England allrounder Jamie Overton will return to the BBL next season after Adelaide Strikers secured him as an international pre-signing ahead of the upcoming overseas draft.
Overton has played 18 matches for Strikers over the last two seasons after being initially drafted to them in 2023 and was the Strikers' MVP last season.
The BBL introduced a new rule prior to last season which allowed for one overseas player to be pre-signed ahead of the draft. That player must be available for the entire season plus the finals under league rules to mitigate against the mass exodus of overseas players in the latter stages of the BBL to other leagues in late January.
Overton has taken 27 wickets in 18 matches at an economy rate of 8.81 and has been an excellent finisher with the bat scoring 276 runs at 69 with a strike-rate of 150.81, including 32 not out off 14 in his last game against Sydney Sixers.