Supercharger: Ben Stokes will play in this year’s Hundred
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THE 2024 edition of The Hundred starts on Tuesday for three-and-a-half weeks of franchise action with Oval Invincibles and Southern Brave defending their men’s and women’s titles respectively.
Men’s champions Invincibles kickoff their title defence on Tuesday against Birmingham Phoenix at The Oval, while women’s champions Brave kickoff their campaign against London Spirit at Southampton on Wednesday.
Big news coming out of the women’s competition is the announcement ...