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By Neto Baptiste
Antigua and Barbuda’s rising cricket star, Jewel Andrew, is among 28 West Indies players entering the 2025-26 SA20 (South Africa T20) auction slated for September 9.
Andrew currently sits 12th on the list of top batters in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with 156 runs from seven innings with a top score of 40. He boasts a 22.28 average with a strike rate of 113.04.
The wicketkeeper-batter joins explosive opener Brandon King and fast bowlers Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph in the auction as they hope to feature for one of six franchises set to feature in the SA20.
In total, 541 players have been entered in the auction ahead of Season 4 of the T20 tournament, which bowls off on December 26.
Other notable West Indies players entered in the auction are Test vice-captain Jomel Warrican, Keacy Carty, Alick Athanaze, Johnson Charles, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde and Mikyle Louis.
Rising stars Kadeem Alleyne, Shaqkere Parris, Johann Layne, Dominic Drakes and Ramon Simmonds will also be hoping to be picked up by one of the six franchises.
The auction will feature 300 players from South Africa, 97 players from England, 24 Sri Lankans, 14 from Bangladesh and two Australians, while Dipendra Singh Airee is the only Nepal player included.
A total of 241 overseas players will go under the hammer for a maximum of 25 available slots, while the 300 South Africans will vie for the remaining 59 spots.
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