However, the left-arm spinner will not feature in the tournament, with Durban Super Giants replacing him with Kane Williamson about two months before the event.
The SA T20 fourth edition auction was held last September in Johannesburg.
Due to uncertainties around the BPL, 23 Bangladeshi players had registered, with 14 making the final list, including Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das, and Shakib Al Hasan.
Taijul and Mustafizur were the only two actually up for auction, with Taijul eventually bought for 500,000 ZAR (≈35 lakh BDT).
Taijul was expected to play alongside players like Heinrich Klaasen and Sunil Narine, but scheduling conflicts with the BPL have prevented him from obtaining a full No Objection Certificate (NOC).
The BPL is set to start on December 19, overlapping with the SA T20’s final week.
Meanwhile, Rishad Hossain will play the upcoming Big Bash League for Hobart Hurricanes after receiving a full-season NOC from BCB, which may keep him out of this BPL season.
