Live - WBBL and BBL overseas drafts

That concludes our coverage of the BBL and WBBL drafts. Some interesting names taken overall in both competitions. The Pakistan players dominated the BBL draft while Sophia Dunkley's selection at No.1 in the WBBL was a slight surprise. Thanks for your company.

Here is a recap of the WBBL draft as it happened. Here is the full list of players taken.

Adelaide Strikers: Sophie Ecclestone, Laura Wolvaardt, Tammy Beaumont

Brisbane Heat: Jemimah Rodrigues, Chinelle Henry, Nadine de Klerk

Hobart Hurricanes: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Linsey Smith

Melbourne Renegades: Deandra Dottin, Alice Capsey

Melbourne Stars: Amy Jones, Marizanne Kapp, Dani Gibson

Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine, Paige Schofield, Chloe Tryon

Sydney Sixers: Sophia Dunkley, Amelia Kerr, Maddy Villiers

Sydney Thunder: Heather Knight, Chamari Athapaththu, Shabnim Ismail

Adelaide Strikers: Sophie Ecclestone, Laura Wolvaardt, Tammy Beaumont

Brisbane Heat: Jemimah Rodrigues, Chinelle Henry, Nadine de Klerk

Hobart Hurricanes: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Linsey Smith

Melbourne Renegades: Deandra Dottin, Alice Capsey

Melbourne Stars: Amy Jones, Marizanne Kapp, Dani Gibson

Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine, Paige Schofield, Chloe Tryon

Sydney Sixers: Sophia Dunkley, Amelia Kerr, Maddy Villiers

Sydney Thunder: Heather Knight, Chamari Athapaththu, Shabnim Ismail

The third and fourth round are done together in quick succession due to a few passes.

Pick 17 - Brisbane Heat - Chinelle Henry

Pick 18 – Melbourne Renegades - Passed

Pick 19 - Sydney Thunder - Shabnim Ismail

Pick 20 – Hobart Hurricanes - Linsey Smith

Pick 21 - Perth Scorchers - Chloe Tryon

Pick 22 – Melbourne Stars - Dani Gibson

Pick 23 – Adelaide Strikers - Passed

Pick 24 – Sydney Sixers - Passed

Pick 25 – Sydney Sixers - Mady Villiers

Pick 26 - Adelaide Strikers - Tammy Beaumont

Pick 27 - Melbourne Stars - Passed

Pick 28 - Perth Scorchers - Passed

Pick 29 - Hobart Hurricanes - Passed

Pick 30 - Sydney Thunder - Passed

Pick 31 - Melbourne Renegades - Passed

Pick 32 - Brisbane Heat – (pre-signing) Nadine de Klerk

Thunder nab Shabnam Ismail low in the draft. Scorchers get the big hitting Chloe Tryon, while Tammy Beaumont will head back to Adelaide Strikers after stints at Thunder and Renegades.

Lots of pre-signings in the second round but one slight surprise with Paige Schofield taken at the Gold band.

Pick 9 - Sydney Sixers – (pre-signing) Amelia Kerr

Pick 10 - Adelaide Strikers – (pre-signing) Laura Wolvaardt

Pick 11 - Melbourne Stars – (pre-signing) Marizanne Kapp

Pick 12 – Perth Scorchers – Paige Schofield

Pick 13 – Hobart Hurricanes – (pre-signing) Nat Sciver-Brunt

Pick 14 – Sydney Thunder – (pre-signing) Chamari Athapaththu

Pick 15 - Melbourne Renegades – Alice Capsey

Pick 16 – Brisbane Heat - Passed

Brisbane pass in this round. But they have pick 17

Renegades bring back Alice Capsey who is a good like for like for the loss of Matthews, particularly with her offspin skill

The Sri Lankan star is a pre-signing

NSB is headed to Hobart as a pre-signing

Scorchers pull a surprise with England fringe batter Paige Schofield. Scorchers coach Bec Grundy saw her recently in the Australia A England A series where she scored a century and liked what she saw.

Strikers do the same with Laura Wolvaardt

Stars confirm pre-signing Marizanne Kapp at pick 11

Sixers confirm their pre-signing in Amelia Kerr

A chaotic first round that featured four retention picks used and a surprise No.1.

Pick 1 - Sydney Sixers - Sophia Dunkley

Pick 2 - Adelaide Strikers – Sophie Ecclestone

Pick 3 - Brisbane Heat – Jemimah Rodrigues

Pick 4 – Hobart Hurricanes – Danni Wyatt-Hodge

Pick 5 - Melbourne Stars – Amy Jones

Pick 6 – Sydney Thunder – Heather Knight

Pick 7 - Melbourne Renegades – Deandra Dottin

Pick 8 - Perth Scorchers – Sophie Devine

Scorchers use the last pick in the first round on their pre-signing Sophie Devine

Scorchers try again with Deandre Dottin but Melbourne Renegades retain her. No surprise after Matthews' injury.

Perth Scorchers have pick 6 and try to pick Heather Knight but Sydney Thunder use their retention pick to keep her! Scorchers have to go again

Stars take Amy Jones. Scorchers could have retained the England keeper but opt not to do so.

Stars try again with Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Hurricanes deny them again by using the retention pick!

Stars had the pick and tried to take Jemimah Rodrigues but Heat use their retention pick to retain her. Stars need to pick again

Strikers don't hesitate and pick the No.1 T20I bowler in the world

Sixers pull a surprise and opt not to take Sophie Ecclestone. They need batting depth and take Sophia Dunkley No.1!

