No bidders for Jafer Chohan, Rishad Hossain and Akeal Hosein! And that concludes the Tier 1 spinners bidding! We will be back after a short break.

Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq goes to Birmingham Phoenix. Unlike his Pakistan teammates, Tariq-whose bowling action became a major topic of debate during the T20 World Cup-managed to attract interest from Trent Rockets and Birmingham Phoenix, with the latter eventually acquiring his services for 140,000.

Shadab Khan is also unsold. He is the second Pakistan player to go under the hammer. However, just like his teammate Haris Rauf, Shadab fails to attract any bids. 

Meanwhile, Gus Atkinson sold to MSG for 75,000! Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai also unsold!

Bidding war for Tom Curran! He is sold to the MI London for 260,000. Trent Rockets, Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave were also part of the bidding war for Curran, who was a linchpin in Oval Invincibles' three-peat.

Next-up, Tier 1 all-rounders: 

Tom Curran

Shadab Khan

David Willey

Azmatullah Omarzai

Gus Atkinson

Sonny Baker (95,000) and Saqib Mahmood (150,000) sold to MSG and Birmingham Phoenix, respectively. That's the end of the Tier 1 fast bowlers category

Southern Brave start the bidding for Luke Wood at 75,000. London Spirit and Trent Rockets then enter the fray, but Southern Brave eventually walk away with the player for 130,000.

A bidding war breaks out for Josh Tongue between Birmingham Phoenix and Welsh Fire. However, the Manchester Super Giants enter the race, and the player is sold to them for 200,000 pounds.

Bidding war for Zak Crawley! The price is currently at 180,000 with the SunRisers. Crawley is sold for 180,000 to SunRisers Leeds. Meanwhile, Tim Seifert, who had stunning T20 World Cup campaign, is unsold!

Ryan Rickelton goes to SunRisers Leeds for $150,000. He will be playing at Headingley this season, a venue he is familiar with from his time with Yorkshire in the County Championship.

Finn Allen is the first player from the 'Hero 1' category. His base price is 100,00 pounds. Trent Rockets have raised the paddle. London Spirit jump in at 110,00. MSG also enter the mix. The bid currently with the Rockets at 160,000. He is sold to the Trent Rockets for 160,000 pounds.

A quick recap of the last round:
David Miller to Southern Brave (110,000 pounds)

Aiden Markram to Manchester Super Giant (200,000 pounds)

Haris Rauf (Unsold)

Daryl Mitchell (Unsold)

Haris Rauf is unsold! he has played for Welsh Fire in the past. His base price is 100,000 pounds. Silence across tables. No takers for Rauf, who is the first Pakistan player to go under the hammer.

MI London made their first move by signing veteran England batter James Vince for 190,000 pounds. Meanwhile, London Spirit have roped in Jonny Bairstow for 160,000 pounds. Marquee international players up next...

Welsh Fire splash the cash on Jordan Cox who gets sold for 300,000 pounds. Cox is likely to make his IPL debut this year, having bought by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for Rs 75 lakh.

Adil Rashid has surpassed Joe Root's bid, having been swooped up by Southern Brave for 250,000 pounds. Trent Rockets and Sunrisers Leeds were also in the mix for the England spinner, who had set his base price at 100,000 pounds.

Joe Root was sold to Welsh Fire for 240,000 pounds. They entered the bidding at 180,000 pounds. Sunrisers Leeds then joined the bidding, taking it to 230,000 pounds against the Fire, who eventually acquired the services of the former England captain.

Bidding war for our first player, Joe Root, between Southern Brave and the Manchester Super Giants (MSG). The deal is currently with $170,000 with MSG. For each team, the total purse is $1.027 million

Here's the squad list:
Birmingham Phoenix

Men: Jacob Bethell (retained), Rehan Ahmed (signed from Trent Rockets), Mitch Owen (pre-signed), Donovan Ferreira (pre-signed from Oval Invincibles)

Head coach: Shane Bond

London Spirit

Men: Liam Livingstone (pre-signed from Birmingham Phoenix), Jamie Overton (retained), Adam Zampa (pre-signed from MI London), Dewald Brevis (pre-signed)

Head coach: Andy Flower

Manchester Super Giants

Men: Jos Buttler (retained), Noor Ahmad (retained), Heinrich Klaasen (retained), Liam Dawson (pre-signed from London Spirit)

Head coach: Justin Langer

MI London

Men: Sam Curran (retained), Will Jacks (retained), Rashid Khan (retained), Nicholas Pooran (pre-signed)

Head coach: Kieron Pollard

Southern Brave

Men: Jofra Archer (retained), Jamie Smith (pre-signed from London Spirit), Marcus Stoinis (pre-signed from Trent Rockets), Tristan Stubbs (pre-signed)

Head coach: Hemang Badani

Sunrisers Leeds

Men: Harry Brook (retained), Brydon Carse (retained), Mitch Marsh (pre-signed), Nathan Ellis (pre-signed)

Head coach: Dan Vettori

Trent Rockets

Men: Ben Duckett (pre-signed from Birmingham Phoenix), Tim David (pre-signed), Tom Banton (retained), Mitchell Santner (pre-signed from Sunrisers Leeds)

Head coach: Peter Moores

Welsh Fire

Men: Chris Woakes (retained), Phil Salt (pre-signed from Manchester Super Giants), Rachin Ravindra (pre-signed from Manchester Super Giants), Marco Jansen (pre-signed)

Head coach: Mike Hussey

Afridi's late withdrawal means there will be 13 Pakistan players available in the men's auction. Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, AM Ghazanfar, and Peter Siddle were the other names who pulled out at late notice.

Newly-appointed Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi is among five male overseas players who have withdrawn their names from the Hundred's auction. Afridi has played in the Hundred previously in 2023, picking up six wickets for the Welsh Fire.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first-ever The Hundred men's player auction. A number of global T20 stars such as Adil Rashid, Jonny Bairstow, James Vince, Finn Allen and Wanindu Hasaranga will be up for grabs.