Watch all 68 matches of The Hundred in 2025 live on Sky Sports; England cricket legend James Anderson makes his first appearance in franchise cricket; read on to find out everything you need to know about the tournament, the rules of the matches, the venues and who will be crowned champion in 2024.
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Everything you need to know ahead of The 2025 Hundred, which will be shown live on Sky Sports from August 5-31.
Which teams are participating?
Eight teams from the cities: Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, Manchester Originals, Northern Superchargers, Oval Invincibles, Southern Brave, Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire.
Each matchday features two matches, the women's game in the afternoon and the men's game in the evening at the same venue. The opening fixture is on Tuesday 5 August with London Spirit taking on Oval Invincibles. All games will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
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Where are the matches held?
The Phoenix play their home games at Edgbaston , the Spirit at Lord's , the Originals at Emirates Old Trafford and the Superchargers at Headingley.
The Invincibles' home ground is Kia Oval and the Braves' home ground is Utilita Bowl , while the Rockets play at Trent Bridge Stadium and the Fire at Sophia Gardens.
Which players should we focus on?
Pictured: James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff signed contracts at the Hundred draft
England's record Test wicket-taker James Anderson , 43, will play for The Hundred for the first time after being selected as a wildcard by Manchester Originals, while the Northern Superchargers have two Flintoffs in their squad: 17-year-old Rocky Flintoff joins the team led by his father Andrew.
The women's tournament will feature England regulars Nat Sciver-Brant (Trent Rockets) , Tammy Beaumont (Welsh Fire) , Sophie Dunkley (Welsh Fire) and Sophie Ecclestone (Manchester Originals) , as well as international stars such as Australia's Ash Gardner (Trent Rockets) and South Africa's Laura Wolwardt (Southern Brave).
How are the matches going?
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Get ready to watch The 100 when it returns on August 5th!
- Each team serves a hundred balls, and the team that scores the most points wins. It's pretty simple.
- Five bowlers can bowl up to 20 balls in an innings, including five or ten in a row.
- The traditional six-ball overs encountered in
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