A London derby will kick off The Hundred in 2025, with London Spirit and Oval Invincibles getting the fifth year of world-class cricket and blockbuster entertainment underway on Tuesday 5 August. 

The opener in the capital will see London Spirit women’s team and Oval Invincibles men’s side begin the defence of their trophies. 

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They’ll hope to be back at Lord’s for The Hundred Final on Sunday 31 August, the culmination of 34 matchdays across 27 days of high-quality sport and compelling drama.

Saturday 30 August will see The Kia Oval host The Hundred Eliminator, in which second- and third-placed teams compete for a place in The Hundred Final. 

NEW SIGNINGS

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 25 February. 

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. 

Grab your seat for 2025 

Entering its fifth season, over two million fans have now watched The Hundred live, with one million of those fans in attendance for the women’s competition. In 2024, The Hundred’s blend of high-energy entertainment, cricket and live music – including Zara Larsson and Cat Burns – saw 41% of all tickets sold to families in 2024, with 23% to juniors and 30% to women.  

Supporters who have been season ticket holders in any of the four years of The Hundred or who bought tickets for more than two matchdays in 2024 will be able to buy a season ticket from 29 January 2025. 

There will be an exclusive window open to fans who have previously bought tickets to The Hundred from 4-18 March. 

All other fans who would like to access priority tickets can enter the priority sale window from 1-15 April by signing up in advance at thehundred.com. 

The general sale period for the fifth year of The Hundred begins from 17 April. Tickets continue to be great value, with prices set at £5 for juniors aged 3-15 (free for under 3s) and adults starting from £12.  

Click here for full details of when you can buy tickets to watch your favourite teams in 2025.

England Women’s 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."

Oval Invincibles’ Sam Billings, also seeking to defend his team’s title, said:

"It will be great to kick off The Hundred with a sold-out derby at Lord’s. From our point of view, hopefully we can go and inflict an early blow on Spirit in their own backyard – but either way I’m sure it will be loud and full. I loved The Hundred last year, we’ve worked hard at Invincibles to build a really strong core and I’d back us to be competitive again this season. The Kia Oval was a great place to play last summer and I know the boys will be buzzing to get back to it in South London."

All games will again be live on Sky Sports and BBC broadcast and digital channels throughout the competition.  

To stay up to date with the latest news, buy tickets or to sign up for priority access, visit thehundred.com or download The Hundred app. You can also follow The Hundred, and the eight teams, on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.