The 4th edition of The Hundred will start on 23rd July and will be played until August 18th. Eight teams are participating in this competition, the teams are named after the cities and will play home and away matches.
The tournament will be played in the round robin format in the league stages followed by the Eliminator and the Final. Whoever tops the standings will straight away cement their place in the finals. The teams finishing 2nd and 3rd will face each other in the Eliminator for a spot in the finals. Kennington Oval will host the Eliminator while the final is played at Lord’s.
The league phase of the Hundred 2024 constitutes 32 matches overall with most of them being day and night ones.
Oval Invincibles Squad
Sam Billings (c & wk), Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Marchant de Lange, Will Jacks, Tom Lammonby, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Tawanda Muyeye, Nathan Sowter, Harrison Ward, Mark Watt
Overseas Players: Mohammad Amir, Donovan Ferreira, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa
Top Player to watch out for: Will Jacks
Will Jacks rose to stardom, continuously featuring for franchise leagues worldwide. The hard-hitting 25-year-old batter and occasional off-spinner Jacks is a prominent member of the Oval Invincibles Squad. He was part of England’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad in the Americas where he got to feature in only 3 games and didn’t produce noteworthy contributions.
He was instrumental in Oval Invincibles’ title win last year, accounting for 227 runs in 9 matches at an average of 25.22, and picked up 5 wickets at an economy of 6. With his fearless approach, he has all the qualities to become England’s future star in the shortest format.
Birmingham Phoenix Squad
Moeen Ali (c), Jacob Bethell, Aneurin Donald (wk), Ben Duckett, James Fuller, Tom Helm, Benny Howell, Louis Kimber, Liam Livingstone, Dan Mousley, Rishi Patel, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes
Overseas Players: Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Sean Abbott
Top Player to watch out for: Jamie Smith
Jamie Smith, who is the non- first-choice wicketkeeper for his county Surrey, made his Test debut against West Indies earlier this month at Lord’s, which was James Anderson’s final Test of his career. Smith’s batting approach and wicket keeping skills caught the attention of England’s Test captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.
Jamie Smith finished as the leading run-scorer for Birmingham Phoenix last season, scoring 191 runs in 7 matches which includes 2 half-centuries. He is part of England’s Test squad for the 3-matches Test series against West Indies and will miss the first 3 matches of the Hundred 2024.
London Spirit Squad
Daniel Bell Drummond, Ravi Bopara, Zak Crawley, Matthew Critchley, Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Dan Lawrence (c), Michael Pepper (wk), Ollie Pope, Adam Rossington, Olly Stone
Overseas Players: Nathan Ellis, Shimron Hetmyer, Jimmy Neesham, Andre Russell
Top Player to watch out for: Jimmy Neesham
James Neesham brings an all-round skill set which is enough for him to find a place in the London Spirit squad. He was part of Oval Invincibles in the last edition, where he made 61 runs in 2 matches at a strike rate of 160.52. Neesham had a luck-lustre tournament in this year’s T20 Blast, scoring 135 runs in 5 matches at an average of 33.75 and picking up 3 wickets. He is a gifted all-rounder and a nightmare for the bowlers in the death overs and not to forget he has the wicket-taking talent.
Manchester Originals Squad
Tom Aspinwall, Sonny Baker, Jos Buttler ( c & wk), Scott Currie, Tom Hartley, Max Holden, Josh Hull, Matthew Hurst, Wayne Madsen, Jamie Overton, Phil Salt, Mitch Stanley, Paul Walter
Overseas Players: Usama Mir, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sikandar Raza
Top Player to watch out for: Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler holds the key with the bat for Manchester Originals and will lead the side as well. He had a magical run last season, leading the run-scorers list with 391 runs in 10 matches which includes 3 half-centuries. He is a dangerous batter and once he starts scoring runs, he makes it difficult for the bowlers.
Northern Superchargers Squad
Harry Brook, Pat Brown, Graham Clark, Jordan Clark, Adam Hose, Tom Lawes, Callum Parkinson, Dillon Pennington, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Ollie Robinson, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley
Overseas Players: Ben Dwarshuis, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Santner, Matthew Short
Top Player to watch out for: Harry Brook
Harry Brook will join the Northern Supercharges squad only after completing his National duties. He is a stylish cricketer and the next big thing for sure in England cricket. He ended the tournament last year, finishing 3rd in the leading run-scorers list with 238 runs in 7 innings and was the only batter to cross the 3-figure mark. He has a wide range of shots on both sides, making him a complete batter in this format.
Southern Brave Squad
James Vince (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Danny Briggs, James Coles, Alex Davies (wk), Leus du Plooy, Laurie Evans, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Craig Overton, Joe Weatherley
Overseas Players: Finn Allen, Akeal Hosein, Daniel Hughes, Kieron Pollard
Top Player to watch out for: Tymal Mills
Tymal Mills is one of the best-skilled bowlers in England. He was terrific in the last season where he bagged 16 wickets which is the most by a bowler. Mills mostly operates in the death overs and with his clever change-ups he keeps the batters guessing all the time. He will lead Southern Brave’s bowling line-up this season. He missed out on T20 World Cup selection despite making his return to International cricket against West Indies in December last year. Mills is the player to keep an eye on in the Hundred 2024.
Trent Rockets Squad
Lewis Gregory (c), Tom Alsop, Tom Banton, Sam Cook, Sam Hain, Alex Hales, Calvin Harrison, Adam Lyth, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Jordan Thompson, John Turner, Luke Wood
Overseas Players: Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Riley Meredith, Rovman Powell, Imad Wasim
Top Player to watch out for: Lewis Gregory
Lewis Gregory has heaps of experience across all the formats. He is calm and doesn’t easily get out nor concede runs. The 32-year-old all-rounder can float anywhere in the order and bowls in the crucial stages. In 7 matches in the last edition, he picked up 5 wickets at an economy of 8.71 and scored 72 runs in 5 innings at a strike rate of 153.19. You can put your money on Lewis Gregory in the Hundred 2024 in our cricket betting app.
Welsh Fire Squad
Tom Abell, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Joe Clarke (wk), Chris Cooke, Mason Crane, Stephen Eskinazi, Ben Green, Tom Kohler Cadmore, David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe, David Willey, Luke Wells
Overseas Players: Chris Green, Matt Henry, Glenn Phillips, Haris Rauf
Top Player to watch out for: David Willey
David Willey is one of the underrated all-rounders in English cricket. He has now completely dedicated himself to the franchise leagues after announcing his retirement from International cricket after the ECB denied him a central contract. In 8 matches in the last season, he picked up 9 wickets at an economy of 8.04 and scored 78 runs at an average of 26. Willey is expected to shine bright for Welsh Fire in the Hundred 2024.
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Who are the Indian players in the Hundred 2024?
Since the BCCI has made it mandatory for Men not to participate in any of the franchise leagues overseas, we can’t find any players featuring in Hundred 2024.
Three Indian Women’s cricketers are participating in the Women’s Hundred 2024. Deepti Sharma has signed with London Spirit, Smriti Mandhana is set to represent Southern Brave and Richa Ghosh will feature for Birmingham Phoenix. All three cricketers will join their respective squads after completing their assignment in the Women’s Asia Cup.
What is the highest ever score in The Hundred?
For Men – The highest ever score in The Hundred is 208 for 5 which is recorded by Manchester Originals against Northern Superchargers in the 2nd edition of the tournament.
For Women – Welsh Fire holds the record of the highest ever score in the Women’s Hundred, smashing 181 for 3 against Trent Rockets in the 3rd edition.
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