The Hundred Returns

• 16 games live across BBC TV and iPlayer from 1 August
• Every ball available live on BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and Sounds
• Live text commentary and clips from every game on the BBC Sport website and app
• Isa Guha presents the action alongside a host of cricketing legends, including James Anderson, Heather Knight, Moeen Ali, Alex Hartley, Carlos Brathwaite, Tash Farrant, Sir Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Tymal Mills and Steven Finn.
• The BBC’s showcase matches will feature live music performances from hotly tipped rising stars supported by BBC Music Introducing, with Rudimental headlining the final at Lords on 27 August

I’m excited to see our summer of cricket coverage continue with The Hundred in August.

The BBC’s summer of cricket continues this August as The Hundred returns for a third year.

Combining sporting action with live music, fans can enjoy the fast-paced format live across BBC TV, radio and online from Tuesday 1 until Sunday 27 August.

Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets will fight to retain their position as champions of the women’s and men’s competitions respectively.

Launching in 2021, The Hundred brings together eight teams from across seven cities, including some of the best international and domestic players from the men’s and women’s game. The teams are: Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, Manchester Originals, Northern Superchargers (Leeds), Oval Invincibles (London), Southern Brave (Southampton), Trent Rockets (Nottingham) and Welsh Fire (Cardiff).

Once again, the BBC’s showcase matches will feature live music performances from hotly tipped rising stars supported by BBC Music Introducing, with DYLAN kicking things off at Trent Bridge and Rudimental headlining the final at Lords.

Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport says: “I’m excited to see our summer of cricket coverage continue with The Hundred in August. Our extensive, multi-platform coverage has brought the sport to new audiences over the past two years, and I cannot wait for it to do the same again in 2023.”

TV and iPlayer

16 games, including the opening game double header between Trent Rockets and Southern Brave, and the final at Lord’s, are available to watch live across BBC TV and iPlayer.

Former player and World Cup winner, Isa Guha, presents the action alongside James Anderson, Heather Knight, Moeen Ali, Alex Hartley, Carlos Brathwaite, Tash Farrant, Sir Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Tymal Mills and Steven Finn.

Chris Hughes will resume reporting duties alongside Betty Glover, with new face Nick Bright joining the commentary team.

Radio and Sounds

Every ball of every match is live on BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra or via the BBC Sport website and app, so fans can follow every twist and turn of the tournament.

Commentary teams include experts who have experienced The Hundred first hand, as well as current players who will jump straight from the pitch to the commentary box.

Summarisers include England captain Heather Knight and England batter Ollie Pope, plus Alex Hartley, Carlos Brathwaite, Saqib Mahmood, Ravi Bopara, Tash Farrant, Georgia Elwiss and Steven Finn.

England spinner, Jack Leach, is welcomed to the BBC box for the first time, and is alongside BBL winner Michael Carberry, IPL player Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, and former India wicket keeper Deep Dasgupta.

Plus, throughout the tournament, No Balls: The Cricket Podcast provides an inside view of The Hundred. Hosts and players, Kate Cross and Alex Hartley, share their experienced insights in the podcast available on BBC Sounds.

Website, app and across social media

For fans who want to keep up with the action on the go, the BBC Sport website and app is the digital home of The Hundred, providing live coverage of every match from both the women’s and men’s competition.

Scores and live text commentary is available at your fingertips, as well as in-play clips that show the best of the action from every match. Live coverage also includes regular thoughts and opinions from The Hundred super fan community.

In addition to live coverage, the BBC Sport website and app delivers news, match reports, written and bespoke video features to fans.

For those looking ahead to the men’s and women’s T20 World Cup’s in 2024 and beyond, a Next Gen series looking for England’s white ball stars of the future – across both competitions – is available too.

BBC Sport social media channels bring you the best bits from on the field, as well as behind the scenes action and fan responses.

Fixtures

Q&A with Isa Guha

I love all formats of cricket and that’s no secret, but what’s so exciting about The Hundred is the different audiences it appeals to.

We’re into our third year of The Hundred now, what do you think fans can expect from this year’s competition?

This year I’m looking forward to the rivalry between local teams. Fans have really got behind their teams in the last couple of years and if you’re tuning in this year for the first time, I definitely think you’ll be able to see that come through. Also, to see how coaches try different things this year or stick to similar tactics. I’ve worked with Mike Hussey a lot so excited to see if he can turn things around for the Welsh Fire.

We’re also coming off the back of an Ashes series being hosted in the UK. It has captured the attention of the nation much like in 2005 so it’s great there is another cricket offering on the back of it to continue that success especially for the youngsters who have been inspired. The huge spike in fans watching and listening to the women’s game has been incredible to see in particular – last year in the Commonwealth Games, and again this year with the Ashes.

Across the BBC, fans can listen to every single game on 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and Sounds, and watch a huge number of games, including the opener and final, on free-to-air TV too, making it accessible to so many more fans.

In your opinion, what makes The Hundred so exciting compared to other forms of cricket?

I love all formats of cricket and that’s no secret, but what’s so exciting about The Hundred is the different audiences it appeals to. I’ve been lucky to work in different sports and having a format that can cater for different audiences is what I think makes our sport unique. I love being able to do something different with the broadcast too and always get excited about the music element at the grounds.

I think what fans love about The Hundred most is the pace of the game. Last year there were some ‘blink and you’ll miss them’ moments and we had a lot of fun calling on commentary, especially with the ability to speak to the players in-game.

Looking back at your career, would you have liked to play in a tournament like this?

100%! I loved my career and looking back there are some pretty amazing highlights in there from winning the World Cup to winning the Ashes, but if I had the opportunity to be involved in The Hundred I would have had a ball.

Who do you predict might win? Any players we should watch out for?

I’m backing the Brave women to go all the way this year and for the men it’s an outside bet but I’m going for the Welsh Fire!