• 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.”
— Barbara Slater

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 Player

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.