The WBBL draft is about to get underway. Here's the full list of pre-signed players:

Adelaide Strikers: Laura Wolvaardt

Brisbane Heat: Nadine de Klerk

Hobart Hurricanes: Nat Sciver-Brunt

Melbourne Renegades: Hayley Matthews

Melbourne Stars: Marizanne Kapp

Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine

Sydney Sixers: Amelia Kerr

Sydney Thunder: Chamari Athapaththu

Here is a full recap of the BBL draft where Shaheen Shah Afridi went No.1 to Brisbane Heat.

Hurricanes also confirm that Nat Sciver-Brunt is their pre-signing ahead of the WBBL draft. That is a big get after Lizelle Lee was classed as a local player for Hurricanes following the approval of her Australian residency in 2024.

Huge news ahead of the WBBL draft in a few moments time. Hayley Matthews, Renegades pre-signing and title-winning WBBL final MVP from last season, is out of the WBBL due to shoulder surgery. That could cause chaos in the first round as Renegades have to rethink their strategy at short notice.

Adelaide Strikers: Luke Wood, Jamie Overton, Hasan Ali

Brisbane Heat: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Colin Munro, Tom Alsop

Hobart Hurricanes: Chris Jordan, Rishad Hossain, Rehan Ahmed

Melbourne Renegades: Mohammad Rizwan, Hassan Khan, Tim Seifert

Melbourne Stars: Haris Rauf, Tom Curran, Joe Clarke

Perth Scorchers: Finn Allen, Laurie Evans, David Payne

Sydney Sixers: Sam Curran, Babar Azam, Jafer Chohan

Sydney Thunder: Lockie Ferguson, Shadab Khan, Sam Billings

Some decent names have missed out including Jofra Archer, James Anderson, Zak Crawley, Liam Livingstone, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy and Reece Topley from England, Tim Southee and Kane Williamson from New Zealand, Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera, West Indies' Shamar Joseph and Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman. But many of those did not have full availability for the entire due to the ILT20 or international cricket. BBL clubs value full availability more than a lot of other competitions.

The have done rounds three and four together in quick succession. Here are the picks

Pick 17 - Perth Scorchers - Laurie Evans

Pick 18 - Melbourne Stars – Joe Clarke

Pick 19 - Sydney Sixers - Passed

Pick 20 - Hobart Hurricanes - Passed

Pick 21 - Sydney Thunder – (pre-signing) Sam Billings

Pick 22 - Melbourne Renegades – (pre-signing) Tim Seifert

Pick 23 - Adelaide Strikers – Hasan Ali

Pick 24 Brisbane Heat – Passed

Pick 25 Brisbane Heat - Tom Alsop

Pick 26 Adelaide Strikers - Passed

Pick 27 Melbourne Renegades - Passed

Pick 28 Perth Scorchers – David Payne

Pick 29 Hobart Hurricanes – Rehan Ahmed

Pick 30 Sydney Sixers – Jafer Chohan

Pick 31 Melbourne Stars - Passed

Pick 32 Sydney Thunder - Passed

Scorchers have passed in this round for salary cap reasons but have the next pick in the silver band

Stars confirm their pre-signing in round two after his brother went to Sixers

Decent pre-signing from Sixers

Bangladesh legspinner Rishad Hossain is taken by the Hurricanes like he was last year. They hope he can play this season after being withdrawn last year

Shadab goes to his fourth BBL club

Slight surprise with Renegades picking up Hassan Khan with pick 11. He has been playing with San Francisco Unicorns in the MLC

Strikers do the same with Overton.

Heat confirm their pre-signing Colin Munro with the 9th pick.

Thunder and Scorchers made a pre-draft pick swap via a trade. It means Thunder gets pick 12 in the second round and Scorchers get pick 16. Scorchers importantly get 17, the first of the third round which gives them first access to the silver category players, and Thunder get pick 21.

1 Heat – Shaheen Shah Afridi 2 Stars – Haris Rauf (Retention pick) 3 Strikers – Luke Wood 4 Renegades – Mohammad Rizwan 5 Scorchers – (pre-signing) Finn Allen 6 Hurricanes – (pre-signing) Chris Jordan 7 Sixers – Sam Curran 8 Thunder – Lockie Ferguson

Thunder retain the air speed of Lockie Ferguson.

Sixers take England allrounder Sam Curran. His brother is a pre-signing with Stars. Curran will only be available post the ILT20 in early January.

Hurricanes do the same with Chris Jordan

Scorchers put pre-signing Finn Allen in the Platinum category

Rizwan will play in the BBL for the first time with Renegades

A surprise from Strikers to take the England left-armer as a Platinum pick

Strikers pick Haris Rauf but Stars use their retention pick to keep him! Strikers will pick again

Heat take Shaheen Shah Afridi. No shock. What an attack with Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett and Michael Neser.

This year, each club across both competitions was allowed to pre-sign one overseas player ahead of the draft, and on a multiyear deal if they wanted. Here's a reminder of who has gone where:

Adelaide Strikers: Laura Wolvaardt, Jamie Overton

Brisbane Heat: Nadine de Klerk, Colin Munro

Hobart Hurricanes: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Chris Jordan

Melbourne Renegades: Tim Seifert

Melbourne Stars: Marizanne Kapp, Tom Curran

Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine, Finn Allen

Sydney Sixers: Amelia Kerr, Babar Azam

Sydney Thunder: Chamari Athapaththu, Sam Billings

There are a heap of big names in the BBL nominations list and it has been dominated by Pakistan players given they will have full availability for the entire BBL. Shaheen Shah Afridi had nominated for the first time and almost every club would love to have him. Mohammad Rizwan is another in the mix. Babar Azam has already signed with Sydney Sixers. There's plenty of of name England players as well including Jofra Archer and James Anderson. Who will go number one? Brisbane Heat have the first pick shortly.