The Hundred Cricket 2023 : Schedule, Teams, Venues and Live Streaming Details

The third season of THE HUNDRED will be played from 1 Aug to 27 Aug 2023 in England and Wales. It is a unique 100-ball cricket tournament organized by ECB and the first season was played in 2021. The first match of the 2023 season is between 2 previous winners Trent and Southern on 1st August 2023 at 11 PM IST at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

Similar to the previous 2 seasons, eight men’s and women’s professional teams based out of major England and Wales cities – Manchester, London, Birmingham, Northern, Trent, Welsh, Oval and Southern will take part in the third season. All the men’s matches will take place as double-headers (with women’s matches) at the same venue on the same day.

The Hundred 2023 Points Table

Team	Match	Won	Lost	Tie/No Result	Points	NRR
Northern	2	1	0	1	3	+3.000
Trent	2	1	0	1	3	+0.300
Welsh	3	1	1	1	3	+0.146
Oval	2	1	0	1	3	+0.059
Southern	3	1	2	0	2	-1.067
Birmingham	2	0	0	2	2	0
London	2	0	1	1	1	-0.117
Manchester	2	0	1	1	1	-1.125

* Updated after Oval vs Welsh Match 9

**Top 3 teams qualify for the knockouts

The Hundred 2023 Format

In total, there will be 64 matches (32 men’s and 32 women’s) in the group stage of the tournament. Each team will play four matches at home and four matches away. It will include one match against every other team and a second match against the nearest regional rivals.

After the league phase, the top three teams will qualify for the knockout stages. The 2nd-placed and 3rd-placed teams will meet in the Eliminator at the Oval. The winner of the Eliminator will then meet the 1st-placed team in the final at Lord’s.

The Hundred 2023 Teams

All 8 teams that competed in the 2022 season will return for a third year in 2023. Each franchise represents a large area of England and Wales.

Team	Home Ground	Captain
Manchester	Old Trafford, Manchester	Jos Buttler
Northern	Headingley, Leeds	Wayne Parnell
Birmingham	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Moeen Ali
Trent	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Lewis Gregory
Welsh	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	Tom Abell
London	Lord’s, London	Dan Lawrence
Oval	Oval, London	Sam Billings
Southern	Rose Bowl, Southampton	James Vince

The Hundred 2023 Schedule

The Hundred Rules 

1. Each team will play only 100 balls and the team that scores the most runs, wins.
2. A bowler can bowl a minimum of 5 or a maximum of 10 consecutive balls.
3. Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls per game.
4. There will be a change of ends every 10 balls.
5. A powerplay of 25 balls where only two fielders are allowed outside of the 30-yard circle.
6. The bowling side can take a strategic timeout of up to two and a half minutes.
7. No-balls are worth two runs and a free hit.
8. Slow over-rates are penalized by one less fielder allowed outside the ring.
9. If a match ends in a tie, both teams will be rewarded one point each.
10. If the game ends in a tie during the play-off matches, both teams will play a Super Five, similar to a Super Over in T20 cricket.

The Hundred 2023 Full Team Squads

Each team will have a maximum of 15 players, out of whom a maximum of 3 can be overseas players. At least one centrally contracted England player must be in the team. Teams were allowed to retain up to ten of the previous season’s players.

A players’ draft took place to fill the remaining squad players, with teams taking turns to sign the available players. Teams had two wildcard picks from the domestic T20 competition, i.e., T20 Blast.

Team Birmingham 

Moeen Ali (Captain), Chirs Woakes, Liam Livingstone, Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Will Smeed, Jamie Smith, Tom Helm, Miles Hammond, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Henry Brookes

Overseas players: Shadab Khan (Pakistan), Adam Milne (New Zealand), Kane Richardson (Australia), Tanveer Sangha (Australia)

Team London

Dan Lawrence (Captain), Mark Wood, Liam Dawson, Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara, Michael Pepper, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Matt Critchley, Dan Worrall

Overseas players: Matthew Wade (Australia), Nathan Ellis (Australia), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)

Team Manchester

Jos Buttler (Captain), Phil Salt, Laurie Evans, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter, Josh Tongue, Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby, Mitchell Stanley, Max Holden, Ben Raine

Overseas players: Ashton Turner (Australia), Josh Little (Ireland), Usama Mir (Pakistan), Zaman Khan (Pakistan)

Team Northern

Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid, Harry Brook, Reece Topley, Tom Banton, Adam Lyth, Adam Hose, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Bas de Leede, Callum Parkinson, Ollie Robinson, Saif Zaib

Overseas players: Wayne Parnell (Captain) (South Africa), Matthew Short (Australia), David Wiese (Namibia)

Team Oval

Sam Billings (Captain), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Tom Curran, Ross Whiteley, Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson, Danny Briggs, Nathan Sowter, Tawanda Muyeye, Zak Chappell, Tom Lawes

Overseas players: Sunil Narine (West Indies), Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa), Ihsanullah Khan (Pakistan), Adam Zampa (Australia), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand)

Team Southern Brave

James Vince (Captain), Jofra Archer, Leus du Plooy, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, George Garton, James Fuller, Alex Davies, Joe Weatherley, Jafer Chohan, Matt Fisher

Overseas players: Tim David (Australia), Devon Conway (New Zealand), Finn Allen (New Zealand), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)

Team Trent

Lewis Gregory (Captain), Joe Root, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood, Sam Cook, Samit Patel, Sam Hain, Brad Wheal, Matt Carter, John Turner, Tom Moores

Overseas players: Imad Wasim (Pakistan), Colin Munro (New Zealand), Daniel Sams (Australia), Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)

Team Welsh

Tom Abell (Captain), Jonny Bairstow, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Ben Green, David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe, Jake Ball, Stephen Eskinazi, Dan Douthwaite, George Scrimshaw, Luke Wells, Chris Cooke

Overseas players: Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand), Haris Rauf (Pakistan)

The Hundred 2023 Streaming Details

TV Broadcast: Sony Sports Network

Live Streaming: FanCode/SonyLIV App

FAQs about The Hundred

What is Hundred League 2023?

The Hundred is a professional franchise 100-ball cricket league involving 8 men’s and women’s teams in England and Wales. It is organized by the ECB with the first season played in 2021.

When will the Hundred 2023 start?

The third season of the Hundred starts from 1 August 2023 and the final is scheduled to be held on 27 August 2023.

Which teams are in the Hundred 2023?

The league has 8 teams: Birmingham, London, Oval, Trent, Northern, Southern, Welsh and Manchester.

Any Indian players playing in the Hundred?

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues are the 3 Indian Women players in the Hundred 2023.

Where can I watch the Hundred 2023 matches?

The Hundred matches will be broadcasted live on Sony Sports and live streaming will be available on the SonyLIV/FanCode App.