The Hundred 2025 full schedule announced, London Spirit and Oval Invincibles to clash in tournament-opener

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the fixtures for the next edition of the Hundred. The tournament is all set to begin on 5th August with the game between London Spirit and Oval Invincibles at Lord's Cricket in London.

The final of the Hundred is all set to take place on August 31st at the Lord's Cricket Ground, while the Eliminator is slated to take place at The Oval on August 30. The tournament will be played in a different window to that of Major League Cricket, and hence, it is expected to be a blockbuster.

The Hundred 2025 also will be the first time that direct signings have been permitted in both the men's and women's competitions

London Spirit and Oval Invincibles teams are expected to be most in demand in the Hundred equity sale, which gets underway on Thursday when Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix are the first teams to go under the hammer.

Like the previous editions, the matches from the Women's competition and the men's competition will be taking place on the same day at the same venue. The afternoon time will see Women's playing while double-headers will close out with men’s fixtures later in the evenings.

The 2025 edition also will be the first time that direct signings have been permitted in both the men's and women's competitions. Laura Wolvaardt and Amelia Kerr are the two players to be directly signed as they joined Southern Brave and Manchester Originals respectively.

Schedule for The Hundred 2025

Here's the schedule for the 2025 edition:

Here we go!

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— The Hundred (@thehundred) January 29, 2025

We all hope we can build on the last couple of years and keep the trophy in South London - Sam Billings

Oval Invincibles, who won the title last year, skipper Sam Billings talked about the next season, saying that they want to start on high. While talking about the team, he said that they are hopeful of keeping the trophy in South London. He said:

"It will be great to kick off The Hundred with a sold-out derby at Lord's. From our point of view, we're looking to start strongly as we have done the last couple of years to set the tone for another positive year. No doubt it will be a brilliant atmosphere at Lord's.

"It was another fantastic tournament last year. We've worked hard at the Invincibles to build a really strong core, and there's no reason why we can't have another great year. The Kia Oval is undoubtedly one of the best places in world cricket to play, our home support is special. We all hope we can build on the last couple of years and keep the trophy in South London."

The format for the tournament will be the same as well. All the teams will be playing against each other once and twice only against their local rivals. The table-toppers qualify for the final directly with the teams finishing second and third set to face each other in the eliminator.

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