Squad: Scott Boland, Tim David, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis, James Faulkner, Peter Handscomb, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, David Moody, Mitchell Owen, Tim Paine, Will Parker, D’Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Nick Winter, Mac Wright, Sandeep Lamichhane (NEP), Dawid Malan (ENG), Keemo Paul (WI), Johan Botha, Charlie Wakim, Caleb Jewell, Will Jacks (ENG), Colin Ingram (SA)
Ins: Peter Handscomb (Stars), Nick Winter (Strikers), Dawid Malan (ENG), Will Jacks (ENG), Colin Ingram (SA), Tim David (Scorchers), Keemo Paul (WI), Sandeep Lamichhane (Stars)
Outs: George Bailey, Caleb Jewell, Simon Milenko, David Miller, Tom Rogers, Qais Ahmad, Clive Rose, Aaron Summers
Key recruit:
Dawid Malan - He is the No.1 T20 batsman in the world. The 33-year-old is a massive coup for the Hurricanes and he arrives in some strong form, too. Earlier this month he blasted an unbeaten 99 and another half-century against South Africa, taking his T20I average to a whopping 53.43.