England selectors will have eyes on The Hundred 2025 with ICC tournament coming up.
The Hundred 2025 is all set to kick off from August 5 with top players from England and around the globe in action. The men’s tournament will be important for England players who will be hoping to be part of the T20 World Cup 2026.
The ICC tournament is scheduled to be played in India and Sri Lanka in February next year. In the build-up to the competition, England will look to find their ideal combination for those conditions. As such, The Hundred 2025 form could decide the fate of a few key players. We take a look at three players whose performance in the upcoming season could be key to their T20 World Cup 2026 chances.
ABF
137/3
SKA
133/9
SLK
–
BR
–
DCDM
210/6
DVDM
211/9
Desert Vipers Development beat Dubai Capitals Development by 1 wickets
MIEDM
192/6
GGDM
155/5
SWDM
–
ADKRDM
–
GGDM
–
DCDM
–
NDT
69/1
CDK
167/8
New Delhi Tigers beat Central Delhi Kings by 9 wickets (D/L) method
SDS
–
WDL
–
PD
–
CDK
–
SDSW
121/8
CDQW
120/8
South Delhi Superstarz Women beat Central Delhi Queens Women by 1 run
ROM
129/6
CZR
133/7
Czech Republic beat Romania by 3 wickets
ROM
143/4
CZR
155/3
Czech Republic beat Romania by 12 runs
ROM
93/4
CZR
92/8
Romania won by 6 wickets
AUST
155/6
BEL
154/10
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
AUST
146/6
BEL
144/9
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
BAC
–
UCCB
–
LKLS
–
ACB
–
UCCB
–
ACB
–
BAC
–
UCCB
–
LKLS
–
ACB
–
DURH
300/8
BB
303/6
Birmingham Bears beat Durham by 4 wickets
NOR
189/10
MID
192/6
Middlesex beat Northamptonshire by 4 wickets
KENT
269/9
SOM
270/6
Somerset won by 4 wickets
ESS
289/10
GLO
159/10
Essex beat Gloucestershire by 130 runs
SUSS
284/9
YOR
286/4
Yorkshire beat Sussex by 6 wickets
LEI
312/9
WOR
328/10
Worcestershire won by 16 runs
HAM
341/7
DER
339/5
Hampshire beat Derbyshire by 3 wickets
NOT
279/9
SURR
289/8
Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by 10 runs
QAT
243/2
KNY
242/8
Qatar beat Kenya by 8 wickets
PNG
148/10
KWT
149/6
Kuwait beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets
JER
–
DEN
–
GER-W
44/8
IRE-W
223/1
Ireland Women beat Germany Women by 179 runs
ITA-W
86/9
NED-W
90/3
Netherlands Women beat Italy Women by 7 wickets
KRMPS
109/7
SBSCC
79/6
ACE KRM Panthers beat SBS CC by 30 runs
BNC
46/9
KUMS
74/6
Kuwait Swedish beat Bader & Nie Cricket Club by 28 runs
CAGS
174/3
ATR
173/7
Calicut Globstars beat Adani Trivandrum Royals by 7 wickets
KBTS
237/6
ARKS
236/5
Kochi Blue Tigers beat Aries Kollam Sailors by 4 wickets
ARKS
–
TTS
–
ALRS
–
ATR
–
BNB
146/9
MGD
149/1
Mangalore Dragons won by 9 wickets
SML
181/7
MYW
180/6
Shivamogga Lions Won by 3 wickets
SML
–
HBT
–
MGD
–
GBM
–
YSG
128/10
ROS
133/3
Royal Oman Stallions beat Yallah Shabab Giants by 7 wickets
MAT
134/3
RNC
132/4
Majees Titans beat Renaissance Challengers by 7 wickets
RNC
–
ROS
–
MUT
–
IAI
–
AUS
431/2
SA
155/10
Australia won by 276 runs
IPS
116/10
TMB
119/2
Toombul beat Ipswich by 8 wickets
SBB
2/0
WSS
–
SGR
149/5
WYN
148/10
Sandgate Redcliffe beat Wynnum Manly by 5 wickets
RLS
173/6
SSC
158/10
Redlands beat Sunshine Coast by 15 runs
GCT
133/7
UOQ
132/8
Gold Coast beat University of Queensland by 3 wickets
NSBB
187/8
VLLY
232/4
Valley beat Northern Suburbs by 45 runs
NSBB
–
GCT
–
WEF
150/6
TRR
152/7
Trent Rockets beat Welsh Fire by 3 wickets
MAO
109/7
BIP
113/3
Birmingham Phoenix beat Manchester Originals by 7 wickets
OVI
–
LOS
–
WFW-W
122/9
TRW-W
145/6
Trent Rockets Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 23 runs
MOW-W
95/10
BIP-W
111/3
Birmingham Phoenix Women beat Manchester Originals Women by 16 runs
OIW-W
–
LSW-W
–
CHK
130/10
AS-A
131/4
Adelaide Strikers Academy beat Chicago Kingsmen by 6 wickets
PS
107/10
PSA
155/8
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 48 runs
AS-A
190/6
PSA
205/2
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 15 runs
MEMA
184/7
NOSK
143/9
Meerut Mavericks beat Noida Super Kings by 41 run
KARS
187/4
LUF
168/7
Kashi Rudras beat Lucknow Falcons by 19 runs
KASS
–
MEMA
–
KARS
–
GOLS
–
A couple of months back, Phil Salt was a sure-shot starter in the England playing XI in the shorter format alongside Ben Duckett. Then, he made himself unavailable for the West Indies series. Jamie Smith came in as a replacement and smashed the opponents. He struck 38 off 20 and 60 off 26 in two of the games. He had earlier replaced Salt as the opener in the ODI side.
With Smith breathing down his neck, Salt needs to deliver a great campaign for Manchester Originals in The Hundred 2025. He was a part of the title-winning season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made 403 runs in the tournament at an average of 33.58 and a strike rate of 175.70. Salt will need a similar performance in The Hundred to keep himself in the race.
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Another player that could be fighting for his spot is Will Jacks. The all-rounder was given a new role in the West Indies series, where he batted in the lower middle order in both formats.
Earlier in IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians used him in the same role, but a bit more flexibly by sending him up in case of an early wicket. Jacks had an underwhelming IPL season, scoring 233 runs at a strike rate of 135 while averaging 23. He did add value with the ball, picking up six wickets.
The 26-year-old is likely to bat in the top order for Oval Invincibles, which won’t be ideal for him to develop in his new role for England. But a good all-round show can help him lock a spot for the T20 World Cup 2026.
Liam Livingstone captained England in late 2024 on the tour of the West Indies but has fallen out of favour after an extended run of inconsistency. He had a poor season for RCB in the IPL 2025 as well. He made only 112 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 133 and claimed two wickets at an economy of 8.44.
If Livingstone wants to get back into the England side, he must make an impact in The Hundred 2025. He will be leading Birmingham Phoenix. England had Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, and Tom Banton at 5-6-7 in the previous T20I series. The role of a finisher isn’t natural for Jacks and Banton, which means there could be a spot up for grabs.
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