IPL-linked Sunrisers Leeds sign Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed for £190,000
All-rounder James Coles, 21, fetches auction-high £390,000 from London Spirit
Welsh Fire sign Jordan Cox and Joe Root for £300,000 and £240,000
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Manchester Super Giants have added a left-handed batting option to their line up in Leus du Plooy.
He is capable of batting throughout the order and should compliment strong right-handed batters already signed in Jos Buttler, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen.
Image source, Getty ImagesTom Abell made his Hundred debut with Birmingham Phoenix in 2021 and has been representing Welsh Fire since 2023.
But there is no interest for the top-order batter in today's auction.
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Great to see both of the Currans back at the Oval for 2026. Looking good for the defending champions so far.
Elise, Letchworth
Image source, Getty ImagesHeavy spenders Manchester Super Giants go again - this time for Middlesex captain Leus du Plooy.
The South African-born batter, who has been with Southern Brave since 2023, will play at Old Trafford in 2026 after Super Giants sign him for £120,000.
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Joe Clarke has struggled in the Hundred, averaging just 21 with a 130 strike-rate across the previous five seasons.
However, he returns to Birmingham Phoenix off the back of his best Hundred campaign last season for the Edgbaston-based franchise, scoring 229 runs at an average of 28 while striking at 153.
MI London
Image source, Getty ImagesMI London head coach Kieron Pollard on signing Tom Curran: "Experienced guy who has grown up playing at the Kia Oval.
"His numbers are suitably fantastic. I think we had no choice today!
"Again, we have some more strategies that we are looking to execute. So far, it has been good."
Image source, Getty ImagesJoe Clarke is the first Tier 2 batter to go under the hammer.
He's played for Manchester Originals, Welsh Fire and Birmingham Phoenix before
And there is considerable interest for the 29-year-old in the room and it's Birmingham Phoenix who secure him for £85,000.
We are back under way in the auction after a short break.
Now, we move on to the Tier 2 batters.
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MSG are building an unreal team. Power at the top and in the middle, mystery spin and highly skilled fast bowlers. One to watch!
Jamie, East Sussex
Image source, Getty ImagesThe first auction of its kind in a major British sport saw the Hundred create some of the highest paid sportswomen in the UK yesterday.
As a result of the investment made in the Hundred by sales of stakes in the eight teams, women's salaries have increased immensely, with many deals outstripping the maximum £65,000 on offer 12 months ago.
All-rounder Danielle Gibson, pace bowler Issy Wong and 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman received deals in excess of £100,000 in the inaugural Hundred auction.
In the auction, the English youngsters were among the top buys at Piccadilly Lights in London.
The biggest bids in Wednesday's auction, along with fees agreed in pre-signings before the auction, make the players involved among the highest-paid sportswomen in the UK.
Overseas players also commanded huge fees in the auction, with Australia wicketkeeper Beth Mooney and former New Zealand captain Sophie Devine bought for £210,000 by Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire respectively.
Gibson, 24, went for £190,000 to Sunrisers Leeds despite suffering with a back injury in recent times, while 23-year-old Wong was bought for £130,000 by Southern Brave.
But it was the £105,000 deal for Corteen-Coleman that caught the eye, providing a huge jump in her £12,500 wage in last year's competition.
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Love the Welsh Fire top four so far, but we need some gun bowlers. Gus Atkinson would've been a steal!
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Image source, The HundredManchester Super Giants and Welsh Fire have been the biggest spenders at The Hundred auction today.
Both the teams only have less than £500,000 left in their bank now.
Trent Rockets, meanwhile, have only made one signing so far - that of Finn Allen for £160,000.
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Great to see Usman Tariq in the spotlight! Judging off these signings, could this be the most exciting Hundred season yet?
Declan, Wiltshire
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CricViz analyst
Usman Tariq could prove to be a bargain for Birmingham Phoenix even at £140,000.
In the past two years he's taken 78 wickets in 47 T20 matches at an average of just 16 while conceding at 1.15 runs per ball.
His unique bowling action could prove particularly troublesome to non-international batters who are yet to face him in a game.
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The signing of Jonny Bairstow is a real statement of intent by London Spirit. I'm hopeful Spirit can obtain a few more signature of a similar calibre.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWest Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and Bangaldesh's Rishad Hossain go unsold.
It means only one of the four Tier 1 spin bowlers have been picked up the franchises here.
Image source, Getty ImagesPakistan mystery spinner Usman Tariq will indeed light up The Hundred this season.
He joins Birmingham Phoenix, who fights off competition from Trent Rockets, with a winning bid of £140,000.
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MSG picked up an absolute steal there getting Gus Atkinson for £70k, fast bowler when can more than pick a bat up. I'd have liked him at Headingley.
Andy, Manchester