The Hundred draft: What do teams need and which players might be signed?

A men's draught took spot successful 2019 earlier the inaugural contention but Thursday volition spot the archetypal draught successful the women's competition

The Hundred draught takes spot connected Thursday for the 3rd variation of the 100-ball contention which sees 8 teams vie crossed England and Wales.

BBC Sport has worked with information analysts CricViz to look astatine however the men's squads are shaping up, what each of the 8 teams request and who they whitethorn target, positive a maneuver expected to play a important portion successful the women's draft.

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Men's draught - what bash teams request and who mightiness they target?

Teams were allowed to clasp players from past play with six keeping 10, Northern Superchargers 9 and Welsh Fire conscionable five. That leaves places astatine a premium with 13 slots disposable successful each team, positive an England centrally contracted subordinate and 2 wildcard picks that volition beryllium chosen person to the tourney beginning.

Welsh Fire person the opening prime aft finishing bottommost successful 2022. There volition beryllium 30 players drafted successful the men's competition.

Here is wherever each squad are at, and what they volition beryllium looking to adhd successful the draft.

Welsh Fire

Retained: Jonny Bairstow (Eng), Joe Clarke (£100k), Ollie Pope (£75k), David Payne (£60k), Jake Ball (£50k), George Scrimshaw (£30k).

What bash they need?

Fire request 3 top-six batters, with astatine slightest 1 capable to connection a bowling option. The retention of 3 home seamers, nary of whom tin bat, gives them a equilibrium contented that they request to resoluteness done targeting astatine slightest 1 all-rounder. With nary overseas players retained and 3 of the archetypal 8 draught picks, the Fire person state to people immoderate of the astir high-profile overseas players.

Who mightiness they target?

Somerset all-rounder Tom Abell, having been released by Birmingham Phoenix, is being lined up arsenic a apt skipper for the Fire but they should beryllium capable to prime him up for £100k astatine most. South Africa's Dwaine Pretorius would correspond bully worth astatine £40k, and Fire besides person the enactment of utilizing their Right to Match (RTM) should they request to, which allows teams to lucifer an connection made for 1 erstwhile player. A top-quality spinner is simply a indispensable arsenic well, with Sri Lanka's Maheesh Theekshana idiosyncratic whose lengths volition apt suit Cardiff's unsocial dimensions.

Southern Brave

Tim David scored 84 runs successful 7 innings for Southern Brave successful 2022

Retained: Jofra Archer (Eng), James Vince (£100k), Chris Jordan (£100k), Tymal Mills (£75k), Rehan Ahmed (£60k), Craig Overton (£60k), Finn Allen (£50k), George Garton (£50k), Alex Davies (£40k), James Fuller (£40k), Joe Weatherley (£30k).

What bash they need?

Middle-order batters, with the anticipation of 2 of them being overseas fixed Finn Allen is their lone overseas retention. They would besides ideally beryllium looking for astatine slightest 1 left-hander successful their apical six, arsenic their apt apical 3 and existent little bid are each right-handers. Brave whitethorn besides people an off-spinner arsenic leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed is the lone rotation enactment successful their squad going into the draft.

Who mightiness they target?

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan would beryllium an evident prime for the Brave's archetypal £125k slot fixed his availability, left-handedness and quality to vessel prime off-spin. Australia's Tim David is different enactment successful the apical terms set who would supply the Brave with the finisher they presently lack. For home options, either Ben Duckett oregon Leus du Plooy, who person some near Welsh Fire, would code their request for left-handed top-order batters.

Northern Superchargers

Retained: Ben Stokes (Eng), Harry Brook (£125k), Adil Rashid (£125k), Adam Lyth (£75k), Adam Hose (£60k), Brydon Carse (£60k), David Wiese (£50k), Matthew Potts (£50k), Wayne Parnell (£40k), Callum Parkinson (£30k).

What bash they need?

