The Hundred 2020: All Teams, Players, Full Squads, Rules, & Schedule

First, we had Test cricket, then we enjoyed ODI cricket for many many years until T20 cricket was introduced. T20 cricket as we know has been a huge success. Some three years ago, the world saw the introduction of the T10 cricket league, which again created some impact. And now in July 2020, we will get to enjoy another interesting format, called the Hundred. A totally new format having some new rules, which you may have never heard before. On 20 October 2019, The Hundred competition’s first draft took place and the squads were announced. In this article, we will see all the teams, all local and overseas players who are part of the Hundred 2020 (men’s) competition and also the full 15-member squads. We will also see the rules of the Hundred competition and the complete schedule of the Hundred 2020 with venues, dates, and timings.

[Update: the Hundred competition has been postponed to 2021 due to the CV-19 disease. Here is the announcement from the Hundred’s official Twitter handle on April 30, 2020:

We’re going to have to wait a bit longer to bring you The Hundred.
We know you’ll understand.#StayHomeSaveLives

— The Hundred (@thehundred) April 30, 2020

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Teams in The Hundred 2020

Birmingham Phoenix
London Spirit
Manchester Originals
Northern Superchargers
Oval Invincibles
Southern Brave
Trent Rockets
Welsh Fire

Above are the eight teams representing 7 cities in England and Wales. So these eight new teams will aim to entertain their city fans and supporters all over the world by playing some top-class, fast-paced, and action-packed cricket. All matches will complete within 2.5 hours. A move which sports fans of the modern and busy world we live in will welcome whole-heartedly.

Star Players in the Hundred 2020

The Hundred 2020 is full of star players. On October 2, 2019, each team announced its first five players. One men’s England Test player, two men’s local icon players and two England women’s central contracted picks.

In this article, we will only see the players for the men’s teams.

We will see star players from England, such as Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Eoin Morgan, Jos Butler, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, etc. playing in the Hundred.

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 some of the overseas star players in the Hundred 2020.

Clearly, with the above star players from all over the world, the Hundred tournament and the format seem destined to be a huge success. What do you think? Comment later at the end of the article.

Full Squads of All Teams in The Hundred 2020

Each Team Squad:

will have a total of 16 members (1 centrally-contracted England player+ 14 players from draft + 1 wild card )
includes one England centrally-contracted Test match player
will have 2 local county players
can have max 3 overseas players (all three can be part of playing 11)
will have one wild card entry (included later, based on the Vitality Blast 2020 performances)

Okay, now let us see the full squads for all the Hundred teams.

1. Birmingham Phoenix Squad for the Hundred 2020

One England centrally contracted Test match player: Chris Woakes

Other 14 members of the squad: 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.

One wild card entry later based on the performances in the Vitality Blast 2020.

2. London Spirit Squad for the Hundred 2020

One England centrally-contracted Test match player: Rory Burns

Other 14 members of the squad: 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

One wild card entry later based on the performances in the Vitality Blast 2020.

3. Manchester Originals Squad for the Hundred 2020

One England centrally-contracted Test match player: Jos Butler

Other 14 members of the squad: 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.