The Hundred 2024: Kennington Oval, London pitch history and T20 records
The Hundred 2024 is all set to get underway on Tuesday, July 23. The tournament's final has been scheduled for August 18 and will be played at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Oval Invincibles are the defending champions in the men’s competition after they beat Manchester Originals by 14 runs in the final last year.
In the women’s competition, Southern Brave are the defending champions after they beat Northern Superchargers by 34 runs in the final. Both the men’s and women’s competitions take place simultaneously and have garnered immense popularity. The Hundred was scheduled to start in 2020 but had to be postponed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Since then, players from around the world, including the likes of Ellyse Perry, and Smriti Mandhana among others have played in the competition. The upcoming edition is also expected to be a cracker. Let's take a look at the records at the Kennington Oval.
Kennington Oval, London T20 records and stats
The Kennington Oval in London has hosted 168 T20 matches. Teams batting second have had an advantage, having won 85 matches. Teams batting first won 75 games. Four matches were tied while four games were called off.
T20 matches played: 168
Matches won by teams batting first: 75
Matches won by teams batting second: 85
Matches tied: 4
Matches abandoned: 4
Highest team: 254/3
Lowest team score: 81
Kennington Oval, London pitch report
The pitch at the Kennington Oval has been a decent one for the batters. The average score at the venue is around the 167-run mark. The Invincibles have played 12 matches at the ground and have scored at a rate of 9.76, which means run-scoring may not be all that tough.
Manchester Originals hold the record for the top score of 201/3 in the Men’s hundred. The Originals also hold the record for the lowest score of 92 in the tournament.
The Hundred Men 2024 Matches at Kennington Oval, London
The schedule of the men’s and women’s competitions are same. The women’s match will take place first in the day followed by the men’s game.
July 23 – Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix (11.30pm IST Men, 7.15pm IST Women)
August 2 – Oval Invincibles vs Northern Superchargers (11pm IST Men, 8.30pm IST Women)
August 8 – Oval Invincibles vs Southern Brave (11pm IST Men, 8.30pm Women)
August 11 – Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit (7.30pm IST Men, 4.30pm Women)
August 17 – TBC vs TBC (10:30 PM IST Men, 7:45 PM IST Women)