Fatima Sana will become the first Pakistan player to feature in the women’s Hundred this year after she was signed by Birmingham Phoenix in Thursday’s wildcard draft, ESPNcricinfo can reveal.
Sana, the Pakistan allrounder and captain, has filled the Phoenix’s fourth overseas spot which was vacated when Cricket Australia withdrew Lucy Hamilton to manage her workload. Sana will earn the Hundred’s minimum salary – £15,000 (5.6 million PKR approx.), though her availability may be limited by Pakistan’s scheduled tour to Sri Lanka (which runs from July 23 to August 4).
Her selection comes the morning after her stellar all-round performance in Pakistan’s defeat to South Africa at Edgbaston, the Phoenix’s home ground. Sana top-scored with 55 not out off 38 balls from No. 8, then took 3 for 16 as South Africa snuck home with two wickets in hand.
Two other players involved in the Women’s T20 World Cup earned deals in Thursday’s wildcard draft, which saw each franchise sign two men’s and two women’s players on the minimum salary to complete their squads; Scotland openers Darcey Carter and Katherine Fraser were signed by Sunrisers Leeds and Southern Brave respectively, and both qualify as local players.
The Hundred runs from July 21 to August 16 this summer, which is the first season since private investors assumed partial or full control of franchises following the sale of stakes in teams early last year.
Men’s Hundred wildcards (£31,000)
Welsh Fire: Jordan Clark, Dillon Pennington
Southern Brave: Manny Lumsden, Saif Zaib
The Manchester Super Giants: James Sales, Adam Finch
London Spirit: Henry Crocombe, Kiran Carlson
Birmingham Phoenix: Tom Helm, Sean Dickson
MI London: Eddie Jack, Sebastian Morgan
Sunrisers Leeds: Matty Revis, Charlie Allison
Trent Rockets: Ben Raine, Ben Sanderson.
Women’s Hundred wildcards (£15,000)
Birmingham Phoenix: Mary Taylor, Fatima Sana
Welsh Fire: Niamh Fiona Holland, Georgia Davis
London Spirit: Trudy Johnson, Liv Barnes
Trent Rockets: Amu Surenkumar, Eve Jones
The Manchester Super Giants: Mia Rogers, Beth Langston
MI London: Kate Coppack, Francesca Sweet
Southern Brave: Naomi Dattani, Katherine Fraser
Sunrisers Leeds: Darcey Carter, Sophia Turner.
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