Dafabet Warriors all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy is very grateful to be included in the list of 18 players that have been awarded contracts by Cricket South Africa for the 2025/26 season which will run from 01 June 2025 - 31 May 2026.
Speaking to Telecom Asia sport, Muthusamy expressed his feelings at receiving a national contract for the first time:
My feelings when notified about the national contract was gratitude you know. Ya, just really grateful for the opportunity to receive the honour of a national contract and the opportunity that lies ahead potentially. So yeah, I feel just really really grateful to be recognized and to have the responsibility and the honour to be awarded a national contract.
Momentum Multiply seam bowler Lizaad Williams is also a first time recipient of a national contract. Muthusamy and Williams are joined by DP World Lions fast bowler Kwena Maphaka, who made his international debut in all formats this past season.
Lions all-rounder Wiaan Mulder, World Sports Betting Western Province batter David Bedingham, and his provincial teammate Kyle Verreynne all earned contract upgrades during the current season and have been retained for the upcoming season.
With the introduction of hybrid contracts, David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen will be contracted to participate in specific agreed-upon bilateral tours and ICC events.
A notable absentee from the contracted list is Heinrich Klaasen who is currently playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier league. CSA have confirmed that discussions regarding his future are ongoing, and a final decision will be made in due course.
The contracts will cover a busy season for the national team with bilateral tours away to Zimbabwe, Australia, England, Pakistan and India, as well as a home series against the West Indies.
The calendar will also feature two major ICC events: The World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia, which will take place at Lord’s in England in June, and the T20 World Cup 2026, to be played in India and Sri Lanka early next year.
Director of National Teams and High Performance Enoch Nkwe said:
I want to congratulate all the players who have been awarded national contracts for the next 12 months, especially the players who have been contracted for the first time. All of these players have been contracted with the importance of the next World Test Championship cycle and the 2027 Cricket World Cup on home soil in mind.
The hybrid contracts take into consideration the dynamic nature of modern-day cricket and will provide David and Rassie with the opportunity to contribute to the team during specific bilateral tours and ICC events.
An exciting season awaits as we compete for the WTC mace and look to take one step further in next year’s T20 World Cup. We wish all the contracted players the very best for the year ahead.
Proteas Men’s Contracted Squad 2025/26
Temba Bavuma (DP World Lions), David Bedingham (World Sports Betting Western Province), Nandre Burger (World Sports Betting Western Province), Gerald Coetzee (Momentum Multiply Titans), Tony de Zorzi (World Sports Betting Western Province), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), Marco Jansen (North West Dragons), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Kwena Maphaka (DP World Lions), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans), Wiaan Mulder (DP World Lions), Senuran Muthusamy (Dafabet Warriors), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Kagiso Rabada (DP World Lions), Ryan Rickelton (DP World Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Dafabet Warriors), Kyle Verreynne (World Sports Betting Western Province), and Lizaad Williams (Momentum Multiply Titans).
Hybrid Contracts 2025/26
David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins) and Rassie van der Dussen (DP World Lions).