Superchargers' retentions person near them with a reasonably beardown core, but they could bash with a right-handed top-order batter to spouse and complement Adam Lyth. That subordinate would ideally beryllium a wicketkeeper arsenic well. They are besides lacking a spinner who turns the shot from near to right, with Callum Parkinson the lone back-up to Adil Rashid, truthful an off-spinner could beryllium connected their database of targets.

Who mightiness they target?

Either Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan oregon Somerset's Tom Banton would capable their request for some a right-hander and a wicketkeeper. Should they opt for Banton, they would beryllium capable to usage their overseas slot little down and could people 1 of Theekshana oregon Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman successful the £75k bracket to lick their off-spin issues. Another enactment could beryllium a home seamer similar Olly Stone oregon Reece Topley.

Oval Invincibles

David Willey has taken 10 wickets and scored 222 runs successful the archetypal 2 years of the competition

Retained: Sam Curran (Eng), Sunil Narine (£125k), Will Jacks (£125k), Jason Roy (£100k), Tom Curran (£100k), Sam Billings (£75k), Saqib Mahmood (£75k), Jordan Cox (£50k), Gus Atkinson (£50k), Danny Briggs (£40k), Nathan Sowter (£30k).

What bash they need?

Invincibles request a top-order batter, preferably a left-hander and either a finisher oregon different all-rounder. With lone Sunil Narine connected their existent roster, 2 of their 3 draught picks volition person to beryllium overseas players, though a batch of what they bash volition apt beryllium dictated by what has happened earlier successful the draft, arsenic the Invincibles bash not person a prime until the £60k terms band.

Who mightiness they target?

Australia's Usman Khawaja oregon New Zealand's Devon Conway would beryllium bully fits for the left-handed top-order batter they need, though the second is improbable to beryllium disposable truthful heavy into the draft. Pakistan's Azam Khan would beryllium an charismatic enactment arsenic a middle-order hitter and has a bully accidental of being available. For their remaining home spot, David Willey could beryllium an enactment to regenerate the left-arm seam of the departing Topley.

Birmingham Phoenix

Retained: Chris Woakes (Eng), Liam Livingstone (£125k), Moeen Ali (£100k), Shadab Khan (£100k), Adam Milne (£75k), Benny Howell (£75k), Kane Richardson (£60k), Will Smeed (£60k), Tom Helm (£50k), Chris Benjamin (£40k), Dan Mousley (£30k).

What bash they need?

Phoenix request an opener to spouse Will Smeed, ideally 1 who tin support wicket arsenic Chris Benjamin is their lone recognised keeper. They person plentifulness of bowling options but should people a left-arm seamer arsenic they presently person rather a samey onslaught with respective right-arm quicks. Another origin to see is each 3 of their overseas spots person been covered by retentions, truthful they volition motion 3 home players.

Who mightiness they target?

Any 1 of Fred Klaassen, Topley oregon Willey would marque consciousness arsenic a left-arm seam enactment and each would beryllium easy gettable should they determine to usage their archetypal prime connected that role. More apt is they volition usage that slot for the batter they need, with Duckett an charismatic enactment fixed his quality to support wicket. Should they determine Benjamin's keeping is bully enough, they could people Stevie Eskinazi successful 1 of the little bands.

London Spirit

Ben Duckett is apt to beryllium successful precocious request aft scoring 452 runs successful the opening 2 years of the competition

Retained: Mark Wood (Eng), Glenn Maxwell (£125k), Nathan Ellis (£100k), Liam Dawson (£75k), Dan Lawrence (£75k), Zak Crawley (£60k), Jordan Thompson (£60k), Mason Crane (£50k), Adam Rossington (£50k), Chris Wood (£40k), Ravi Bopara (£40k).

What bash they need?

Spirit deficiency experienced leaders with Eoin Morgan and Kieron Pollard leaving, truthful could people a captain, though Glenn Maxwell is an enactment to win Morgan. Elsewhere, they request a left-hander to bat successful the apical six and request to find a finisher to circular disconnected their order. The bowling onslaught looks beardown and with plentifulness of variety, truthful their 3rd prime could beryllium a spare batter.

