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Worcestershire all-rounder Brett D'Oliveira and Glamorgan's Netherlands bowler Timm van der Gugten have been drafted into the Birmingham Phoenix squad for this season's Hundred.

D'Oliveira, 30, will provide cover for injured batter Tom Abell at the Edgbaston-based club.

Australia-born van der Gugten, 31, has been signed up to fill the gap left by another injury absentee Olly Stone.

Phoenix begin their 100-ball campaign at Trent Rockets on Saturday.

Van der Gugten played in last year's inaugural edition of the competition for the Rockets taking one wicket in his three appearances.

D'Oliveira will link up with Warwickshire-bound Moeen Ali at Phoenix and is the sixth player from Worcestershire - with batter Jack Haynes, fast bowlers Pat Brown and Muhammad Hasnain (Oval Invincibles) and rookie seamer Mitchell Stanley (Manchester Originals) - to get the call up for the men's tournament which got under way on Wednesday with defending champions Southern Brave beating Welsh Fire.

"It's great to have this opportunity to test myself against some of the best white ball players around,"

"I know the Phoenix did tremendously well last year in reaching the final, and Dillon (Pennington) and Pat (Brown) said it was a great learning experience.

"That is how I am looking at it as well, to try and help the team do well again but also to pick up some knowledge which will only be of benefit when I return to New Road."