A total of 24 matches will be played in the 4-week tournament |
6 Pakistani players will participate in the 'Hundred Cricket Tour' in England this year.
All-rounder Shadab Khan will represent Birmingham Phoenix and young player Ehsanullah will play for Oval Invincibles.
All these players are all set to make their debut in the third year of the tournament, which will start from today, Tuesday at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham.
On the first day of the tournament, Trent Rockets men's and women's team teams will compete against Southern Braves, Trent Rockets men's team is the defending champion while Southern Braves were the champions of the first edition of The Hundred.
In the women's teams, Oval Invincibles won the tournament in the first and second year.
A total of 24 matches will be played in the 4-week tournament, this year the knockout match will be played at The Oval in London instead of Southampton at the Ejaz Bowl, while the final is scheduled to be played at Lord's on August 27.
The tournament was originally scheduled to start in 2020, but was pushed back to 2021 due to the Covid pandemic.
More than half a million people watched matches during the second edition of The Hundred in 2022, with a record 271,000 attending the women's matches.