Since its inception in 2011, the Big Bash League in Australia has emerged as one of the more well-established franchise-based T20 tournaments. While it has slipped down the pecking order a bit over the years in the men's game, the Women's Big Bash League remains one of the best, if not the best, in the game.

For the 2024/25 season , the women's tournament will take place from October 27 to December 1, following the conclusion of the Women's T20 World Cup. The men's tournament will start on December 15, with the final scheduled for January 27.

The player draft for both the men's and women's competitions took place on September 1. International stars who have signed up so far include Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Shamar Joseph, Shadab Khan, Shabnim Ismail, Lockie Ferguson and Laura Wolvaardt, among others.

After the draft, here is how the squads shape up so far. Players marked in underline are those occupying an overseas slot in the squad.

Last updated on September 1, 1:20pm IST

Adelaide Strikers

Men's team

Retained: James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Chris Lynn, Lloyd Pope, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald

Signed: Jordan Buckingham, Ollie Pope, Alex Ross

Drafted: Jamie Overton, Fabian Allen

Women's team

Retained: Jemma Barsby, Darcie Brown, Katie Mack, Tahlia McGrath, Bridget Patterson, Maddie Penna, Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Anesu Mushangwe

Signed: Eleanor Larosa, Smriti Mandhana

Drafted: Laura Wolvaardt, Orla Prendergast

Brisbane Heat

Men's team

Retained: Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Nathan McSweeney, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson

Signed: Callum Vidler

Drafted: Paul Walter, Tom Alsop

Women's team

Retained: Lucy Hamilton, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Ellie Johnston, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne

Signed: Bonnie Berry, Sianna Ginger, Mikayla Wrigley, Nadine de Klerk

Drafted: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shikha Pandey

Hobart Hurricanes

Men's team

Retained: Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan, Mitch Owen, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright

Signed: Charlie Wakim

Drafted: Shai Hope, Rishad Hossain

Women's team

Retained: Nicola Carey, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Lauren Smith, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Elyse Villani

Signed: Lauren Smith

Drafted: Danni Wyatt, Chloe Tryon

Melbourne Renegades

Men's team

Retained: Harry Dixon, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O'Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa

Signed: Josh Brown, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert

Drafted: Laurie Evans, Jacob Bethell

Women's team

Retained: Sarah Coyte, Emma de Broughe, Josie Dooley, Ella Hayward, Hayley Matthews, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Prestwidge, Courtney Webb, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

Signed: Nicole Faltum, Milly Illingworth, Naomi Stalenberg

Drafted: Deandra Dottin, Alice Capsey

Melbourne Stars

Men's team

Retained: Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster

Signed: Hamish McKenzie, Tom Curran

Drafted: Ben Duckett, Usama Mir

Women's team

Retained: Sophie Day, Kim Garth, Meg Lanning, Sophie Reid, Annabel Sutherland

Signed: Marizanne Kapp

Drafted: Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia

Perth Scorchers

Men's team

Retained: Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matt Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner

Signed: Mahli Beardman, Finn Allen

Drafted: Matthew Hurst, Keaton Jennings

Women's team

Retained: Chloe Ainsworth, Stella Campbell, Piepa Cleary, Maddy Darke, Sophie Devine, Mikayla Hinkley, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Chloe Piparo, Amy Edgar

Signed: Mikayla Hinkley

Drafted: Amy Jones, Dayalan Hemalatha

Sydney Sixers

Men's team

Retained: Sean Abbott, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith

Signed: Akeal Hosein

Drafted: James Vince, Jafer Chohan

Women's team

Retained: Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Mathilda Carmichael, Lauren Cheatle, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Kate Pelle, Ellyse Perry, Kate Peterson, Courtney Sippel

Signed: Courtney Sippel, Amelia Kerr

Drafted: Sophie Ecclestone, Hollie Armitage

Syndey Thunder

Men's team

Retained: Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nathan McAndrew, William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner

Signed: Wes Agar, Sam Billings, Nic Maddinson

Drafted: Lockie Ferguson, Sherfane Rutherford

Women's team

Retained: Sam Bates, Chamari Athapaththu, Hannah Darlington, Sienna Eve, Saskia Horley, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Claire Moore, Taneale Peschel, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson

Signed: Sienna Eve, Georgia Voll, Taneale Peschel

Drafted: Heather Knight, Shabnim Ismail, Georgia Adams

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