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The start of this season's T20 Blast is only two weeks away, and The Cricket Draft's dedicated Twenty20 game is open for business.
Partnering with The Cricketer this season, The Cricket Draft is letting you select your pick of the huge hitters and lethal death bowlers, letting you get involved with UK cricket's top-level T20 competition ahead of the opening double-header on Saturday, May 20.
Head to The Cricket Draft website now to enter for free
Like all of their games, The Cricket Draft's T20 Blast competition is absolutely free to play. The only thing it will cost you is a little time to select your squad and the pain of seeing that batter you oh-so-nearly selected smashing sixes for fun!
You'll play against all other entered Chairs of Selectors, while you can also create your own private or public leagues that let you directly go up against friends, families, colleagues and club members.
With the County Championship game already in full flow, the T20 Blast game for 2023 is now open. Games for both men's and women's Ashes will follow next month.
1. Head to The Cricket Draft website and sign up for free with a few basic details (or sign in if you've played before)
2. Select the T20 Blast game
3. Build your squad. Select at least 15 players, with the make-up and balance of batters, bowlers and allrounders up to you... just remember to stay within the £1.5 million 'salary cap'
4. Create or join a custom league to compete against friends, family or clubmates… or just play against everybody else
5. Pick your starting XI before May 20 to play the first game of the season and see how they perform
For more information, check out our dedicated guide on how to play The Cricket Draft.
Dan Mousley, Adam Hose and Ben Mike [Gareth Copley/David Rogers/Tony Marshall/all Getty Images]
Dan Mousley - 89k
21-year-old Dan Mousely was one of the breakout stars of last year's Blast for the Birmingham Bears. The key numbers to note here are the price - a very attractive sub-£90k - and 2022's points per game. Mousley only played a handful of matches, but his 178.49 strike-rate and handy off-spinners should make him a terrific pick.
2022 Cricket Draft performance: 686 points / 137.20 points per game
Adam Hose - £113k
Birmingham Bears' Adam Hose may be a tad more expensive, but he was the third highest overall run scorer in the 2022 Blast. He bludgeoned 557 runs at an average of 55.70 and strike-rate of 160.98, including a memorable century against Worcestershire to ignote an enormous 144-run win. He may have had a quiet Big Bash with the Strikers, but we back him to come good on home soil again this summer.
2022 Cricket Draft performance: 1,439 points / 95.93 points per game
Ben Mike - 92k
"Mike is a raw, exciting talent capable of bowling 90 mph and is a hard-hitting lower middle order batter." It's hard to disagree with Yorkshire's appraisal of a 24-year-old they picked up from Leicestershire after three succsessful years at Grace Road. Expect him to be at the heart of the Vikings' attack during this Blast campaign, with the odd six thrown in with the bat.
2022 Cricket Draft performance: 1,032 points / 73.71 points per game
Head to The Cricket Draft website now to enter for free
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