Delhi: There was a lot of money in the player auction held on Wednesday for the fifth season of SA20. The most discussed topic in this auction was Kieron Pollard, who has joined a Super Kings franchise for the first time. 39-year-old Pollard was made a part of their team by Joburg Super Kings for 15 lakh Rand (South African currency).

Pollard has been a part of the MI family for a long time. Apart from Mumbai Indians, he has also played for MI Cape Town, MI Emirates and MI New York in different leagues. However, this time he will be seen in yellow jersey.

There was no second bid to take Pollard

Joburg Super Kings bought Pollard for 1.5 million rand and no other team bid for him. The experience of Super Kings has been further strengthened by the entry of an experienced all-rounder in the team.

However, the biggest bid in the auction was not in Pollard's name. This amount went to all-rounder Jason Rolls, who was almost two decades younger than him.

Bid of 29 lakh rand on 22 year old Rolls

Jason Rolls, who has played for the South Africa U19 team, caught everyone's attention in the auction. Joburg Super Kings bought him for 29 lakh rand. This was the biggest bid of the auction.

The Super Kings had the biggest purse in the auction and they used it to their fullest.

Apart from Rolls and Pollard, the team also added Faf du Plessis, Dayan Galim, Blessing Muzarabani and Andres Goss.

Faf du Plessis returns to the yellow jersey

Faf du Plessis will also be seen once again in the yellow jersey of Super Kings. Joburg Super Kings bought him for 27 lakh rand. Faf's return will provide both experience and strength to the team's top order.

Apart from this, the team bought Dayan Galim for 3.75 lakh Rand, Blessing Muzarabani for 5 lakh Rand and Andries Goss for 10 lakh Rand.

MI Cape Town also spent big money

MI Cape Town also included six players in their team in the auction. His first purchase was Shimron Hetmyer, who was taken for 15 lakh rand. After this the team made a huge bid of 26 lakh Rand for Viaan Mulder.

Trent Boult also returned to the franchise. He was bought for 1.5 million rand. Daniel Smith, Lehan Botha and Oliver Whitehead also got a place in the team.

Pretoria Capitals finally showed interest

Pretoria Capitals had five slots vacant and due to limited budget, the team entered the auction late.

Despite this, he added Rassie van der Dussen, Keemo Paul, Akeem Auguste, Josh Breed and Temba Bavuma.

Rassie van der Dussen did not find any takers in the initial marquee round, but later the Capitals made him a part of their team for 5 lakh rand.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape bought two players

Sunrisers Eastern Cape needed only two players. The team bought Nandre Berger for 5 lakh Rand and Craig Overton for 15 lakh Rand.

At the same time, Durban's Super Giants and Paarl Royals did not have the need to buy in the auction. Both the teams had already completed their team quota. Despite the salary cap being increased to Rand 4.2 crore for this season, both the franchises did not buy any player in the auction.

Full picture of Joburg Super Kings

Apart from the retained players, Joburg Super Kings bought Faf du Plessis, Jason Roles, Dayan Galim, Kieron Pollard, Blessing Muzarabani and Andres Goss in the auction. The team had already included Jason Holder also.

MI Cape Town full team

MI Cape Town bought Shimron Hetmyer, Wiaan Mulder, Trent Boult, Daniel Smith, Lehan Botha and Oliver Whitehead in the auction after pre-signing retained players and Will Jacques.

Pretoria Capitals full team

Pretoria Capitals bought Rassie van der Dussen, Keemo Paul, Akeem Auguste, Josh Breed and Temba Bavuma in the auction. The team already has big names like Devold Brewis, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Andre Russell and Stephen Rutherford.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape full team

Sunrisers Eastern Cape bought Nandre Berger and Craig Overton. The team already has players like Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, Enrique Norkhia, Tristan Stubbs and Adam Milne. Mitchell Marsh and Rishad Hussain had already been signed by the team.

Durban and Paarl did not buy any player

Durban's Super Giants and Paarl Royals did not buy any players in the auction. Both the teams had already completed their squads as per their requirement. Durban has names like Jos Buttler, Devon Conway, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aiden Markram and Kane Williamson.

At the same time, the squad of Paarl Royals includes players like David Miller, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Sikandar Raza, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Joe Root.