Moreki.
Bloem City Blazers:
Marquee Protea: David Miller
Marquee international: Kieron Pollard (WI)
Squad: Marquee international: Kieron Pollard (WI)Dane Paterson, Chris Jordan (ENG), Dwayne Smith (WI), Shaun von Berg, Aaron Phangiso, Morne van Wyk, Beuran Hendricks, Theunis de Bruyn, Janneman Malan, Ryan Ten Doeschate (NED), Clyde Fortuin, Rayad Emrit, Werner Coetsee, Yaseen Vallie, Akhona Mnyaka, Keegan Petersen.
Cape Town Knight Riders
Marquee Protea: JP Duminy
Marquee international: Chris Gayle (WI)
Squad: Dale Steyn, Adil Rashid (ENG), Tom Curran (ENG), Rassie van der Dussen, James Vince (ENG), Dwaine Pretorius, Jason Smith, Rudi Second, Rory Kleinveldt, Malusi Siboto, Dinesh Ramdin (WI), Thomas Kaber, Senuran Muthusamy, Dayyaan Galiem, Pieter Malan, Aviwe Mgijima.
Durban Qalandars:
Marquee Protea: Hashim Amla
Marquee international: Eoin Morgan (ENG)
Squad: Chris Morris, Sam Billings (ENG), Mitch McClenaghan (NZ), Bjorn Fortuin, Mohammad Hafeez (PAK), Fakhar Zaman (PAK), Junior Dala, Qaasim Adams, Migael Pretorius, Nicky van den Bergh, Prenalan Subrayen, Kelly Smuts, Marques Ackerman, Daryn Dupavillon, Mtokozisi Shezi, Cody Chetty.
Joburg Giants:
Marquee Protea: Kagiso Rabada
Marquee international: Brendon McCullum (NZ)
Squad: Colin Ingram, Vernon Philander, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Jonker, Temba Bavuma, Patrick Kruger, Yasir Shah (PAK), Nicolas Pooran, Duanne Olivier, Jonathan Vandiar, Roelof van der Merwe, Andries Gous, Rabian Engelbrecht, Dane Piedt, Andre Malan, Zubayr Hamza.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stars:
Marquee Protea: Imran Tahir
Marquee international: Kevin Pietersen (ENG)
Squad: JJ Smuts, Aiden Markram, Anwar Ali (PAK), Heinrich Klaasen, Junaid Khan (PAK), Dawid Malan (ENG), Sisanda Magala, Heino Kuhn, Andrew Birch, Colin Ackermann, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sibonelo Makhanya, Wihan Lubbe, Grant Thomson, Lesiba Ngoepe, Ryan Rickelton.
Pretoria Mavericks:
Marquee Protea: AB de Villiers
Marquee international: Dwayne Bravo (WI)
Squad: Morne Morkel, Farhaan Behardien, Dane Vilas, Robbie Frylinck, Keshav Maharaj, Johan Botha, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Steven Finn (ENG), Reeza Hendricks, Diego Rosier, Khaya Zondo, Eldred Hawken, Basheeru Walters, Stephan Myburgh (NED), Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Nipper.
Stellenbosch Monarchs:
Marquee Protea: Faf du Plessis
Marquee international: Lasith Malinga (SRI)
Squad: Alex Hales (ENG), Tabraiz Shamsi, Wayne Parnell, Imad Wasim (PAK), Henry Davids, Mangaliso Mosehle, Wiaan Mulder, Justin Ontong, Ryan McLaren, Brendan Taylor (ZIM), Lizaad Williams, Jeewan Mendis (SRI), Rowan Richards, Craig Alexander, Grant Mokoena, Kyle Simmonds.