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    WBBL 2023 Overseas Players Draft Nominees List – UPDATED

    WBBL 2023 Overseas Players Draft: The WBBL 2023 overseas player draft will be staged on September 3 at 3:00 PM AEST. The WBBL 2023 Overseas Player Draft will be broadcast on Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports on the event day.

    WBBL 2023 Overseas Players Draft

    WBBL 2023 Overseas Players Draft: As per WBBL 2023 schedule, the first match of the season will be played between Sydney Sixers Women and Melbourne Stars Women at North Sydney Oval, Sydney. A total of 57 matches will be played during the WBBL 2023 edition with the final game on December 2.

    WBBL teams will have the opportunity to pick up to a total of 3 overseas stars through the draft, with a retention pick allowing them to secure one of their WBBL|08 key players. The draft process is expected to mirror the BBL’s draft introduced last summer.

    The late announcement of the WBBL draft creates concerns about its overlap with the Women’s Premier League (WPL), scheduled to take place around the Diwali period this year.

    WBBL 2023 Overseas Players Draft Nominees List

    WBBL 2023 Overseas Players Draft Nominees: The introduction of the draft system will have a notable impact on star-studded teams like the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers, who have enjoyed success in previous seasons.

    These teams will need to carefully strategize their selections and utilize the retention pick wisely to retain their core players. With the opportunity to sign up to three overseas players, teams will aim to strike a balance between international talent and local strength to maintain their competitiveness in the league.

    CHECKWBBL 2023 Draft Date For Overseas Players with Salary Band, Selection Order

    Players will be put into four categories: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The players themselves can choose to enter the Gold, Silver, or Bronze band. Platinum players will be decided by Cricket Australia based on the nominations.

    Platinum 

    A total of 25 players have been elevated to Platinum status ahead of the WBBL 2023 Draft. Check out the Platinum tyre status players below with their nationality.

    Player Country
    Chamari Athapaththu Sri Lanka
    Lauren Bell England
    Tazmin Brits South Africa
    Alice Capsey England
    Kate Cross England
    Nida Dar Pakistan
    Sophie Devine New Zealand
    Deandra Dottin West Indies
    Richa Ghosh India
    Sarah Glenn England
    Shabnim Ismail South Africa
    Marizanne Kapp South Africa
    Harmanpreet Kaur India
    Amelia Kerr New Zealand
    Heather Knight England
    Hayley Matthews West Indies
    Nonkululeko Mlaba South Africa
    Jemimah Rodrigues India
    Deepti Sharma India
    Stafanie Taylor West Indies
    Chloe Tryon South Africa
    Pooja Vastrakar India
    Laura Wolvaardt South Africa
    Issy Wong England
    Danni Wyatt England

     

    Check out the full list of WBBL 2023 Draft nominees below with their nationality and Retention Rights below:

