🏏 Tournament Overview
Starts: 5 August 2025 (London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles at Lord’s)
Ends: 31 August 2025 (Final at Lord’s)
Format: Eight city‑based teams compete in 32 league matches → Eliminator (30 Aug) → Final (31 Aug)
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📅 Full Schedule & Venues (Key matches in IST)
Opening match: 5 Aug at 11 PM IST, Lord’s
Double‑headers on days with two matches: first at ~7:00–7:30 PM IST, second ~10:30–11:00 PM IST
Eliminator: 30 Aug at ~10:30 PM IST, The Oval
Final: 31 Aug at ~10:30 PM IST, Lord’s
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🏟 Teams & Key Squads
🔸 Birmingham Phoenix
Captain: Liam Livingstone
Key players: Ben Duckett, Trent Boult (NZ), Tim Southee (NZ), Joe Clarke, Adam Milne, Will Smeed
🔹 London Spirit
Captain: Kane Williamson (NZ)
Key players: David Warner (AUS), Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Ollie Pope, Richard Gleeson
🔸 Manchester Originals
Notables: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Rachin Ravindra (NZ), Noor Ahmad (Afg), Heinrich Klaasen (SA)
🔹 Northern Superchargers
Key picks: Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, David Miller (NZ), Mitchell Santner (NZ), Dawid Malan
🔸 Oval Invincibles
Captain: Sam Billings
Overseas stars: Rashid Khan (Afg), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Behrendorff
🔹 Southern Brave
Strength in spin/batting: Michael Bracewell (NZ), Faf du Plessis (SA), Jofra Archer, Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan
🔸 Trent Rockets
Star roster: Joe Root, Marcus Stoinis (Aus), David Willey, Lockie Ferguson (NZ), Rehan Ahmed (ENG)
🔹 Welsh Fire
Major signing: Steve Smith (Aus), also Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Tom Kohler‑Cadmore, Luke Wells
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🌍 Overseas Signings & Big Highlights
Top domestic draft picks included Noor Ahmad (Manchester), Michael Bracewell (Southern Brave), Jamie Overton (London Spirit), David Willey (Trent Rockets) all on £200,000 contracts
David Warner signed for £120,000 with London Spirit, making his Hundred debut
Rashid Khan joined Oval Invincibles; Steve Smith signed for Welsh Fire; Trent Boult for Birmingham Phoenix
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🧠 Format Highlights
100‑ball innings per side
10 balls per end change; bowlers can deliver 5 or 10 consecutive balls, max 20 per bowler
25‑ball powerplay: max 2 fielders outside circle
Super 5 tiebreaker used in tied knockout games
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✅ Summary Table
Category Highlights
📅 Dates 5 Aug – 31 Aug 2025
🏟 Format 32 group matches, Eliminator (30 Aug), Final (31 Aug)
🌐 Teams Birmingham, London, Manchester, Northern, Oval, Southern, Trent, Welsh
🌟 Star Players Warner, Williamson, Smith, Rashid Khan, Rachin Ravindra, Root, Boult
📺 Watch in India Sony Sports Network, FanCode, SonyLIV
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