THE HUNDRED (CRICKET)

About:

• The Hundred is the title of a professional 100-ball cricket tournament in England and Wales run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) commencing in July 2020.
  
  
• The league will consist of eight city-based franchise teams, each of which will field both a men's and women's team.
  
  
• 100-ball cricket is a form of limited overs cricket, played by two teams each playing a single innings made up of 100 balls. The format of the game is:
  • 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 timeout of up to two and a half minutes
    
    
  • A 25-ball powerplay start for each team. Two fielders are allowed outside of the initial 30-yard circle during the powerplay