South African Cricket Sensation Devald Bravis The record has been shattered as the most expensive player in the SA20 history during the season 4 player auction held in Johannesburg on September 9, 2025. Pretoria capitals A shocking INR 16.5 million (about INR 8.31 crore), crossing all previous auction records.
Dewald Brevis SA20 sets records as the most expensive purchase in history
An unprecedented bid war was observed between the auction Jobberg Super Kings And Pretoria capitals For Bravis services. The Super Kings eventually pushed the bid of 16.4 million out of their INR 21.5 million budget before accepting the capitals. This celestial figure took the previous record set a few hours ago when Proteus T20 Eye Captain Aden marikram Was sold Super Giants of Durban For R14 million.
Brevis’s record-breaking price tag demolished the previous SA20 benchmark of INR 9.2 million Triston StabsWas bought by Sunrisers Eastern Cape In the inaugural auction. Chennai Super Kings Star’s extraordinary recent form justified large -scale investment, scoring 225 runs in just six IPL 2025 matches at an impressive strike rate of 180.
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SA20 emerges as the second largest league of cricket
The auction underlined the SA20 rapid Arohi in global cricket, working with a total of US $ 7.37 million in six franchises and a 2.31 million of US -US salary cap per team, making it the second largest T20 league in the world after the IPL. The financial muscle of the tournament was clear as 84 slots were filled with a pool of 541 players, including 300 South African and 241 foreign cricketers.
Pretoria Capital entered the auction with the largest remaining purse of US $ 1.86 million, provided him financial firepower to secure Brevis under the guidance of the head coach. Sourav Ganguly And bowling coach Sean Pollak. Ganguly expressed his happiness over the acquisition, described Brevis as a “one game changer” and praised his remarkable development in the last 18 months, especially highlights his recent adventures Australia Where he scored the fastest T20I century from South African with only 41 balls.
The success of the auction reflects the growing height of the SA20 in the global T20 scenario, with the league ready to start its fourth season on 26 December, 2025, with an award pool that rivals the world’s leading cricket tournament.
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