Under the leadership of Rashid Khan, the MI Cape Town went through a dream campaign during the 2024/25 season of the SA20. They finished the group stage of the points table at the top of the ladder with seven victories in 10 games at the net run rate of +2.446. After winning the first qualifier against Paarl Royals, they got the better of Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final to lift the title.

Mumbai Indians’ franchise came to the fourth season’s auction with the lowest purse of R11.5 million as they still had 12 slots to fill, including four overseas and a couple of Under-23 slots. There was incredible silence on their table for the first 10 players before they raised their paddles for the first time for Rassie van der Dussen.

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Cape Town had a bidding war with Johannesburg Super Kings for the opening batter; they doubled the batter’s price of R1 million. Paarl Royals joined the party and increased the rate before finally Cape Town got their opening batter back for a price of R5.2 million, which was half of their purse.

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They also got back another opening batting option. Reeza Hendricks for a steal price of R500k and held on to Dane Piedt and Tristan Luss for a squad that resembles their previous editions. They perhaps are obvious to open with Ryan Rickelton, their wicket-keeper, while using George Linde and Corbin Bosch in the all-rounder’s position.

One of the huge signings for Cape Town in the auction was South Africa’s left-arm wrist spinner, Tabraiz Shamsi, who has been in tremendous form in recent times during the CPL 2025, while they also signed Dwaine Pretorius for a price of R650k.

MI Cape Town

Retained: Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Corbin Bosch.  

Wild Card: Kagiso Rabada

Pre-signing: Nicholas Pooran

Auction: Rassie van der Dussen (R5.2 million), Reeza Hendricks (R500,000), Dwaine Pretorius (R650,000), Tristan Luus (R650,000), Jason Smith (R500,000), Tom Moores (R200,000), Dane Piedt (R200,000), Tian van Vuuren (R1 million), Dan Lategan (R400,000), Tabraiz Shamsi (R500,000), Karim Janat (R1 million), Jacques Snyman (R200,000).