The deadline to submit the list of retained South African players for the third season of SA20 was Wednesday (31 July). Paarl Royals has released the list of 10 capped and uncapped South African retained players today on Thursday (1 August). Paarl Royals has retained big players like captain David Miller, fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin and Andile Phehlukwayo before the auction.

Mitchell van Buuren, fast bowler Kodi Yusuf as well as Keith Dudgeon and leggie Nkaba have also been retained. Uncapped players Kwena Mphaka and Luandre Pretorius, who performed well in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, have also been retained by the franchise.

List of retained players of Paarl Royals for the third season of SA20-

1. David Miller

2. Lungi Engidi

3. Björn Fortuyn

4. Andile Phehlukwayo

5. Michelle Van Buren

6. Cody Youssef

7. Keith Dudgeon

8. Nakaba Peter

9. Kwena Mafaka

10. Luan-Dre Pretorius

Paarl Royals traded and released these players for the third season of SA20-

Paarl Royals have traded Tabrez Shamsi from Joburg Super Kings and added all-rounder Dayan Galim to the team. The franchise has released Dane Vilas, Evan Jones, Vihaan Lubbe and Ferisco Adams.

Traded-

OUT – Tabraiz Shamsi (to Joburg Super Kings)

In – Dayan Ghalim (from Joburg Super Kings)

Release-

1. Dane Vilas

2. Evan Jones

3. Vihaan Lubbe

4. Ferisco Adams

Kumar Sangakkara said a big thing-

Speaking after releasing the list of retained players for the upcoming season of the league, Paarl Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara said,

We are pleased to go into the upcoming auction with a very strong group of capped and uncapped South African players. After the disappointment of last season where we faltered in the latter stages of the tournament, it was important to revisit the squad and make some changes. We believe this core has various attributes and will serve as a solid foundation, which will be complemented by the players we sign at the auction.