The T20 Blast group stage gets underway on May 30 with the final taking place in September. Here are all the overseas players currently signed up for the competition.
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* Selected in a provisional squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 (June-July) or Pakistan’s T20I squad vs England
Birmingham Bears
* Hasan Ali (entire tournament) – The Pakistan seamer has played 50 T20Is, averaging 23 with the ball.
Aamir Jamal (group stage) – Jamal is a seam bowling all-rounder who made his name against Australia over the winter.
Derbyshire Falcons
Blair Tickner (until July 4) – Capable of hitting 90mph, the Kiwi has taken over 100 T20 wickets.
* Mohammad Amir (group stage) – The Pakistan seamer will join Derbyshire as the third English county he’s played for, and brings pace and skill with his left-arm seam.
Daryn Dupavillon (entire tournament) – Dupavillon a tall seamer with 75 T20 wickets and two ODI appearances for the Proteas.
Durham
Ashton Turner (entire tournament) – The Australian all-rounder is a big hitting middle order batter, who bowls some handy off-spin as well.
David Beddingham (entire tournament) – Debuting for South Africa over the winter, Beddingham has played at Durham since 2020.
Essex Eagles
Daniel Sams (entire tournament) – Sams first signed for Essex two seasons ago, but the all-rounder has played all around the world.
Simon Harmer (entire tournament) – Formerly a Kolpak player, the South African off-spinner captained Essex to their maiden Blast victory in 2019.
Glamorgan
Marnus Labuschagne (entire tournament) – Despite being more well-known for his red-ball skills, Labuschagne will be an important addition to Glamorgan’s T20 side this summer.
Colin Ingram (entire tournament) – An experienced batter who has played over 340 T20s; this is his tenth year at Glamorgan.
Gloucestershire
Beau Webster (entire tournament) – Webster is an Australian all-rounder who bowls right-arm medium.
Cameron Bancroft (entire tournament) – An opening batter who has represented Australia in both Tests and T20Is.
Zafar Gohar (entire tournament) – The left-arm spinner averages 23 with the ball in T20s.
Hampshire Hawks
Ben McDermott (entire tournament) – This will be the gloveman’s third successive campaign with Hampshire.
Michael Neser (until July 3) – The Australian is a seam bowler and a useful lower-order batter, he played for Glamorgan last year.
* Naveen-ul-Haq (from July 6) – The 24-year-old is an Afghanistan seamer who has 186 T20 wickets.
Kent Spitfires
Xavier Bartlett (until end of June) – The Australian quick won BBL13 with Brisbane Heat and was named as their player of the tournament.
Beyers Swanepoel (entire tournament) – A fast-bowling all-rounder from South Africa.
Charlie Stobo (entire tournament) – Stobo is a tall medium-fast bowler who won the Sheffield Shield with Western Australia over the winter.
Wes Agar (group stage) – The Australian seam bowler joined Kent last year and took seven wickets in the 2023 competition.
Lancashire Lightning
Tom Bruce (entire tournament) – A middle-order batter who has played 17 T20Is for New Zealand.
Chris Green (entire tournament) – The off-spinner has played in competitions all around the world and has 164 T20 wickets.
Leicestershire Foxes
Wiaan Mulder (entire tournament) – The South African all-rounder was crucial in the Foxes’ One Day Cup victory last summer.
Peter Handscomb (entire tournament) – This will be the Aussie batter’s second season with Leicestershire.
Middlesex
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks
Sikandar Raza (entire tournament) – The Zimbabwe captain has over 200 T20 appearances under his belt and will be dangerous with both bat and ball.
Matthew Breetzke (entire tournament) – Breetzke has played three T20Is for South Africa with a strike rate of almost 150.
Notts Outlaws
Ben Lister (until July 3) – Lister is a left-arm seamer from New Zealand with 11 T20I wickets.
Fazalhaq Farooqi (from July 5) – The Afghan quick has 92 T20 wickets and is just 23 years old.
Dane Patterson (entire tournament) – This will be the South African seamer’s fourth season at the Outlaws.
Will Young (entire tournament) – A Kiwi batter who has played over 100 T20s.
Somerset
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Surrey
Sean Abbott (until June 26) – Returning for his third season at Surrey, Abbott is a seam bowling all-rounder.
Spencer Johnson (until June 21) – Impressing in last year’s Hundred for the Invincibles, he is a quick left-arm quick from Australia.
Sussex Sharks
Daniel Hughes (entire tournament) – The Australian is a top order batter and has played over 100 T20s.
Jayden Seales (until June 8) – Starting well in the County Championship, the West Indian is an exciting young seamer.
Nathan McAndrew (entire tournament) – An Australian seamer who has almost 60 T20 wickets.
Worcestershire Rapids
Usama Mir (entire tournament) – The Pakistan leg-spinner had an average of 17 in last years Blast for the Rapids.
Nathan Smith (entire tournament) – The New Zealand seamer has 51 T20 appearances and an average of 22 with the ball.
Yorkshire Vikings
Donovan Ferreira (entire tournament) – The 25-year-old South African is a true all-rounder, being able to bat, keep wicket and bowl off-spin.
Shan Masood (entire tournament) – The Pakistan Test captain averages over 30 in T20Is.
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