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Get ready for fast-paced cricket action as The Hundred explodes back onto the scene on July 23rd! This unique format, featuring eight city-based teams and 100-ball matches, promises exhilarating cricket. Here’s your one-stop guide to the 2024 edition:
The Teams:
- Birmingham Phoenix
- London Spirit
- Manchester Originals
- Northern Superchargers
- Oval Invincibles
- Southern Brave
- Trent Rockets
- Welsh Fire
The Format:
- Simple Rules: Each team gets 100 balls to bat, and the team with the highest score wins.
- Fast Bowling: Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls, bowled in sets of five or ten.
- Strategic Powerplay: A 25-ball period in each innings where only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
The Schedule:
- Group Stage (July 23rd – August 15th): Each team plays eight matches, facing six opponents once and their local rival twice.
- The Eliminator (August 17th): The second and third-placed teams from the group stage battle it out at the Kia Oval.
- The Final (August 18th): The winner of the Eliminator takes on the group stage topper for the coveted trophy.
A Look Back at the Champions:
Men’s Champions: The men’s competition has witnessed a different champion each year. Southern Brave (2020), Trent Rockets (2021), and Oval Invincibles (2023) have all tasted victory. Manchester Originals were the runners-up in the last two editions.
The Hundred 2024 Squads
Birmingham Phoenix: Chris Woakes (available from August 6), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Ben Duckett (available after England’s third Test vs West Indies), Tim Southee (New Zealand), Sean Abbott (Australia), Adam Milne (New Zealand), Jamie Smith (available after England’s third Test vs West Indies), Benny Howell, Louis Kimber, Tom Helm, Jacob Bethell, James Fuller, Dan Mousley, Aneurin Donald, Rishi Patel
London Spirit Men: Zak Crawley , Ollie Pope, Andre Russell (West Indies), Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies), Nathan Ellis (Australia), Dan Lawrence, Dan Worrall, Richard Gleeson, Liam Dawson, Adam Rossington, Olly Stone, Matt Critchley, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Michael Pepper, Ravi Bopara, Ryan Higgins, Jimmy Neesham, Matthew Taylor
Manchester Originals: Jos Buttler, Jamie Overton, Phil Salt, Paul Walter, Tom Hartley, Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Usama Mir (Pakistan), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Wayne Madsen, Max Holden, Mitchell Stanley, Josh Hull, Sonny Baker, Matthew Hurst, Tom Aspinwall, Scott Currie
Northern Superchargers: Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Jason Roy, Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Matthew Short (Australia), Adam Hose, Matthew Potts, Callum Parkinson, Ollie Robinson, Graham Clark, Tom Lawes, Jordan Clark, Dillon Pennington
Oval Invincibles: Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Adam Zampa (Australia), Spencer Johnson (Australia), Donovan Ferreira (South Africa), Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, Nathan Sowter, Tawanda Muyeye, Tom Lammonby, Marchant de Lange, Mark Watt, Harrison Ward
Southern Brave: Jofra Archer, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed, Kieron Pollard (West Indies), Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Finn Allen (New Zealand), Tymal Mills, Leus du Plooy, Craig Overton, George Garton, Alex Davies, Danny Briggs, Laurie Evans, James Coles, Joe Weatherley
Trent Rockets: Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Joe Root, Tom Banton, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Rovman Powell (West Indies), Imad Wasim (Pakistan), Luke Wood, John Turner, Sam Hain, Sam Cook, Calvin Harrison, Jordan Thompson, Adam Lyth, Ollie Robinson, Tom Alsop, Riley Meredith (Australia)
Welsh Fire: Jonny Bairstow, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Tom Abell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Matt Henry (New Zealand), Haris Rauf (Pakistan), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand), David Payne, Luke Wells, Roelof Van der Merwe, Stephen Eskinazi, Chris Cooke, Jake Ball, Mason Crane, Ben Green
The Hundred 2024 Schedule
Tuesday 23rd July
Men’s: Oval Invincibles v Birmingham Phoenix
Wednesday 24th July
Men’s: Southern Brave v London Spirit
Thursday 25th July
Men’s: Manchester Originals v Welsh Fire
Friday 26th July
Men’s: Northern Superchargers v Trent Rockets
Saturday 27th July
Men’s: London Spirit v Birmingham Phoenix
Sunday 28th July
Men’s: Welsh Fire v Oval Invincibles
Monday 29th July
Men’s: Manchester Originals v Trent Rockets
Tuesday 30th July
Men’s: Northern Superchargers v Southern Brave
Wednesday 31st July
Men’s: Trent Rockets v Birmingham Phoenix
Thursday 1st August
Men’s: London Spirit v Welsh Fire
Men’s: Southern Brave v Manchester Originals
Friday 2nd August
Men’s: Oval Invincibles v Northern Superchargers
Saturday 3rd August
Men’s: Birmingham Phoenix v Southern Brave
Men’s: Trent Rockets v Welsh Fire
Sunday 4th August
Men’s: London Spirit v Oval Invincibles
Men’s: Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals
Monday 5th August
Men’s: Welsh Fire v Southern Brave
Tuesday 6th August
Men’s: Manchester Originals v Oval Invincibles
Men’s: Birmingham Phoenix v Northern Superchargers
Wednesday 7th August
Men’s: Trent Rockets v London Spirit
Thursday 8th August
Men’s: Welsh Fire v Northern Superchargers
Men’s: Oval Invincibles v Southern Brave
Friday 9th August
Men’s: London Spirit v Manchester Originals
Saturday 10th August
Men’s: Southern Brave v Trent Rockets
Men’s: Southern Brave v Trent Rockets
Sunday 11th August
Men’s: Oval Invincibles v London Spirit
Men’s: Oval Invincibles v London Spirit
Monday 12th August
Men’s: Birmingham Phoenix v Trent Rockets
Tuesday 13th August
Men’s: Northern Superchargers v London Spirit
Wednesday 14th August
Men’s: Southern Brave v Welsh Fire
Men’s: Trent Rockets v Oval Invincibles
Thursday 15th August
Men’s: Birmingham Phoenix v Manchester Originals
Eliminators
Saturday 17th August
Men’s: TBC v TBC
Finals
Sunday 18th August
Men’s: TBC v TBC
Will there be new champions crowned in 2024? Who will reign supreme? Don’t miss a single ball of The Hundred’s electrifying action!
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