Eight retained by The Blaze ahead of The Hundred

The duo are among eight players from The Blaze whose retention has been confirmed on The Hundred's Deadline Day.

Tammy Beaumont returns to Welsh Fire, where she hit the competition's highest score of all time last summer, with Sarah Bryce also remaining in Cardiff.

Sarah Glenn and Sophie Munro will both return to Lord's with London Spirit, while Kathryn Bryce and Marie Kelly have been retained by Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers respectively.

Sciver-Brunt, the No.1 ranked batter in women’s ODI cricket, said: “I’m really pleased to be retained by Trent Rockets again this year. Trent Bridge is a great place to play cricket and the Rockets fans always turn the stadium yellow in their support for us. We've got the motivation to get back in the qualification spots and, with a similar squad and the additions still to come, we're confident we can do that.”

Teams in The Hundred will be able to snap up new players in the Draft, powered by Sage, on Wednesday 20 March/

The event, which will take place at The Shard, will be live-streamed from 5.30pm on thehundred.com, YouTube and TikTok. Each team will take it in turns to select domestic and overseas players to complete their squads.