South Africa's Bavuma signs up for Belgium T20 leaguepublished at 22:42 GMT 16 March
22:42 GMT 16 March
Timothy Abraham BBC Sport Journalist
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South Africa Test and one-day captain Temba Bavuma and ex-England internationals Dawid Malan and Ravi Bopara have signed up to play in a men's T20 league being staged in Belgium this summer.
BBC Sport understands the trio have all been pre-signed for the EUT20 Belgium, a five-team tournament which will be played on the outskirts of Brussels from 6 to 14 June.
Bauvma has no international commitments with South Africa between March and October and has been signed to play for the Ghent Gladiators.
The 35-year-old has featured in 66 Tests and 55 one-day internationals for South Africa. He played the last of 36 T20 internationals for the Proteas in 2023.
Malan, 38, has been signed by the Brussels team but will only be available from 8 June due to T20 Blast commitments with Gloucestershire.
Bopara, 40, is yet to sign a T20 deal with a county for the 2026 season so in theory is available to feature in the whole event.
Other notable pre-signings include former West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, who will represent the Antwerp Anchors, while ex-South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen will turn out for JB Bruges.
All of the matches at the EUT20 will be played at the 12 Stars Cricket Club Hofstade near Brussels.
A draft to allocate the remaining players to the teams will take place in the Belgian capital on 24 March.
The EUT20 is founded by an Indian-backed group called Destino Legends Sports LLC, in partnership with Cricket Belgium, with former India international Zaheer Khan among the team owners.
Belgium are an Associate member of the ICC and are currently 45th in the global governing body's T20 rankings.
England World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan is an ambassador for the tournament which has no connection to the European T20 Premier League being played in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands later in the year.
The Hundred auction: Five young men's players to watchpublished at 19:21 GMT 8 March
19:21 GMT 8 March
Kieran Parmley CricViz analyst
The Hundred's inaugural player auction will be held in London on 11 and 12 March.
The auction for the men's Hundred takes place on Thursday, with 247 players on the list.
Here are five young domestic talents to watch out for in the auction.
James Coles - age: 21, right-hand bat, left-arm spin
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Sussex all-rounder James Coles looks to be an England player in the making.
Across 29 T20 innings since the start of 2025, Coles has averaged 32 with the bat while striking at 156, an exceptional record while batting in the middle order. Coles is a slightly stronger player of spin than pace, averaging 38 against spin while striking at 162, a unique skillset for a local player in the men's Hundred.
Coles is also a more than capable left-arm spinner, taking 28 wickets at 26 with an economy rate of 8.18 since the start of last year.
Thomas Rew - age: 18, right-hand bat, wicketkeeper
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At this year's Under-19 World Cup, England captain Thomas Rew made a century in the semi-final win over Australia and amassed 330 runs across the campaign, at an average of 66, while striking at 105.
The Somerset man scored about as quickly against spin (108 strike rate) as pace (100), with high averages against both. Rew's strength square of the wicket against spin was his most noticeable skill, helped by his ability to cut and reverse sweep. His glovework is a bonus, too. No keeper was involved in move dismissals at the Under-19 World Cup than Rew's 14.
Despite coming into the auction with just three T20 games to his name, Rew's upside as a future star should ensure plenty of interest.
Sonny Baker - age: 22, right-arm fast
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Sonny Baker made his Hundred debut in 2022 at just 19 years old, featuring in three matches for Southern Brave. However, a mixture of recurring stress fractures and a drop in form limited his appearances until his return for Manchester Originals in last year's competition.
Only Jofra Archer and Riley Meredith registered more deliveries over 87mph than Baker during the 2025 men's Hundred, which helped lead to an one-day international debut against South Africa in Leeds in September.
It's not just raw pace Baker has to offer - with the new ball he's capable of swinging the ball both ways, while at the death he mixes up his length alongside the occasional slower ball to keep batters guessing.
Scott Currie - age: 24, right-arm fast-medium
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Scott Currie has been exceptional across the last two Hundred campaigns, taking 16 wickets at an average of 22, while conceding 1.45 runs per ball. He impressed for the England Lions this winter, picking up six wickets in their three matches against Pakistan Shaheens in the United Arab Emirates.
Currie's ability to vary his pace to deceive batters is his biggest weapon. His quick deliveries have been clocked above 85mph, while his off-cutters drop to as slow as 70mph.
Currie has taken eight wickets with deliveries under 75mph in The Hundred, coming at an average of just 16, while his economy rate drops to 1.34 runs per ball. Only Sam Curran and David Payne have taken more wickets with slower balls than Currie across the last two Hundreds.
Asa Tribe - age: 21, right-hand bat
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Asa Tribe is yet to make an appearance in The Hundred, but his all-format performances for Glamorgan last summer, coupled with strong outings for England Lions during the winter, should warrant plenty of interest this time around.
Given the possible lack of lower-order domestic batting options, Tribe's average of 38 while striking at 153 as a number six batter is more than healthy compared to his peers. He showcased his ability for quick cameos in the SA20 during the winter, with scores of 51 off 34 and 30* off 16.
