South Africans bought at 2025 IPL auction – and who missed out

Ten Indian Premier League (IPL) teams spent nearly $75.72 million to buy 182 players in a two-day auction that concluded on Monday in Jeddah.

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A look at the top 10 signings (player, price, team):

Rishabh Pant (IND) – $3.20 million – Lucknow Super Giants

Shreyas Iyer (IND) – $3.17 million – Punjab Kings

Venkatesh Iyer (IND) – $2.81 million- Kolkata Knight Riders

Arshdeep Singh (IND) – $2.13 million – Punjab Kings

Yuzvendra Chahal (IND) – $2.13 million – Punjab Kings

Jos Buttler (ENG) – $1.87 million – Gujarat Titans

KL Rahul (IND) – $1.65 million – Delhi Capitals

Jofra Archer (ENG) – $1.48 million – Rajasthan Royals

Trent Boult (NZL) – $1.48 million – Mumbai Indians

Josh Hazlewood (AUS) – $1.48 million – Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Meanwhile, as many as 16 South Africans will feature at next year’s IPL having been either bought or retained.

Full list of South Africans sold at the IPL auction as well as those retained:

Heinrich Klaasen* (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – Rs 7.5 crore (R49.3 million)
Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans) – Rs 10.75 crore (R23 million)
Tristan Stubbs* (Delhi Capitals) – Rs 10 crore (R21.4 million)
David Miller (Lucknow Super Giants) – Rs 7.5 crore (R16 million)
Marco Jansen (Punjab Kings) – Rs 7 crore (R14.9 million)
Anrich Nortje (Kolkata Knight Riders) – Rs 6.5 crore (R13.9 million)
Quinton de Kock (Kolkata Knight Riders) – Rs 3.6 crore (R7.7 million)
Gerald Coetzee (Gujarat Titans) – Rs 2.4 crore (R5.1 million)
Faf du Plessis (Delhi Capitals) – Rs 2 crore (R4.2 million)
Aiden Markram (Lucknow Super Giants) – Rs 2 crore, R4.2 million)
Kwena Maphaka (Rajasthan Royals) – Rs 1.5 crore (R3.2 million)
Lungi Ngidi (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – Rs 1 crore (R2.1 million)
Ryan Rickelton (Mumbai Indians) – Rs 1 crore (R2.1 million)
Matthew Breetzke (Lucknow Super Giants) – 75 lakh (R1.6 million)
Donovan Ferreira (Delhi Capitals) – 75 lakh (R1.6 million)
Lizaad Williams (Mumbai Indians) – 75 lakh (R1.6 million)
*Retained before auction

Unsold South Africans:
Ottniel Baartman
Corbin Bosch
Dewald Brevis
Nandre Burger
Junior Dala
Daryn Dupavillon
Duan Jansen
Patrick Kruger
Keshav Maharaj
Wiaan Mulder
Wayne Parnell
Nqaba Peter
Dwaine Pretorius
Tabraiz Shamsi
Rassie van der Dussen
Kyle Verreynne