    Player Country Retention Rights
    Jahanara Alam Bangladesh None
    Georgia Adams England None
    Emily Arlott England None
    Hollie Armitage England None
    Hannah Baker England None
    Tammy Beaumont England None
    Lauren Bell England None
    Maia Bouchier England None
    Alice Capsey England Stars
    Kate Cross England None
    Naomi Dattani England None
    Freya Davies England None
    Sophia Dunkley England None
    Katie George England None
    Dani Gibson England None
    Sarah Glenn England None
    Kirstie Gordon England None
    Bess Heath England Stars
    Amy Jones England None
    Eve Jones England Renegades
    Marie Kelly England None
    Heather Knight England Thunder
    Emma Lamb England None
    Katie Levick England None
    Kalea Moore England None
    Fi Morris England None
    Grace Scrivens England None
    Seren Smale England None
    Sophia Smale England None
    Bryony Smith England None
    Linsey Smith England None
    Eleanor Threlkeld England None
    Mady Villiers England None
    Lauren Winfield-Hill England Stars
    Issy Wong England Hurricanes
    Danni Wyatt England Heat
    Kary Chan Hong Kong None
    Yastika Bhatia India None
    Harmanpreet Kaur India Renegades
    Harleen Deol India None
    Hurley Gala India None
    Richa Ghosh India None
    Mannat Kashyap India None
    Amanjot Kaur India None
    Veda Krishnamurthy India None
    Shikha Pandey India None
    Shreyanka Patil India None
    Sneh Rana India None
    Jemimah Rodrigues India Stars
    Meghana Sabbineni India None
    Deepti Sharma India None
    Meghna Singh India None
    Renuka Thakur India None
    Pooja Vastrakar India Heat
    Radha Yadav India None
    Laura Delany Ireland None
    Gaby Lewis Ireland None
    Orla Prendergast Ireland None
    Sterre Kallis Netherlands None
    Suzie Bates New Zealand None
    Bernadine Bezuidenhout New Zealand None
    Eden Carson New Zealand None
    Sophie Devine New Zealand Scorchers
    Kate Ebrahim New Zealand None
    Maddy Green New Zealand Scorchers
    Hayley Jensen New Zealand Hurricanes
    Xara Jetly New Zealand None
    Fran Jonas New Zealand None
    Leigh Kasperek New Zealand None
    Amelia Kerr New Zealand Heat
    Jessica Kerr New Zealand Heat
    Rosemary Mair New Zealand None
    Nensi Patel New Zealand None
    Molly Penfold New Zealand None
    Lea Tahuhu New Zealand Thunder
    Jess Watkin New Zealand None
    Aiman Anwar Pakistan None
    Nida Dar Pakistan None
    Iram Javed Pakistan None
    Fatima Sana Pakistan None
    Syeda Aroob Shah Pakistan None
    Kaia Arua Papua New Guinea None
    Sibona Jimmy Papua New Guinea None
    Tanya Ruma Papua New Guinea None
    Isabel Toua Papua New Guinea None
    Abtaha Maqsood Scotland None
    Anneke Bosche South Africa None
    Tazmin Brits South Africa None
    Nadine de Klerk South Africa Heat
    Annerie Dercksen South Africa None
    Mignon du Preez South Africa None
    Shabnim Ismail South Africa Renegades
    Sinalo Jafta South Africa None
    Marizanne Kapp South Africa Scorchers
    Michaela Kirk South Africa None
    Masbata Klaas South Africa None
    Lizelle Lee South Africa None
    Sune Luus South Africa None
    Eliz-Mari Marx South Africa None
    Nonkululeko Mlaba South Africa None
    Robyn Searle South Africa None
    Chloe Tryon South Africa Thunder
    Faye Tunnicliffe South Africa None
    Jane Winster South Africa None
    Laura Wolvaardt South Africa Strikers
    Chamari Athapaththu Sri Lanka Renegades
    Esha Oza UAE None
    Theertha Satish UAE None
    Tara Norris USA None
    Shamilia Connell West Indies None
    Deandra Dottin West Indies Strikers
    Afy Fletcher West Indies None
    Chinelle Henry West Indies None
    Qiana Joseph West Indies None
    Hayley Matthews West Indies Renegades
    Anisa Mohammed West Indies None
    Karishma Ramharack West Indies None
    Shakera Selman West Indies None
    Stafanie Taylor West Indies Strikers
    Mary-Anne Musonda Zimbabwe None
    Kelis Ndhlovu Zimbabwe None

     

    UPDATES

    • Dane van Niekerk withdraws from the WBBL 2023 Overseas draft.
    • Piepa Cleary joins Perth Scorchers for another two years.
    • Melbourne Renegades signed Jess Duffin for the WBBL09.
    • Indian opening batter Smriti Mandhana opted out of WBBL 2023 to focus on domestic games.
    • England’s Sophie Ecclestone dislocated her right shoulder during The Hundreds and was ruled out of the WBBL 2023.
    • WBBL 2023: Ellyse Perry re-signs with Sydney Sixers

    WBBL 2023 Draft Players’ Salary Band

    In the WBBL, Platinum players will earn AUD$110,000 to be paid by the clubs from the AUD$732,000 salary cap.

    • Platinum – AUD 110,000
    • Gold – AUD 90,000
    • Silver – AUD 65,000
    • Bronze – AUD 40,000
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