Five players who do not represent their IPL-owned franchises in the SA20 League

Franchise cricket is spreading its wings rapidly nowadays and the presence of leagues worldwide corroborates this fact. In 2008, when the Indian Premier League (IPL) was started, cricket supporters were watching a new concept where franchises were introduced in a cricketing competition and auctions were introduced to buy players. This unique concept attracted a lot of cricket supporters and currently, IPL is the most successful cricket league in the world.

Following the success of the IPL, some cricket boards started their leagues to develop themselves monetarily.  In 2022, Cricket South Africa launched the SA20 League where some IPL franchises bought teams and marked their presence globally.

The IPL franchises in the Protea League have fetched some names who are serving them in the cash-rich league. However, there are a lot of players that represent two different franchises and it’s time to know five prominent names who aren’t associated with their IPL franchises in the SA20 League. 

Here are five players who aren’t associated with their IPL franchises in the SA20 League

5. Heinrich Klaasen

South Africa's wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen is known for his aggressive batting style in the middle order. In the maiden SA20 League auction in September 2022, the wicket-keeper batter became a part of Durban’s Super Giants (DSG). Three months later, he went under the hammer in the 2023 IPL auction and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) signed him up for INR 5.25 crore.

In the 2022-23 SA20 season, he ended up as the fourth-leading run-getter with 363 runs in nine innings of ten matches at a strike rate of 164.25. While donning SRH’s jersey in the 2023 IPL edition, he looked superb with his bat, notching up 448 runs with a century in 12 matches. With these numbers, he was the leading run-scorer for the Orange Army in the season.