The Hundred: 2025 schedule, results, format, what's new and how matches work

Lord's will host the first and last game of The Hundred, with a London derby kicking off the 2025 season and final taking place on Sunday August 31.

London Spirit and Oval Invincibles will start the 2025 Hundred on Tuesday August 5.

London Spirit's women's team and Oval Invincibles' men's side are seeking to defend their trophies.

They will hope to be back at Lord's for The Hundred Final on Sunday August 31, the culmination 27 days of action featuring 34 double-headers.

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The Hundred 2024 full fixture list (all games men's and women's double-headers)

• Tuesday August 5: London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles, Lord's
• Wednesday August 6: Manchester Originals vs Southern Brave, Emirates Old Trafford
• Thursday August 7: Northern Superchargers vs Welsh Fire, Headingley
• Friday August 8: Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets, Edgbaston
• Saturday August 9: Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals, Kia Oval
• Saturday August 9: Welsh Fire vs London Spirit, Sophia Gardens
• Sunday August 10: Southern Brave vs Birmingham Phoenix, Utilita Bowl
• Sunday August 10: Trent Rockets vs Northern Superchargers, Trent Bridge
• Monday August 11: Manchester Originals vs London Spirit, Emirates Old Trafford
• Tuesday August 12: Birmingham Phoenix vs Oval Invincibles, Edgbaston
• Wednesday August 13: Southern Brave vs Northern Superchargers, Utilita Bowl
• Wednesday August 13: Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals, Sophia Gardens
• Thursday August 14: London Spirit vs Trent Rockets, Lord's
• Friday August 15: Northern Superchargers vs Birmingham Phoenix, Headingley
• Saturday August 16: Trent Rockets vs Southern Brave, Trent Bridge
• Saturday August 16: Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire, the Kia Oval
• Sunday August 17: Manchester Originals vs Northern Superchargers, Emirates Old Trafford
• Sunday August 17: Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit, Edgbaston
• Monday August 18: Southern Brave vs Oval Invincibles, Utilita Bowl
• Tuesday August 19: Trent Rockets vs Manchester Originals, Trent Bridge
• Wednesday August 20: Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave, Sophia Gardens
• Wednesday August 20: London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers, Lord's
• Thursday August 21: Oval Invincibles vs Trent Rockets, the Kia Oval
• Friday August 22: Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire, Edgbaston
• Saturday August 23: Northern Superchargers vs Oval Invincibles, Headingley
• Saturday August 23: London Spirit vs Southern Brave, Lord's
• Sunday August 24: Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets, Sophia Gardens
• Sunday August 24: Manchester Originals vs Birmingham Phoenix, Emirates Old Trafford
• Monday August 25: Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit, the Kia Oval
• Tuesday August 26: Northern Superchargers vs Manchester Originals, Headingley
• Wednesday August 27: Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix, Trent Bridge
• Thursday August 28: Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire, Utilita Bowl
• Saturday August 30: The Hundred Eliminator, the Kia Oval
• Sunday August 31: The Hundred Final, Lord's

What's new for 2025?

This season, for the first time, direct signings have been permitted in The Hundred.

Teams in the men's and women's competitions will be able to sign one new overseas player by Deadline Day on February 24.

Laura Wolvaardt and Amelia Kerr have been confirmed as The Hundred's first-ever direct signings, joining Southern Brave and Manchester Originals respectively. Jos Buttler, Charlie Dean, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Marizanne Kapp, Tymal Mills, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews have all been retained by their teams.

Charlie Dean, who lifted the trophy as part of London Spirit's team in 2024, said: "August is fast becoming one of the best months of the summer. 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."

How do matches work?

• One hundred balls a side, the team with the most runs wins. It is as simple as that.
• Five bowlers can bowl up to 20 balls in an innings, including five or 10 in a row.
• The traditional six-ball overs seen in other forms of cricket are not used in The Hundred, with 10 balls bowled before a change of ends.
• The powerplay is for the first 25 balls of an innings, with only two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
• A 25-ball-a-side game is the minimum length that can be played in the event of wet weather.
• If a match in the knockout stages is tied, a Super 5 will be played, with the winner being the team scoring the most runs from a further five balls each.