Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi and Keshav Maharaj will be the big-name Proteas in the SA20 auction after all six teams announced their pre-signed and retained players ahead of season 4.
South Africa's premier domestic tournament, SA20, will for the first time kick off on Boxing Day and the league is taking full advantage of the festive holiday season.
MI Cape Town will kick off their SA20 title defence with a home game against Durban's Super Giants at Newlands on 26 December after the league announced the fixtures for the fourth season.
At least 72 player slots will be up for grabs and an increased salary cap for the six franchises in the SA20 auction that will take place on 9 September in Johannesburg.
Marco Jansen will not have any more space on his mantelpiece at home soon.
MI Cape Town booked their first-ever appearance in a Betway SA20 final with a clinical 39-run victory over the Paarl Royals in Qualifier 1 at St George’s Park.