Every year cricket and the fan following of the game is reaching more and more people across the globe and with its popularity, the cricket world is innovating many new cricket formats for the cricket fans like Test Cricket, ODI, T20I and T10 cricket format. And now in July 2020, a new cricket format is coming called The Hundred. The Hundred cricket format is a different cricket league from T20I and T10 League. It is a 100 ball cricket league in England and Wale which is organised by England Cricket Board (ECB).
The Hundred 2020 is totally brand new cricket league in England and Wales. In this article, we will see the Hundred 2020 all teams, squads, players and schedule along with the league rules, overseas player, coaches and venues for the league. so let’s get started with The Hundred 2020 Teams.
Before we will see the teams of the Hundred Cricket League 2020, we should know that it is divided into two categories (Men’s) and (Women’s). So here you will see the (Men’s) teams and Squads list only.
The Hundred 2020 All Teams
- Birmingham Phoenix
- London Spirit
- Manchester Originals
- Northern Superchargers
- Oval Invincibles
- Southern Brave
- Trent Rockets
- Welsh Fire
The following teams are participating in the Hundred 2020 which is representing the 7 different cities of England and Wale.
Icon and Start Players in the Hundred 2020
A cricket league is nothing without its star players and in the Hundred 2020, we will see some action from the star players of England and other countries.
Star Players from England- Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Eoin Morgan, Jos Butler, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy etc are playing in the Hundred 2020.
Overseas Star Players- Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Aaron Finch, Imran Tahir, Sunil Narine, Glen Maxwell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Shadab Khan, David Warner, Andre Russell, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohd. Amir, Mohd. Nabi, Shaheen Afridi, Mitchell Santner, Kane Williamson, Adam Zampa, Chris Lynn, D’Arcy Short are playing in the Hundred 2020.
Squads Rule of the Hundred 2020
- A total of 16 members will be allowed in the squad.
- One centrally Contrat test match player from England 14 players from draft and one from the wild card entry.
- Also, the teams should have 2 local county players.
- The teams only can have max 3 overseas players.
- All three overseas players can be part of Playing 11.
- The teams will have one wild card entry (included later, based on the T20 Blast 2020 performances).
The Hundred 2020 Full Squads
The Hundred 2020 each team squad and players list. The captains are yet to be declared to each team. Okay now let’s see the Squads of Hundred 2020 teams.
1. Birmingham Phoenix Squad
Players: Chris Woakes, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Kane Williamson, Ravi Bopara, Benny Howell, Tom Helm, Shaheen Afridi, Pat Brown, Adam Hose, Cameron Delport, Henry Brookes, Adam Wessels, Riki Wessels, and Chris Cooke.
2. London Spirit Squad
Players: Rory Burns, Eoin Morgan, Glen Maxwell, Mohd. Nabi, Mohd. Amir, Roelof van der Merwe, Mark Wood, Joe Denly, Dan Lawrence, Mason Crane, Kyle Abbott, Adam Rossington, Zak Crawley, Jade Dernbach, and Luis Reece
3. Manchester Originals Squad
Players: Jos Butler, Imran Tahir, Dane Vilas, Phil Salt, Tom Abell, Matt Parkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Daniel Christian, Wayne Madsen, Wayne Parnell, Mitchell Santner, Joe Clarke, Marchant de Lange, Ed Pollock, and Eddie Byrom.
4. Northern Superchargers Squad
Players: Ben Stokes, Aaron Finch, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Lynn, Adil Rashid, Adam Lyth, David Willey, Richard Gleeson, Ben Foakes, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, David Wiese, Nathan Rimmington, Brydon Carse, Ed Barnard, and John Simpson.
5. Oval Invincibles Squad
Players: Sam Curran, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Sandeep Lamichhane, Rilee Rossouw, Tom Curran, Reece Topley, Hardus Viljoen, Fabian Allen, Alex Blake, Will Jacks, Chris Wood, Nathan Sowter, and Laurie Evans.
6. Southern Brave Squad
Players: Jofra Archer, Andre Russell, David Warner, Liam Dawson, James Vince, Shadab Khan, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Ross Whiteley, Delray Rawlins, Ollie Pope, George Garton, Alex Davies, Max Waller, and Craig Overton.
