Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf picked up by Welsh Fire in Hundred draft

England Tom Abell and Sophia Dunkley turned into the principal picks in the 2023 The Hundred drafts, on Thursday - both picked by Welsh Fire. In general, 64 players were snapped across the people's classes by 8 groups. The request for choice depended on last year's completing positions. Welsh Fire proceeded to snap the Pakistan pace pair of Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf later in the draft, both of whom are yet to play in the competition. In the mean time, Beauty Harris (London Spirits), Laura Wolvaardt (Manchester Firsts), Kate Cross (Northern Superchargers), Suzie Bates (Oval Invincibles) and Harmanpreet Kaur (Trent Rockets) were the other first picks for each group of the ladies' draft. Danni Wyatt, Sophie Devine and Alice Davidson-Richards were snapped utilizing the Option to Match card. In the mean time, in the Men's draft, a few top unfamiliar players, including Kieron Pollard, Babar Azam and Trent Boult, were disregarded for neighborhood gifts. Australian all-rounder Tim David was held by Southern Fearless utilizing the Option to Match. The third release of The Hundred is set to start on August 1. Each group will actually want to sign two additional players as 'special cases' after the gathering phases of the T20 Impact. The ladies' group will be permitted to make signings beyond the draft interaction. Birmingham Phoenix: Sophie Devine, Hannah Pastry specialist, Eve Jones, Katie Levick, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Miles Hammond. London Soul: Elegance Harris, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Munro, Sophie Luff, Mitchell Swamp, Olly Stone, Michael Pepper. Manchester Firsts: Laura Wolvaardt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Kathryn Bryce, Katie George, Laurie Evans, Ashton Turner, Josh Tongue. Northern Superchargers: Kate Cross, Georgia Wareham, Alice Davidson-Richards, Reece Topley, Tom Banton, Michael Bracewell, Bas de Leede. Oval Invincibles: Suzie Bates, Dane Van Niekerk, Mady Villiers, Paige Scholfield, Heinrich Klaasen, Ross Whiteley, Ihsanullah. Southern Brave : Danni Wyatt, Anya Shrubsole, Chloe Tryon, Maitlan Brown, Leus du Plooy, Tim David, Devon Conway. Trent Rockets: Harmanpreet Kaur, Lizelle Lee, Kirstie Gordon, Beauty Potts, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sam Hain, Brad Wheal. Welsh Fire: Sophia Dunkley, Shabnim Ismail, Georgia Elwiss, Freya Davies, Laura Harris, Alex Hartley, Tom Abell, David Willey, Shaheen Afridi, Glenn Phillips, Haris Rauf, Roelof van der Merwe, Stevie Eskinazi, Daniel Douthwaite.