Several players from South Africa and

have been named as overseas replacements. Aside du Plessis, Quinton de Kock ,

(both Southern Brave), Shabnim Ismail (Oval Invincibles), Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix), Lockie Ferguson, Colin Munro (both Manchester Originals), Jimmy Neesham, Lungi Ngidi and Glenn Phillips (all three Welsh Fire) are among them. Like Finch, David Warner,

, Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, Nathan Coulter-Nile,

and

have withdrawn their names.

International schedule and Covid-19 restrictions are the main reasons behind players withdrawing from the tournament that will run from July 21 to August 21. "We know that the ongoing situation with the Covid pandemic and an incredibly busy international schedule has caused significant challenges for a number of international players, but we are delighted with the quality of players who have come in," Sanjay Patel, The Hundred's managing director said. du Plessis, the ex-South Africa captain, has been given the captaincy role in Northern Superchargers after Finch's withdrawal. He will lead the likes of Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid and Chris Lynn. "It is a real honour to lead Northern Superchargers in their first season. Playing alongside the likes of Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid and Chris Lynn alongside a number of talented young players will be really exciting. I can't wait to get going in a few weeks' time," du Plessis said on his signing.