7. Trent Rockets Squad
Players: Joe Root, Rashid Khan, D’Arcy Short, Lewis Gregory, Alex Hales, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Harry Gurney, Steven Mullaney, Matthew Carter, Luke Wood, Tom Moores, Dawid Malan, Ben Cox, Luke Fletcher, and Luke Wright.
8. Welsh Fire Squad
Players: Jonny Bairstow, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith, Colin Ingram, Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Ravi Rampaul, Simon Harmer, Qais Ahmed, Liam Plunkett, Ruan ten Doeschate, David Payne, Ryan Higgins, Danny Briggs, and Leus du Plooy.
Each team will be select the wild card entry player based on Vitality T20 Blast 2020 performance. That’s all about the Hundred 2020 Squads and players let’s see the Schedule of the Hundred 2020.
The tournament is comprised with the 34 matches 32 group stages, one semi-final and one final match. The first match will be held on 17th July at Kennington Ovela cricket ground in Landon.
Here is the Full Schedule of the Hundred 2020
Match Schedule of the Hundred 2020
| Date | Time (IST) | Match Fixture | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire | Kennington Oval, London |
| 18 Jul 2020 | 07:00 PM | Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 18 Jul 2020 | 10:00 PM | Manchester Originals vs Northern Superchargers | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 19 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| 20 Jul 2020 | 07:00 PM | Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| 20 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Northern Superchargers vs Oval Invincibles | Headingley, Leeds |
| 21 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | London Spirit vs Trent Rockets | Lord’s, London |
| 22 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Southern Brave vs Manchester Originals | The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| 23 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers | Lord’s, London |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Birmingham Phoenix vs Southern Brave | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 25 Jul 2020 | 07:00 PM | Trent Rockets vs Welsh Fire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| 25 Jul 2020 | 10:00 PM | Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals | Kennington Oval, London |
| 26 Jul 2020 | 07:00 PM | Northern Superchargers vs Birmingham Phoenix | Headingley, Leeds |
| 26 Jul 2020 | 10:00 PM | Southern Brave vs Oval Invincibles | The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| 27 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Manchester Originals vs Trent Rockets | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 28 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Welsh Fire vs Birmingham Phoenix | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| 29 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit | Kennington Oval, London |
| 30 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Northern Superchargers vs Southern Brave | Headingley, Leeds |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 11:00 PM | Manchester Originals vs London Spirit | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 01 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Welsh Fire vs Northern Superchargers | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| 02 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Trent Rockets vs Oval Invincibles | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| 03 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Birmingham Phoenix vs Manchester Originals | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 04 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets | The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| 05 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Northern Superchargers vs Manchester Originals | Headingley, Leeds |
| 06 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles | Lord’s, London |
| 07 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire | The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| 08 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 09 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Welsh Fire vs London Spirit | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| 10 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Trent Rockets vs Northern Superchargers | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| 11 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix | Kennington Oval, London |
| 12 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | London Spirit vs Southern Brave | Lord’s, London |
| 13 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fir | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 15 Aug 2020 | 08:30 PM | TBC Semi Final | TBC |
| 15 Aug 2020 | 11:00 PM | TBC Final | TBC |
The Hundred 2020 Cricket Rules
The Rules for the Hundred cricket tournament are-
- 100 balls per innings.
- A change of ends after 10 balls.
- Bowlers deliver either five or 10 consecutive balls.
- Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls per game.
- Each bowling side gets a strategic time-out of up to two and a half minutes.
- A 25-ball powerplay start for each team.
- Two fielders are allowed outside the initial 30-yard circle during the powerplay.
- Teams will be able to call time-outs, as has been the case in the Indian Premier League since 2009.
- A simplified scoreboard is also proposed.
The Hundred 2020 Coaches for all Teams
| Team | Team’s Stadiums | Men’s Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester Originals | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Old Trafford, Manchester | Simon Katich |
| Northern Superchargers | Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley, Leeds | Darren Lehmann |
| Birmingham Phoenix | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston, Birmingham | Andrew McDonald |
| Trent Rockets | Trent Bridge, West Bridgford, Nottingham | Stephen Fleming |
| Welsh Fire | Sophia Gardens, Pontcanna, Cardiff | Gary Kirsten |
| London Spirit | Lord’s, St. John’s Wood, London | Shane Warne |
| Oval Invincibles | The Oval, Kennington, London | Tom Moody |
| Southern Brave | Rose Bowl, West End, Hampshire | Mahela Jayawardene |
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