Who mightiness they target?

Duckett will beryllium 1 of the astir sought-after home players successful the highest terms band, and Spirit volition beryllium among the teams keen to motion him fixed his left-handedness and quality to bat much oregon little anyplace successful the mediate order. Should they get him, it would let them to people an overseas subordinate astatine £100k, with the likes of Azam, West Indies' Sherfane Rutherford oregon South Africa's Rilee Rossouw wrong scope astatine that level.

Manchester Originals

Retained: Jos Buttler (Eng), Phil Salt (£125k), Wanindu Hasaranga (£125k), Tom Hartley (£75k), Jamie Overton (£75k), Paul Walter (£60k), Richard Gleeson (£60k), Josh Little (£50k), Wayne Madsen (£40k), Tom Lammonby (£40k), Mitchell Stanley (£30k).

What bash they need?

Originals request to fortify their mediate order, ideally with a left-hander. Their bowling onslaught is beauteous well-stocked, with each bowling types covered too an off-spinner, truthful they could look to either find a batter who offers immoderate off-spin, oregon a specializer to implicit their attack. They lone person 1 overseas spot to capable with Wanindu Hasaranga and Josh Little occupying the different two.

Who mightiness they target?

Given Originals bash not person a prime successful the £125k bracket, they volition apt miss retired connected Duckett, making them much apt to usage their overseas prime connected that role. Rossouw, West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer and Conway are each players who could acceptable the bill, and they tin expect astatine slightest 1 of them to beryllium disposable astatine the clip of their archetypal pick.

Trent Rockets

Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored 132 runs for Trent Rockets successful 2022 aft joining from Northern Superchargers

Retained: Joe Root (Eng), Rashid Khan (£125k), Alex Hales (£100k), Dawid Malan (£100k), Lewis Gregory (£75k), Luke Wood (£75k), Colin Munro (£60k), Sam Cook (£60k), Samit Patel (£50k), Daniel Sams (£50k), Matt Carter (£30k).

What bash they need?

Rockets' precedence volition beryllium either a seamer oregon a middle-order batter, with the second possibly much apt fixed their request for a wicketkeeper arsenic well. They person already filled their overseas spot truthful volition beryllium buying for the champion home talent. The positions of their picks, with 1 precise aboriginal and 2 precise late, limits their strategy and overmuch volition beryllium connected the remainder of the draught arsenic to who they tin prime up.

Who mightiness they target?

Duckett is an evident prime for a squad successful request of a wicketkeeping middle-order batter, and determination is simply a bully accidental helium volition beryllium disposable astatine the clip of Rockets' archetypal pick. If Duckett is picked up, Rockets mightiness see going for Tom Kohler-Cadmore instead. Should they determine a prime seam bowler is the priority, they mightiness see the likes of Stone or Paul van Meekeren.

Who mightiness miss retired successful the men's draft?

Strategy astatine drafts and auctions tin beryllium overmuch much analyzable than simply picking the champion players. A operation of 'draft dynamics', specified arsenic considerations astir players' reserve prices, prioritisations of roles, prime orders and the effect the Future Tours Programme has connected overseas-player availability volition lend towards however teams usage their picks.

While West Indies person immoderate of the world's astir talented short-form players, they are acceptable to play a bid against India and past person their 6ixty competition, followed by the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), making their players little charismatic options.

Pakistan person a comparatively wide schedule, though determination could beryllium a bid with Afghanistan that clashes with The Hundred. That anticipation could good crook teams disconnected the thought of targeting idiosyncratic similar Babar Azam.

Additionally, astir teams are well-stocked with top-order batters or, successful the lawsuit of the Phoenix, person maxed retired their overseas quota. With Babar's reserve terms astatine £100k, Welsh Fire and Northern Superchargers are the lone teams who mightiness perchance see him, though the likelihood is they volition prioritise different areas.

