South Africa Announce List Of Contracted Players For 2020-21 Season
Published - 23 Mar 2020, 08:28 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:04 AM
Cricket South Africa, on Monday, announced the list of players for both the men and women who are to be awarded national contracts for the 2020-21 season. Beuran Hendricks was awarded his first national contract, while Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius and Rassie van der Dussen earned contract upgrades.
The major men’s assignments over the next 12 months is the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in October while other scheduled tours include home series against Sri Lanka (Tests), Australia (Tests only), Pakistan (T20 only) and India (T20 only) and away tours to West Indies and Sri Lanka.
On the other hand, the women’s major upcoming commitment is the ICC Women’s World Cup to be played in New Zealand in early 2021. They also have scheduled away tours to the West Indies and England plus the postponed home series against Australia.
The upgrade system will again be in place this year. Those players performing and selected for the Proteas during the 2020/21 season and who are not contracted can qualify for a national contract upgrade.
“We have contracted 16 men’s players and 14 women’s players which we feel is the appropriate number to maintain our national squads across the various formats,” said CSA Acting Chief Executive – Dr. Jacques Faul on Monday (March 23). “This enables us to contract both our Test players as well as those who are limited overs specialists. We have decided to keep the 17th men’s contract open for the moment and players can qualify for it through performance,” Faul added.
“The upgrade system will again be in place this year wherein the players performing and selected for South Africa during the 2020/21 season and who are not contracted can qualify for a National Contract upgrade,” the CSA release further stated.
CSA contracted men’s players:
Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen.
CSA contracted South Africa women’s players
Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Mignon du Preez, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Lizelle Lee, Sune Luus, Zintle Mali, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Tryon, Dane van Niekerk, Laura Wolvaardt.
