The fifth season of The Hundred is set to begin on August 5, promising four weeks of high-octane cricket, that of 100-ball per innings. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments will run concurrently, culminating in a double-header final at Lord’s on August 31. The opening day will see a blockbuster London derby between London Spirit and Oval Invincibles, setting the tone for a fiercely contested season.
Eight teams, IPL investors waiting in the wings
The competition will once again feature eight city-based franchises: Oval Invincibles, Birmingham Phoenix, Southern Brave, London Spirit, Welsh Fire, Manchester Originals, Trent Rockets, and Northern Superchargers. Each team will play 32 league matches before the Eliminator and Final decide the champions.
Interestingly, this will be the final season before new ownership officially kicks in, with IPL-linked investors, including Sun Group (owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad), RPSG Group (Lucknow Super Giants), Reliance Group (Mumbai Indians) and others taking control from October 2025. While their operational contracts are yet to begin, their arrival has already generated buzz about cross-league synergies and bigger player pools in future editions.
The Hundred: Live Streaming and Broadcast details
- UK: Sky Sports will broadcast every match on Sky Sports The Hundred, while BBC will air 16 free-to-air games on BBC Two and iPlayer, including eight double-headers and the finals.
- India: Sony Sports Network will telecast all matches, with streaming available on SonyLIV and FanCode. Men’s games start at 11 PM IST (single headers) or 7 PM and 10:30 PM IST (double-headers).
- Australia & SE Asia: FOX Sports holds the broadcast rights.
- North America: Willow and DAZN will stream all games live.
- Caribbean: ESPN; Middle East & North Africa: BeIN SPORTS; Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport.
Men’s Hundred – All Captains
- Oval Invincibles Men – Sam Billings
- Birmingham Phoenix Men – Liam Livingstone
- London Spirit Men – Kane Williamson
- Manchester Originals Men – Phil Salt
- Southern Brave Men – James Vince
- Northern Superchargers Men – Harry Brook
- Trent Rockets Men – David Willey
- Welsh Fire Men – Tom Abell
The Men’s Hundred Schedule
Here’s the schedule for The Hundred 2025 in a clean table format:
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (IST) | Local Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 05, Tue | London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles (1st Match) | Lord’s, London | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 06, Wed | Manchester Originals vs Southern Brave (2nd Match) | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 07, Thu | Northern Superchargers vs Welsh Fire (3rd Match) | Headingley, Leeds | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 08, Fri | Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets (4th Match) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 09, Sat | Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals (5th Match) | Kennington Oval, London | 07:00 PM | 02:30 PM |
| Aug 09, Sat | Welsh Fire vs London Spirit (6th Match) | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 10:30 PM | 06:00 PM |
| Aug 10, Sun | Southern Brave vs Birmingham Phoenix (7th Match) | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 07:00 PM | 02:30 PM |
| Aug 10, Sun | Trent Rockets vs Northern Superchargers (8th Match) | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 10:30 PM | 06:00 PM |
| Aug 11, Mon | Manchester Originals vs London Spirit (9th Match) | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 12, Tue | Birmingham Phoenix vs Oval Invincibles (10th Match) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 13, Wed | Southern Brave vs Northern Superchargers (11th Match) | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 07:30 PM | 03:00 PM |
| Aug 13, Wed | Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals (12th Match) | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 14, Thu | London Spirit vs Trent Rockets (13th Match) | Lord’s, London | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 15, Fri | Northern Superchargers vs Birmingham Phoenix (14th Match) | Headingley, Leeds | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 16, Sat | Trent Rockets vs Southern Brave (15th Match) | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 07:00 PM | 02:30 PM |
| Aug 16, Sat | Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire (16th Match) | Kennington Oval, London | 10:30 PM | 06:00 PM |