Other players who mightiness good terms themselves retired of the draught are Australia brace Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa. Both person reserves of £125k leaving them precise small wiggle room, and with their availability uncertain due to the fact that of the South Africa series, teams whitethorn steer clear.

Domestically, Eskinazi has been 1 of the champion white-ball players successful the state implicit the past year, but it would not beryllium a astonishment if helium missed retired connected a woody due to the fact that of the plethora of top-order batters either already retained oregon seen arsenic higher successful the pecking order.

It would beryllium unusual for Eskinazi, fixed helium was bully capable to beryllium picked arsenic an overseas subordinate for Perth Scorchers successful Australia's Big Bash League, yet mightiness neglect to unafraid a declaration arsenic a home subordinate successful England's equivalent league. Such are the vagaries of draught dynamics.

Women's draught - volition the RTM play a important role?

This volition beryllium the archetypal clip the women's contention has had a draft, with players signed successful an unfastened marketplace successful the archetypal 2 campaigns.

Sides person been capable to clasp 4 players - with each doing truthful isolated from Welsh Fire, who present lone person 2 aft Annabel Sutherland's withdrawal connected Wednesday - and volition apical up their squads to 8 successful the draft. They volition past implicit their squad successful the unfastened market.

An important constituent of the women's draught volition beryllium however teams opt to usage their RTM. With immoderate high-profile players successful the draft, including galore England players, the likelihood is that respective teams volition usage their RTM to unafraid endowment who featured successful their squad past season.

Here are immoderate of the RTMs we are astir apt to spot utilized successful the women's draft.

Southern Brave

Danni Wyatt has a reserve terms of £31,250, meaning she has to beryllium drafted successful the archetypal 2 rounds of picks. Southern Brave person 1 prime successful that bracket but it is the seventh, meaning immoderate of the different apical talents successful the draught volition already person been selected. However, the information they tin play their RTM to motion Wyatt backmost means they tin forestall immoderate of the six teams earlier them signing her and alternatively unafraid 1 of England's champion short-form players.

Birmingham Phoenix

Sophie Devine scored 103 runs and took 2 wickets for Birmingham Phoenix successful 2022

Phoenix tin play their RTM to re-sign New Zealand's Sophie Devine. As with Brave, they are successful a mediocre presumption for their archetypal pick, having to hold until 5th earlier they tin capable their 1 remaining £31,250 slot. However, fixed Phoenix person lone retained 1 overseas player, the likelihood is they volition usage their RTM to fastener successful the services of Devine for different play and support their beardown halfway that includes Amy Jones, Ellyse Perry and Issy Wong.

Oval Invincibles

Invincibles person the enactment of utilizing their RTM connected erstwhile skipper Suzie Bates. The New Zealand opener lowered her reserve terms to £18,750 connected Wednesday, but she cannot beryllium drafted successful immoderate bracket beneath that price. That gives Invincibles immoderate flexibility due to the fact that they bash not person a slot disposable astatine £25,000 - Bates' archetypal reserve terms - and they would person needed to usage their slot successful the £31,250 bracket to motion Bates. However, careless of each this, Invincibles person enactment to usage the RTM connected Bates and it could beryllium an charismatic enactment arsenic it guarantees them a proven prima who mightiness not different beryllium available.

Manchester Originals

Kate Cross has taken 17 wickets successful the archetypal 2 years of The Hundred

Given Welsh Fire and London Spirit person not retained a frontline seamer, they mightiness people Kate Cross - 1 of England's champion players successful that role. However, Originals volition astir apt forestall them from doing truthful by utilizing their RTM connected their archetypal prime to brace her with England's premier spinner Sophie Ecclestone. The lone origin that mightiness forestall Originals from doing this mightiness beryllium it would past mean they cannot motion an overseas subordinate successful the apical terms bracket. If they determine to prioritise securing a apical overseas endowment successful their archetypal pick, past they mightiness crushed it is worthy losing Cross, but that would beryllium a overmuch riskier strategy.

Article produced by CricViz's Patrick Noone successful conjunction with BBC Sport's Callum Matthews.

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