New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Australia's T20I skipper Mitchell Marsh is set to make his SA20 debut for the three-time champions, Sunrisers Eastern Cape as all the six franchises finalised their core squad ahead of the Season 5 auction, scheduled to take place on October 7. Marsh joins the likes of Quinton de Kock, and captain Tristan Stubbs as Sunrisers Eastern Cape strengthen their batting line-up.

On the other hand, England all-rounder Sam Curran shifted base from MI Cape Town to Durban Super Giants, thus teaming up with fellow Englishman Jos Buttler. Meanwhile, Joe Root returns to SA20 in the familiar surroundings after two seasons at Paarl Royals.

Pretoria Capitals, who finished runners-up in the previous season under new head coach Sourav ...