Proteas wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen has quickly become a big name player and will now get his chance in The Hundred.
The big-hitting batsman made headlines last week when he smashed the fourth fastest ODI century for South Africa. It was an innings which not only levelled the series and all but secured a prolonged spell in the national side, but it also proved lucrative.
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Klaasen goes big
The innings – an unbeaten 119 off just 61 balls – against the West Indies saw Klaasen picked to play for the Oval Invincibles in the 2023 edition of The Hundred.
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Klaasen is one of several men’s players to feature in the 100 ball per side event.
Fellow Proteas player Wayne Parnell was retained by the Northern Superchargers for this season.
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Roelof van der Merwe rolled back the clock during the SA20 as he helped the Sunrisers Eastern Cape win the first playing and now the 38-year-old will play for the Welsh Fire. Last season, the spinner played for the Northern Superchargers.
Joburg Super Kings batsman Leus du Plooy will play for the Southern Brave.
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Proteas Women in the mix too
In the women’s event, the follow have been selected, as reported by SA Cricket Mag:
Shabnim Ismail (Welsh Fire)
Laura Wolvaardt (Manchester Originals)
Chloe Tryon (Southern Brave)
Marizanne Kapp (Oval Invincibles)
Lizelle Lee (Trent Rockets)
Dané van Niekerk (Oval Invincibles)
Who is joining SA’s Klaasen in The Hundred?
Welsh Fire
Retained: Jonny Bairstow (central contract), Joe Clarke, Ollie Pope, David Payne, Jake Ball, George Scrimshaw
Draft picks: Tom Abell, David Willey, Shaheen Afridi, Glenn Phillips, Haris Rauf, Roelof van der Merwe, Stevie Eskinazi, Dan Douthwaite
Southern Brave
Retained: Jofra Archer (central contract), James Vince, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Finn Allen, George Garton, James Fuller, Alex Davies, Joe Weatherley
Draft picks: Leus du Plooy, Tim David, Devon Conway
Northern Superchargers
Retained: Ben Stokes (central contract), Adil Rashid, Harry Brook, Adam Lyth, Adam Hose, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, David Wiese, Wayne Parnell, Callum Parkinson
Draft picks: Reece Topley, Tom Banton, Michael Bracewell, Bas de Leede
Oval Invincibles
Retained: Sam Curran (central contract), Sunil Narine, Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson, Danny Briggs, Nathan Sowter
Draft picks: Heinrich Klaasen, Ross Whiteley, Ihsanullah
Birmingham Phoenix
Retained: Chris Woakes (central contract), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan, Adam Milne, Benny Howell, Will Smeed, Kane Richardson, Tom Helm, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley
Draft picks: Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Miles Hammond
London Spirit
Retained: Mark Wood (central contract), Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Ellis, Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence, Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara
Draft picks: Mitchell Marsh, Olly Stone, Michael Pepper
Manchester Originals
Retained: Jos Buttler (central contract), Wanindu Hasaranga, Phil Salt, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter, Josh Little, Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby, Mitchell Stanley
Draft picks: Laurie Evans, Ashton Turner, Josh Tongue
Trent Rockets
Retained: Joe Root (central contract), Rashid Khan, Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood, Colin Munro, Sam Cook, Daniel Sams, Samit Patel, Matt Carter
Draft picks: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sam Hain, Brad Wheal
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