LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday, announced the schedule of both men’s and women’s competitions of The Hundred 2025.
The fifth edition of England’s marquee T20 league, comprised of 34 matches, will run from August 5 to 31.
On the opening day of the tournament, both defending champions – London Spirit’s women's side and Oval Invincibles’ men's team – will kick off their respective title defence.
The upcoming season features a major first as all the participating teams will be allowed to make direct signings.
As per the new rule, the teams can now sign one foreign player before the cut-off date, set for February 24.
Consequently, South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr have been confirmed as the first-ever direct signings in the history of the league, joining Southern Brave and Manchester Originals respectively.
Meanwhile, several notable players like Jos Buttler, Charlie Dean, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Marizanne Kapp, Tymal Mills, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews have all been retained by their respective teams.
"August is fast becoming one of the best months of the summer,” said Dean, who lifted the trophy last year as part of London Spirit’s squad.
“The Hundred has developed into an excellent competition, we play in front of fantastic crowds and even from the middle you get a sense of how the crowd is so full of families and young people.
“The cricket itself is high quality, the format is accessible and quick, and we’re all really looking forward to getting back to it and hopefully defending our title."
Oval Invincibles’ Sam Billings, aiming to defend the title, shared his excitement about the prospect of playing their campaign opener, a London derby, in front of a sold-out crowd.
"It will be great to kick off The Hundred with a sold-out derby at Lord’s. From our point of view, hopefully we can go and inflict an early blow on Spirit in their own backyard – but either way I’m sure it will be loud and full,” said Billings.
“I loved The Hundred last year, we’ve worked hard at Invincibles to build a really strong core and I’d back us to be competitive again this season. The Kia Oval was a great place to play last summer and I know the boys will be buzzing to get back to it in South London," he added.
The Hundred 2025 Schedule: (all games men’s and women’s double-headers)
August 5: London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles, Lord’s
August 6: Manchester Originals vs Southern Brave, Emirates Old Trafford
August 7: Northern Superchargers vs Welsh Fire, Headingley
August 8: Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets, Edgbaston
August 9: Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals, Kia Oval
August 9: Welsh Fire vs London Spirit, Sophia Gardens
August 10: Southern Brave vs Birmingham Phoenix, Utilita Bowl
August 10: Trent Rockets vs Northern Superchargers, Trent Bridge
August 11: Manchester Originals vs London Spirit, Emirates Old Trafford
August 12: Birmingham Phoenix vs Oval Invincibles, Edgbaston
August 13: Southern Brave vs Northern Superchargers, Utilita Bowl
August 13: Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals, Sophia Gardens
August 14: London Spirit vs Trent Rockets, Lord’s
August 15: Northern Superchargers vs Birmingham Phoenix, Headingley
August 16: Trent Rockets vs Southern Brave, Trent Bridge
August 16: Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire, Kia Oval
August 17: Manchester Originals vs Northern Superchargers, Emirates Old Trafford
August 17: Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit, Edgbaston
August 18: Southern Brave vs Oval Invincibles, Utilita Bowl
August 19: Trent Rockets vs Manchester Originals, Trent Bridge
August 20: Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave, Sophia Gardens
August 20: London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers, Lord’s
August 21: Oval Invincibles vs Trent Rockets, Kia Oval
August 22: Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire, Edgbaston
August 23: Northern Superchargers vs Oval Invincibles, Headingley
August 23: London Spirit vs Southern Brave, Lord’s
August 24: Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets, Sophia Gardens
August 24: Manchester Originals vs Birmingham Phoenix, Emirates Old Trafford
August 25: Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit, Kia Oval
August 26: Northern Superchargers vs Manchester Originals, Headingley
August 27: Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix, Trent Bridge
August 28: Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire, Utilita Bowl
August 30: The Hundred Eliminator, Kia Oval
August 31: The Hundred Final, Lord’s
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