Sensation of South Africa Dewald Brevis makes history as a most expensive purchase in the history of SA20
Sens of South African cricket Dewald Brevis broke records by becoming the most expensive player in the history of the SA20 during the auction of players of season 4 which was held in Johannesburg on September 9, 2025. The 22 -year -old striker was acquired by Capitals of Pretoria For an R16.5 million amazing rands (approximately 8.31 INR crores), exceeding all the previous auction records.
Dewald Brevis sets a record as the most expensive purchase in the history of SA20
The auction experienced an unprecedented tender war between Joburg Super Kings And Capitals of Pretoria For Brevis services. The Super Kings pushed the call for tenders to 16.4 million rands on their budget of 21.5 million rands before ultimately conceded to the capital. This astronomical figure overshadowed all the previous records a few hours earlier when Captain Proteas T20i Aiden Markram was sold to Durban Super Giants For 14 million rands.
The record price of Brevis has demolished the previous SA20 reference of 9.2 million rands held by Tristan Stubbswhich was bought by Cap Oriental des Sunrisers in the inaugural auction. THE Chennai Super Kings The recent Star’s exceptional form justified the massive investment, after scoring 225 points in just six 2025 IPL games at an impressive typing rate of 180.
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SA20 appears as the second richest league in cricket
The auction highlighted Rapid Ascension of SA20 in world cricket, operating with a total bag of US $ 7.37 million on six franchises and a salary ceiling of $ 2.31 million per team, making it the second richest T20 League in the world after IPL. The tournament financial muscle was obvious because 84 locations were filled from a pool of 541 players, including 300 South Africans and 241 cricket players abroad.
Pretoria Capital entered the auction with the largest handbag of 1.86 million US dollars, providing them with the financial firepower to secure the Brevis under the direction of the head coach Surav Ganguly and bowling coach Shaun Pollock. Ganguly expressed his joy at the acquisition, describing Brevis as “a game changer” and praising his remarkable development in the last 18 months, highlighting in particular his recent exploits against Australia where he marked the fastest T20I century by a South African at only 41 bullets.
The success of the auction reflects the growing stature of the SA20 in the world landscape of the T20, the League which should begin its fourth season on December 26, 2025, with a prize pool which competes with the first cricket tournaments in the world.
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