| Aug 17, Sun | Manchester Originals vs Northern Superchargers (17th Match) | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 07:00 PM | 02:30 PM |
| Aug 17, Sun | Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit (18th Match) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 10:30 PM | 06:00 PM |
| Aug 18, Mon | Southern Brave vs Oval Invincibles (19th Match) | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 19, Tue | Trent Rockets vs Manchester Originals (20th Match) | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 20, Wed | Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave (21st Match) | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 07:30 PM | 03:00 PM |
| Aug 20, Wed | London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers (22nd Match) | Lord’s, London | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 21, Thu | Oval Invincibles vs Trent Rockets (23rd Match) | Kennington Oval, London | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 22, Fri | Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire (24th Match) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 23, Sat | Northern Superchargers vs Oval Invincibles (25th Match) | Headingley, Leeds | 07:00 PM | 02:30 PM |
| Aug 23, Sat | London Spirit vs Southern Brave (26th Match) | Lord’s, London | 10:30 PM | 06:00 PM |
| Aug 24, Sun | Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets (27th Match) | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 07:00 PM | 02:30 PM |
| Aug 24, Sun | Manchester Originals vs Birmingham Phoenix (28th Match) | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 10:30 PM | 06:00 PM |
| Aug 25, Mon | Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit (29th Match) | Kennington Oval, London | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 26, Tue | Northern Superchargers vs Manchester Originals (30th Match) | Headingley, Leeds | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 27, Wed | Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix (31st Match) | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 28, Thu | Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire (32nd Match) | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 11:00 PM | 06:30 PM |
| Aug 30, Sat | Eliminator (TBC vs TBC) | Kennington Oval, London | 10:30 PM | 06:00 PM |
| Aug 31, Sun | Final (TBC vs TBC) | Lord’s, London | 10:30 PM | 06:00 PM |
The Men’s Hundred Squads
Oval Invincibles Men: Sam Billings (C), Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Jordan Cox, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Behrendorff, Gus Atkinson, Donovan Ferreira, Nathan Sowter, Tawanda Muyeye, Miles Hammond, George Scrimshaw, Zafar Gohar
Birmingham Phoenix Men: Liam Livingstone (C), Ben Duckett, Trent Boult, Joe Clarke, Jacob Bethell, Adam Milne, Benny Howell, Tim Southee, Dan Mousley, Will Smeed, Chris Wood, Harry Moore, Tom Helm, Aneurin Donald, Liam Patterson-White, Louis Kimber
London Spirit Men: Kane Williamson (C), Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, David Warner, Daniel Worrall, Richard Gleeson, Luke Wood, Olly Stone, Ashton Turner, Ollie Pope, Jafer Chohan, Keaton Jennings, Wayne Madsen, Sean Dickson, Ryan Higgins
Manchester Originals Men: Jos Buttler, Noor Ahmad, Phil Salt (C), Rachin Ravindra, Lewis Gregory, Ben McKinney, Heinrich Klaasen, George Garton, Matthew Hurst, Josh Tongue, Scott Currie, Tom Hartley, Sonny Baker, Tom Aspinwall, James Anderson, Marchant de Lange
Southern Brave Men: Jofra Archer, Michael Bracewell, James Vince (C), Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Leus Du Plooy, Laurie Evans, Craig Overton, Reece Topley, Finn Allen, Jordan Thompson, Danny Briggs, James Coles, Jason Roy, Tory Albert, Hilton Cartwright
Northern Superchargers Men: Harry Brook (C), David Miller, Adil Rashid, Zak Crawley, Mitchell Santner, Dan Lawrence, Brydon Carse, Mohammed Amir, Matthew Potts, Michael Pepper, Dawid Malan, Pat Brown, Graham Clark, Tom Lawes, James Fuller, Rocky Flintoff, Imad Wasim (for 2 games)
Trent Rockets Men: Joe Root, David Willey (C), Marcus Stoinis, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Banton, Max Holden, George Linde, Sam Cook, John Turner, Adam Hose, Rehan Ahmed, Sam Hain, Tom Alsop, Calvin Harrison, Callum Parkinson, Ben Sanderson
Welsh Fire Men: Tom Abell (C), Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, Steve Smith, David Payne, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Paul Walter, Riley Meredith, Chris Green, Saif Zaib, Luke Wells, Stephen Eskinazi, Josh Hull, Mason Crane, Ajeet Singh Dale, Ben Kellaway
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