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Perth Scorchers will take pick six into the KFC Big Bash League Draft next month, after the order of selections was recently confirmed.
Two weighted lotteries were undertaken on Wednesday, 20 July, which saw Perth secure picks 14 (second round), 19 (third round) and 30 (fourth round), in addition to the Club’s first-round selection.
Cricket Australia has also confirmed the Draft will be held on Sunday, 28 August, and broadcast on Fox Cricket, following Australia’s Dettol ODI Series clash with Zimbabwe in Townsville.
Over 170 players have nominated for the Draft to date, including title-winning Scorchers batter Colin Munro. All players announced are below, with the remainder to be announced in the coming weeks.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan, Qais Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Waqarullah Ishaq, Izharulhaq Naveed, Naveen Ul Haq Murid, Hazratullah Zazai
New Zealand: Colin Munro, Todd Astle
South Africa: Faf du Plessis, Marchant de Lange, Rilee Rossouw, David Wiese (also Namibia)
West Indies: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sheldon Cottrell, Chemar Holder, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Anderson Phillip, Khary Pierre, Ravi Rampaul, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Tion Webster, Nyeem Young
Perth Scorchers MBBL squad: Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matt Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye
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The Perth Scorchers are an Australian men’s Twenty20 cricket team competing in the Big Bash League. Based in Perth, Western Australia, they wear an orange uniform and play their home games at Perth Stadium.
