Brand New The Hundred 2021 kicks off and what a game, The Hundred is a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men’s and women’s teams located in major cities across England and Wales. with this been a brand new thing we have no idea who will shine and who will flop so here is the outright betting for the men’s game and our pick. Women’s betting will follow when available.
Betting
Our Pick: Birmingham Phoenix @7/1
There is really no reasoning behind this as its wide open and a unknown, so lets see.
Rules and Game Play Explained
As the name suggests, The Hundred will feature 100 balls per innings, 20 less than a traditional T20 game, with a duration of two and a half hours. The six-ball overs are done away with in this competition, and replaced by a set of five deliveries known as ‘fives’. The umpire will hold a white card to signal the end of the first set of fives. It’s the fielding captain’s discretion whether to allow a particular bowler to bowl 10 balls (two consecutive fives) from one end or one ‘five’. There’s a two-minute timeout that a fielding side can take after the first 25 balls, though it’s not mandatory. The term ‘batsman’ does not exist in The Hundred. It’s replaced by a gender-neutral term called batter.
So in short, Each bowler gets a maximum of 20 balls per match. The fielding side will change ends every 10 balls. The Powerplay will be the first 25 balls of each 100-ball innings. Only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle in the Powerplay. Fast furious and exciting, lets see.
Best Cricket Preview And Betting, The Hundred Explained
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