David Willey and Shimron Hetmyer headline PSL supplementary draft picks

England international allrounder Willey has been picked up by Multan Sultans in the diamond category, while West Indies batsman Hetmyer was selected by Quetta Gladiators as a partial replacement for Jason Roy

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David Willey and Shimron Hetmyer were among the high-profile signings as the Pakistan Super League franchises completed their squads on Saturday.

The six teams took part in a virtual supplementary draft to fill their rosters and replace players who will either be partially or wholly unavailable for the tournament.

England international allrounder Willey has been picked up by Multan Sultans in the diamond category, while West Indies batsman Hetmyer - left out of the upcoming series against Ireland and England for fitness reasons - was selected by Quetta Gladiators as a partial replacement for Jason Roy.

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Shimron Hetmyer has been signed as a partial replacement by Quetta Gladiators (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Smeed, the Somerset batsman who impressed for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred last year, will join Quetta to deputise for James Vince, who like Roy is to be involved in the five-match T20 trip to Barbados, which overlaps with the start of the PSL.

Karachi Kings replaced Pakistan Under 19 captain Qasim Akram, who is on national duty at the ICC Men's Under 19 Cricket World Cup, with left-arm spinner Mohammad Taha Khan.

Australian Ben Dunk will return to Lahore Qalandars to fill in for Phil Salt, while the England keeper-batsman is in the Caribbean, while Yorkshire allrounder Jordan Thompson will follow his spell in the Big Bash with Hobart Hurricanes with a stint in the PSL after being picked up by Karachi Kings.

The Pakistan Super League season is scheduled to start on January 27, with matches set to take place in Lahore and Karachi.

Multan Sultans are the defending champions. 

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Will Smeed is off to Quetta Gladiators to fill in for James Vince (Harry Trump/Getty Images)

FULL LIST OF SELECTIONS IN SUPPLEMENTARY DRAFT

Islamabad United

Supplementary draft: Musa Khan, Zahir Khan

Partial replacement: Mohammad Huraira

Karachi Kings

Supplementary round: Sahibzada Farhan, Jordan Thompson 

Partial replacement: Mohammad Taha Khan

Lahore Qalandars

Supplementary round: Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Akif Javed

Partial replacement: Ben Dunk

Multan Sultans

Supplementary round: David Willey, Rizwan Hussain

Partial replacements:  Johnson Charles, Dominic Drakes

Peshawar Zalmi

Supplementary round: Mohammad Umer

Quetta Gladiators

Supplementary round: Ghulam Mudassar

Partial replacements: Will Smeed, Ali Imran, Shimron Hetmyer

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