• Sky Sports reveals on-screen talent for The Hundred. High profile names include Stuart Broad, Andrew Flintoff, Dinesh Karthik, Kevin Pietersen, Tammy Beaumont and Daren Sammy.
• Sky Sports to show every men’s and women’s game live (68 in total), with matches also appearing on other Sky linear and digital channels.
• Sky Sports: The Hundred (404) to become the home of The Hundred for the duration of the tournament.
With 100 days to go until the launch of The Hundred on 21 July, Sky Sports has today revealed Stuart Broad within its line-up for the competition.
Sky regulars such as Nasser Hussain, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Rob Key, Ian Ward, David Lloyd, Nick Knight, Mike Atherton and Mark Butcher will be joined by cricketing stars from around the world.
Among them will be Nottinghamshire and England fast bowler, Broad, together with Dinesh Karthik, Kevin Pietersen, Tammy Beaumont, Daren Sammy, Mel Jones, Wasim Akram, Lydia Greenway and Kumar Sangakkara alongside presenters Andrew Flintoff, Kass Naidoo, Zainab Abbas and Jacqueline Shepherd.
Inclusive of pre-match build-up, live action and post-match analysis, the Sky Sports team will offer viewers definitive coverage of The Hundred tournament, with all the action, drama and entertainment live from Trent Bridge and seven other venues across the UK.
Supporters will be able to tune in to all 68 games live on the dedicated channel, Sky Sports The Hundred, as well as on Sky Sports Mix. All women’s matches and a significant number of men’s games will be streamed live on the Sky Cricket YouTube channel.
Director of Sky Sports Cricket Bryan Henderson said: “We are so excited to help launch this fantastic new tournament this summer. It’s going to be an incredible standard of cricket played at some of the best grounds in the world and everyone’s invited.
“Hopefully the competition will inspire many girls and boys to pick up a bat and ball. We’ve put together an amazing line-up of presenters and commentators; there’s a completely fresh graphics look and some exciting new broadcast technology. We very much hope you enjoy the coverage.”
The Hundred will offer equal prize money for the men’s and women’s tournaments and will be the first major UK team sporting competition to launch with a standalone women’s fixture.
Aside from the two opening games, the women’s and men’s teams will play back-to-back at a single venue on the same day.
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The priority window for county cricket supporters to secure seats for The Hundred is open now, with adult tickets for each double-headed matchday priced from £10.
With under 16s able to secure their seats for £5, juniors can take in all of the blockbuster entertainment of eight Trent Rockets fixtures for £20.