The upcoming WBBL and BBL drafts will be held on Thursday, June 19, with WBBL starting at 4pm AEST, followed immediately by the BBL. Teams will go through four rounds of selection based on player categories: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The draft order was decided via a weighted lottery in April, with the Sydney Sixers getting the first pick in WBBL and Brisbane Heat leading the BBL draft.
How It Works and Notable Players
Each team must draft at least two overseas players in addition to pre-signed ones. Clubs can also retain one player from last season. Over 600 international players have registered interest, including Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Jofra Archer, Kane Williamson, and Jemimah Rodrigues. Salary bands range from $40K to $110K in WBBL and up to $420K in BBL, based on player category and availability.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒚𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑩𝑩𝑳 𝒃𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝑫𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒏.
Season Timeline and Expectations
The WBBL will run from late October to early December, while the BBL starts mid-December and ends in late January. Despite overlaps with ILT20 and SA20, Cricket Australia remains hopeful that more players will be available throughout the season, especially during the finals.
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