Tribe strikes at nearly 200 when hitting down the ground against pace, a strong skillset considering the short straight boundaries that are often in play during Hundred matches.
The Hundred auction: Five young women's players to watchpublished at 19:20 GMT 8 March
19:20 GMT 8 March
Kieran Parmley CricViz analyst
The Hundred's inaugural player auction will be held in London on 11 and 12 March.
The auction for the women's Hundred takes place on Wednesday, with 178 players on the list.
Here are five young domestic talents to watch out for in the auction.
Davina Perrin - age: 19, right-handed batter
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Davina Perrin was the emerging star of last year's women's Hundred, smashing a century in just 42 balls in the Eliminator for eventual winners Northern Superchargers. Only Deandra Dottin (38 balls for West Indies against South Africa, 2010) has registered a faster century in women's T20s.
As you'd expect from a young batter, Perrin does lack consistency, failing to pass the 15 in nine of her 14 innings in The Hundred to date. But her capability to win games should more than make up for it - she also scored 72* off 40 against Trent Rockets last season, effectively sealing two victories in 2025 for the Superchargers.
Prospective franchises could slightly shift her role to allow her to face more spin than pace. In The Hundred she averages 33 against spin, while striking at 146, compared to a 24 average against pace, striking at 121.
Tilly Corteen-Coleman - age: 18, left-arm spin
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Tilly Corteen-Coleman made her name as The Hundred's youngest appearance maker, representing Southern Brave at just 16 years old in 2024. The left-arm spinner has excelled ever since, taking 17 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 20, while conceding 1.14 runs per ball.
Corteen-Coleman is a strong powerplay operator, averaging just 16 in the first 25 balls of the innings, with an economy rate of 1.13 runs per ball. While she isn't a big turner of the ball, opposing batters find Corteen-Coleman's stump-to-stump bowling tricky to get away, with nearly 40% of her powerplay deliveries projecting to hit the stumps.
The former Southern Brave bowler has a much better record away that at home in The Hundred, which should encourage prospective franchises. Her average of 31 at Southampton drops to 14 in away games.
Issy Wong - age: 23, right-arm fast
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Issy Wong had her best Hundred campaign last time out, taking eight wickets at an average of 27, while conceding 1.32 runs per ball. Perhaps more importantly she played in all nine of London Spirit's matches, after being in and out of the Birmingham Phoenix team in the two seasons prior.
Wong was back to near full speed last year, bowling 65 deliveries over the 70mph during the 2025 Hundred, bettered by only Shabnim Ismail (96 balls) and Lauren Filer (89).
Wong's development of her slower ball has added to her armoury - during last year's Hundred she conceded just 43 runs off her 36 deliveries clocked below 60mph and has dropped down as low as 48mph.
Grace Scrivens - age: 22, left-hand bat, off-spin
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Former England Under-19 captain Grace Scrivens made her Hundred debut in 2022 for London Spirit, before switching to Trent Rockets in 2024. Now at 22 she has 23 appearances in The Hundred and is fresh from a successful stint in New Zealand's Super Smash, playing for Central Hinds.
A left-handed opener, Scrivens provides her team with a solid start, averaging 22 at a run-a-ball in the powerplay with a preference for facing spin, striking at 118 against spinners since making the move to Trent Bridge.
Scriven's bowling is becoming more of a factor in recent years. She had a brilliant spell in the Super Smash, taking 12 wickets in five games, at an average of just 10. With that added skill, she will be sought after in the auction.
Hannah Baker - age: 22, leg-spin
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Hannah Baker had a breakthrough year in 2023 after moving from Welsh Fire to Birmingham Phoenix and cementing her place in the starting line-up. Her performance in 2023 (six wicket, average 20.2) earned her a call up to England A and the senior one-day side in 2024.
In the 2025 Hundred, Baker was bowling slower than ever, averaging 45.7mph through the tournament, leading to huge amounts of spin - 3.3° on average. No English spinner spun the ball more than Baker in last year's competition.
This led to eight wickets in as many games, making her the leading wicket-taker among English wrist-spinners in the competition.
Multan Sultans return to PSL after Stallionz buyoutpublished at 11:55 GMT 3 March
11:55 GMT 3 March
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Former champions Multan Sultans have returned to the Pakistan Super League after new franchise Sialkot Stallionz was purchased.
Stallionz were purchased in January but have been taken over by a new investor and renamed as Multan Sultans.
Sultans were a franchise in last year's competition, but the Pakistan Cricket Board had a dispute with owner Ali Khan Tareen, who decided not to renew his ownership when it ended between seasons.
Stallionz had appointed former Australia Test captain Tim Paine as their inaugural head coach and had signed Australia batter Steve Smith pre-auction.
They also signed Australia's Josh Phillipe, Ashton Turner and Peter Siddle and South Arica's Tabraiz Shamsi at the auction.
Their Pakistan players include Sahibzada Farhan, who is the leading run-scorer after the Super 8 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup, and Test captain Shan Masood.
The 2026 PSL is set to start on 26 March but no schedule has been released.
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